With the “Pro” series of iPhones, Apple typically offers one alternate color in addition to a modest mix of metallic, black, and white In recent years, this has been the “Blue Titanium” of the iPhone 15 Pro and the “Deep Purple” of its predecessor

This has led to some speculation as to what shade the forthcoming iPhone 16 Pro will be Until recently, Apple was reported to be bringing a rose gold hue, but now the consensus seems to be that the company is planning a richer kind of gold color, dubbed “Desert Titanium”

Leakers are divided on how much gold this will be Majin Boo, in his post to X, described this as a “dark gold” of the “relatively subdued and deep” kind, but in the photo from Sonny Dixon, the color was almost caramel-like

Now 9to5Mac is trying to provide definitive answers via a mysterious source While no description of the leaker's credentials is offered, the site mentions that it's the same person who revealed the exact shade of the Natural Gray iPhone 15 Pro earlier In other words, it's likely to be reliable

Here's the color the site confidently predicts:

It certainly looks brighter than Dickson's image Personally, I rather like the dark brown look (as someone who cherished my Microsoft Zune long after support ended), but a more subdued color would avoid the “beige” criticism

Indeed, 9to5Mac notes a certain similarity between this colorway and Kim Kardashian's recently announced Beats Studio Pro Beats, of course, was acquired by Apple just a decade ago, and the colorway is a bit more “beige

There is one final point worth noting in the image above It is the case cut out along the top, to the left of the sleep/wake button This is presumably a gap for the capture button, which on all four iPhone 16 models is set up to allow easy access to the camera for quick video

Color variations of the iPhone 16 will be revealed shortly Apple has already sent out invitations for a “Glowtime” event scheduled for September 9 at its Cupertino campus, and rumors suggest that AirPods 4, Apple Watch Series 10, and iPad mini 7 will appear along with the new models

As for the iPhone 16 Pro, a smaller version inheriting the 5x optical zoom from last year's super-sized Pro Max, a significant power boost from the A18 chipset, and a new focus on AI with Apple Intelligence are expected