With just a week to go until Apple unveils the iPhone 16 series, a newly leaked image gives us a glimpse of the Titanium Gold color rumored to be coming to the Pro and Pro Max models this year.
The image was shared by 9to5Mac and created by an insider source who has been accurate with information in the past. The image shows the back of an iPhone 16 Pro in a case, and we can also see a cutout for the new capture button we're hoping to see.
Several previous rumors have hinted at this new color, though there's been some debate over exactly what shade of gold it will be and the official name Apple will use for it: Gold? Brown? Bronze? Desert?
It will be a single word followed by Titanium to match the other colors, and here 9to5Mac is going with gold. It's set to replace the Blue Titanium option we saw with the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, which launched in 2023.
In search of gold… again
If this gold hue does appear on the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, then it would actually be a returning old color — gold has been available every year on at least some iPhone models since the iPhone XS in 2018, with the exception of the iPhone 15 series.
So the four colors we're expecting for the Pro and Pro Max in 2024 are these: Natural (or Gray) Titanium, White Titanium, Black Titanium, and Desert Titanium (remember, titanium was introduced as a material in the Pro-level iPhones last year).
However, nothing is certain until Apple CEO Tim Cook tells us what the colors are in another polished video presentation; we've also heard rumors of a pink color, as well as plenty of leaks about the shades of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus.
Everything will be revealed on Monday, September 9, and of course we'll be covering the entire event live – you'll be able to watch it online too. In addition to the iPhone 16 models, we should also see the Apple Watch 10, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and AirPods 4.
