We get out our magnifying glass and hunt for clues
The iPhone 15 launch is now officially happening on September 12, with Apple’s ‘Wonderlust’ media invites and a new event page revealing the details. And that means it’s also time for us to over-analyze the invite for clues on what to expect.
Yes, the annual tradition of poring over Apple event invites is a well-trodden path, and one which often leads to wild (and sometimes wildly inaccurate) theories about astrophotography modes and Apple Cars.
But, as we saw with the Apple Vision Pro invite for WWDC 2023, these teasers do also contain subtle hints on what’s coming – so let’s get stuck in.
The ‘Wonderlust’ invite (above) shows an Apple logo made of swirling sand in gray and blue colors. The latter may well confirm recent rumors about the the iPhone 15 Pro’s new colors, which are expected to be gray (possibly called ‘Titan Gray’) and a new shade of dark blue. Those will likely line up alongside Silver and Space Black.
But what about the sand, which is also depicted in an animated version of the invite (below)? While it’s tempting to see links to the ‘Wonderlust’ title and make conclusions about new outdoorsy features, it’s again most likely a hint at the iPhone 15 Pro line’s expected switch from stainless steel to titanium.
Rather than sand, the invite could instead be depicting titanium powder, or perhaps the sandblasting treatment that titanium is sometimes finished with.
