It was only a matter of time before the great algorithm in the sky brought millennial pink and iPhone buzz together in capitalist matrimony. The …
It was only a matter of time before the great algorithm in the sky brought millennial pink and iPhone buzz together in capitalist matrimony. The iPhone 13 lineup is finally here. After Apple’s virtual announcement event, which saw not only the four iPhone 13 variants but also the Apple Watch 7 and new iPads, the internet is abuzz with excitement over the phones’ expanded storage options ( up to 1TB!), extra battery life, camera upgrades and more. But what I’m most excited about are the new colors — specifically, the pink iPhone 13 of the collective internet’s dreams. Murmurs about a bubblegum pink iPhone 13 all started with an Instagram post. Artist and Instagrammer Ali Sayed Ali, who specializes in 3D models and renders (mostly of iPhones), posted a photo back in February showing a very ~aesthetic~ pink iPhone surrounded by what appears to be other pink Apple accessories ( AirPods, AirPods Max and an iPhone case). «Should we start seeing these colors more often?» the caption said. Then on May 5, a Twitter account called Peng Phones created a frenzy when it tweeted the same photo without sourcing, referring to it as a «Rose Pink» iPhone 13 Pro Max render and teasing a December 2021 release date for the color option. (Subsequent tweets from the same account also mention November 2021 releases for «Pink,» «Rose Pink» and even «Rosegold Pink» iPhones.
