New Candy-Colored iPhones Come in Ultramarine, Teal and Pink [CNET]

Miami Vice colors blast back onto the scene as the iPhone 16 brightens up its color choices.

If you loved the so-cool-they’re-hot tropical hues of Miami Vice back in the 1980s, your time has come (back). At the Apple event on Monday, the company announced the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will come in white and black (ho-hum) as well as teal (minty green), pink (and is it ever a bright pink), and ultramarine (an ocean blue color). 

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The new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will have a redesigned rear camera bump that aligns the sensors vertically, which should make them capable of recording spatial video for viewing on Apple’s Vision Pro headset. 

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They’ll also have a dedicated camera shutter button, which Apple calls the camera control. And there’s an action button that lets you set shortcuts to open specific apps or tasks.

The new Apple phones will be available for preorder Sept. 13, and available in stores as of Sept. 20. We’re rounding up the best iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4 deals at launch.

Of the new colors, the brilliant deep blue ultramarine earned some early social buzz.

“The new colours are bangers! Ultramarine is just 💗.” wrote one X user.

But cool colors might not sell everyone on forking out hundreds of dollars for a new phone.

“Ultramarine is lit🔥 but my 14 pro max still flawless … so I’ll wait till 17gen then lol,” wrote another X user.