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For smartphones, is White the new Black?

For the longest time, phone manufacturers have been conservative with the colors that they use in their handsets. The usual black or dark colors were the norm. Lately though, we’re seeing more and more flagship phones that come with pristine white colors and oftentimes, they sell more than any other available colors.

Take for example these new handsets from the several brands — the BlackBerry Z10, Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One X+ and the iPhone 5 (see photo below).

Yugatech 728x90 Reno7 Series

Of the 4 white-colored handsets above, we’ve also had the chance to use the black versions. With the Z10, the black version doesn’t look are defined as the white version. Same goes with the HTC One X+ — the cruved edges of the glass display is more prominent with the white.

With the iPhone 5, it’s somewhat a tie — the black version looks elegant but a bit subdued while the white version looks more bold and pristine, like the Apple Macbook Air. In the case of the Galaxy S4, it’s almost a tie as well.

Years ago, white wasn’t an option and black is the top choice. These days, it seems like white is the new black.

Do let us know in the comments what you think between the black and white versions of the same model of phone.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

18 Responses

  1. Avatar for Janusz Janusz says:

    Hmm. Obviously Sony smartphones look stylish no matter what color they are – the design is just impeccable. However, one could say that those white flagships of Sony simply have that little extra which raises them above competition.

  2. Avatar for Justin Justin says:

    Kung totoong lalaki ka. BLACK. Kung totoong babae ka o bading. WHITE. Tapos ang kwento.

    • Avatar for kulangot kulangot says:

      Anong klaseng utak meron ka? lol isip isip din minsan lol. try mo bumalik ng grade 1.

  3. Avatar for Jayce26 Jayce26 says:

    The white iphone 5 has a premium feel than the rest, just my own opinion…

    I’m still waiting for the silver/white HTC One, the build quality looks immaculate.

  4. Avatar for white white says:

    Next trend will be yellow phones spearheaded by lumias……that’s not racist at all

  5. Avatar for Medusa Medusa says:

    The iPhone 5 looks kawawa among the 4….

  6. Avatar for Nob Nob says:

    I prefer na color black pa rin ang kulay nang mga handset. Kapag nakakakita ako nang mga gadgets na katulad nito, unang pumapasok sa isip ko ang iPhone and iPod. And in my opinion, mas cool tingnan and white while black naman ay seductive ang dating.

  7. Avatar for Andrei Andrei says:

    Black is still on my back. Nexus 4 in Black looks sinister. I have one too.

  8. Avatar for mang jose mang jose says:

    Boo! Walang white Nokia Lumia 920!

    • Avatar for renz guby renz guby says:

      agree… among phones in existence… Lumia lines have better aesthetics… i wish i can afford Lumia 920… white is a first option… its a contrast to what i currently own – LG Prada 3.0…

  9. Avatar for abuzalzal abuzalzal says:

    Karamihan sa co workers ko na lalake sa office na naka white Note 2, S3 at iPhone 5 ay mahilig mahilig magpa bango, anlilinis at manicured ang mga kukoat ayaw kumain sa turu turo…..bakit kaya?

  10. Avatar for ferdinand marte ferdinand marte says:

    Darth Vader Black for me! always has been. I can’t count how many phones i decided not to buy because black was not on the lineup.

  11. Avatar for mark mark says:

    black ako except sa white ng htc one x and z10. ang ganda lang nila tgnan super! :)

  12. Avatar for mr a mr a says:

    for me. know why? pag white ksi mag enhanced ang size nya than black. san ka ba nakakita nag casing ng DARK db? hehe :)

  13. Avatar for ejay ejay says:

    Black parin. Except sa z10, mas ok tignan ang white kasi black yung front nya

  14. Avatar for mj mj says:

    i prefer black

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