News Pink is the new black, and Motorola is doing it in the most iconic way

[AC News]

Samsung, Google, and Apple usually set trends in the smartphone industry, but Motorola pulled an Uno reverse on all of them.

Pink is the new black, and Motorola is doing it in the most iconic way : Read more

 

[BijouVixen]

My favorite color. Can't lie!!

Hopefully Samsung does indeed follow this trend and find out with some Hot Pink for its U25 Ultra line!?

 

[Stanley Kubrick]

I have no issues with various colors if people use clear cases. To each his/her own! But Hot Pink is surely a niche color for the vast majority of people. Basic black will never die. I would like to buy a colorful phone, however when it comes time to sell it....then I could severely limit myself with a Hot Pink phone! So I usually stay with black, then maybe darker blue, or green (depending on the shade), or white. It's like buying a house. Everyone wants neutral wall colors. If you let your kids paint their rooms orange, or pink...you can lose a sale! YMMV

 

[Laura Knotek]

I have no issues with various colors if people use clear cases. To each his/her own! But Hot Pink is surely a niche color for the vast majority of people. Basic black will never die. I would like to buy a colorful phone, however when it comes time to sell it....then I could severely limit myself with a Hot Pink phone! So I usually stay with black, then maybe darker blue, or green (depending on the shade), or white. It's like buying a house. Everyone wants neutral wall colors. If you let your kids paint their rooms orange, or pink...you can lose a sale! YMMV

The funny thing is that most people don't use clear cases, and the first thing most people do after buying a house is repainting.

 

[SeeBeeEss]

I have no issues with various colors if people use clear cases. To each his/her own! But Hot Pink is surely a niche color for the vast majority of people. Basic black will never die. I would like to buy a colorful phone, however when it comes time to sell it....then I could severely limit myself with a Hot Pink phone! So I usually stay with black, then maybe darker blue, or green (depending on the shade), or white. It's like buying a house. Everyone wants neutral wall colors. If you let your kids paint their rooms orange, or pink...you can lose a sale! YMMV

The funny thing is that most people don't use clear cases, and the first thing most people do after buying a house is repainting.

Hot Pink may indeed be a niche colour. I suppose the same could be said of any colour that is not within the market dominant black spectrum. It is also true that most people don't use clear cases because they know that they will turn yellow or scratch in short order, look terrible, and have to be replaced.

That being said, the truth is that as long as people want them badly enough and are willing to put down the money, niche colours and clear cases will be a thing.

I just wish manufacturers had the will to figure out a way to make phones durable enough that we didn't need a cheap looking case to cover up our beautiful investment (and hey, let's be honest, 98% of cases look cheap in comparison to the quality of the phone they are covering up). Then the niche colours would make even more sense and, who knows, manufacturers might even find a way to profit from providing good quality (most aren't) niche colors as an option to the black spectrum.

I would love a "niche" cobalt metallic blue or silver Pixel. I have seen no case that would even come close to providing the colour or quality that I would like, so I settle on something within the boring black spectrum. I suspect many others do the same, not because they prefer black, but because there are few good options.

 

[Stanley Kubrick]

The OEM's can make the phones more durable and varied in color of they moved away from glass backs. Personally I think there is more going on here than that glass is "premium". I think the case makers WANT them to continue using glass. Anyone hear of kickbacks??? No proof for sure but can you imagine if all phones were built more like the indestructible tanks that are already available? Many companies and employees would be out of business!

 

[BijouVixen]

I'm hoping, praying that ATT releases this in Pink so I'll be switching over 100% I've had Black with my last 4 foldable devices and definitely need a change for sure!!