Why You Shouldn’t Buy the iPhone X This Week

Nothing is confirmed, but a new iPhone X color is reportedly in the works. And with an Apple event scheduled for next week, we could see a debut in March.

The iPhone X currently comes in two colors, space gray or silver, but Apple could deliver a new blush gold color in the near future.

A blush gold iPhone X, known as D21A, is in development according to Apple leakster Benjamin Geskin. Geskin was one of the first sources to publish iPhone X dummy units which means this new leak, while not confirmed, is credible. This also isn’t the first time we’ve seen a blush gold iPhone X.

Before the iPhone X launched in September, we saw dummy units emerge in a bronze copper gold finish. The color also emerged with leaked SIM card trays.

The company declined to offer the color at launch in November instead opting to release two color options in the United States and countries around the world. In the months since, gold iPhone X rumors seemed to have died down.

D21A – “Blush Gold” iPhone in production. pic.twitter.com/l2xGYIYsCh

— Ben Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1) March 19, 2018

Credible analysts like KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo haven’t said anything about a blush gold iPhone X launch. Instead, 2018 iPhone rumors have been focused on a 5.8-inch successor for the iPhone X, a 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus, a 6.1-inch LCD iPhone, and the iPhone SE 2.

Geskin’s leak doesn’t come with a street date so it’s unclear when Apple might launch a new iPhone X color. But with an event coming up next week, those of you interested in a blush gold iPhone X might want to take a raincheck and wait for potential announcements.

Last week Apple confirmed an education-related event on March 27th in Chicago, Illinois. The company will be focused on “creative new ideas for teachers and students,” but the company could also use the event, or simply the date, to announce new products.

Apple’s reportedly working on a refresh to its 9.7-inch iPad and the company’s upcoming iOS 11.3 update comes with its new ClassKit solution. There’s also a chance the company uses its annual spring launch window to launch a brand new iPhone color.

Apple didn’t host a spring media event in 2017, but it did make a flurry of announcements including a red iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus dubbed PRODUCT(RED).

With just a week to go before Apple’s Chicago event and a potential batch of announcements, those interested in a gold iPhone X should wait a week to see what Apple’s got up it sleeve.

If the announcement fails to pan out next week you’ll have to settle for the gray or silver iPhone X or, if it’s indeed gold you’re after, the gold iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus. Or, if you’ve got time, you might want to wait for Apple’s iPhone 11 announcements in September.

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