Apple iPhone 8 to be offered in "Blush Gold"?

by Alan Friedman / Aug 13, 2017, 4:59 PM

Render of the Bush Gold Apple iPhone 8

You might recall that earlier this month, we showed you three iPhone 8 dummy models in "shiny black", "pearl" and in a copper-esque hue. Today, a social-media post appeared on China's Weibo revealing that the name of the copper unit will be "Blush Gold." Additionally, the report added that Blush Gold will be available only with 64GB and 128GB of native memory on board.

Twitter tipster Benjamin Geskin disseminated a tweet yesterday that showed a render of the copper colored iPhone 8. Geskin wrote that the Blush Gold name is used internally at Foxconn to denote this particular shade for the phone. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who is considered to be among the most reliable of Apple analysts, says to expect the iPhone 8 to be offered in the copper gold, white and black hues that we have recently seen. Kuo also expects only 2 million to 4 million units of the iPhone 8 to be available at launch.

According to reports, the Blush Gold color option will replace Rose Gold in the 2017 Apple iPhone lineup. That lineup is still expected to be introduced sometime next month with the Apple iPhone 7s, Apple iPhone 7s Plus and the tenth anniversary iPhone 8 model. The latter could be priced in a range of $1,000 to $1,200 which elicited something of an understatement last week from a Foxconn VP. The anonymous executive said that the "estimated iPhone 8 is not cheap."

Dummy models of the iPhone 8 in Blush Gold, Black and Pearl

source: @VenyaGeskin1, 9to5Mac

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19 Comments

1. amasog

Posts: 552; Member since: Aug 22, 2013

*****The anonymous executive said that the "estimated iPhone 8 is not cheap."**** LolS! When was the last time an iphone was cheap at launch? And even an old iphone is so expensive.

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 5:07 PM 4

5. domfonusr

Posts: 1073; Member since: Jan 17, 2014

I was looking at iPhone SE's on craigslist and ebay, and noted that the used SE's are more expensive than a new SE from Cricket. They are like SIG Sauer's... more expensive once broken-in.

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 5:29 PM 5

10. jjface

Posts: 215; Member since: Jun 07, 2017

not as nice as the essential color

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 6:38 PM 0

12. TechieXP1969

Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013

I know right? I was trying to look at a 5S to use in the car, because it's the last model, before they switched to lightning. And most still want $240-$300. I was like BS. It's not worth more than $150 tops. It's 10 models old. These sellers must high.

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 7:29 PM 4

14. domfonusr

Yeah, so about a month or two ago, Cricket was offering the iPhone SE 16GB model for $169.99 - still a bit of a stretch for me, but close enough to daydream about a little. Now all they have is the 64GB model, and it comes in at a heftier $229.99, but I figured I could go to craigslist or ebay and find one used for a lot less, right? Not a chance! The best price I could find was an SE with 16GB, used but without the original box and accessories, for $250. Everything else was either more expensive (some were asking as much as $550) or broken (still cost $200 even with the shattered screen) or without any charger or anything (probably stolen for all I know). My jaw dropped and just hit the floor...

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 8:51 PM 1

19. Xilam unregistered

Liar, I believe they switched to lightning with iPhone 5 in 2012. You would need iPhone 4s or older.

posted on Aug 14, 2017, 12:54 PM 0

2. sissy246

Posts: 7006; Member since: Mar 04, 2015

Looks more like peach or Coral

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 5:14 PM 1

3. Plasticsh1t

Posts: 3092; Member since: Sep 01, 2014

I want the solar red color like the U11. That color is dope.

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 5:24 PM 6

8. darkkjedii

Posts: 30836; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

I wonder why more red phones aren't dropping. That's one of the dopest colors out. The red U11 looks nice.

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 6:10 PM 3

11. sissy246

I agree all of them need to do more red, love red Most of my cases are red.

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 7:05 PM 0

13. darkkjedii

I'm gonna make sure my Note 8 has a red case. Red with the black front will look sweet.

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 7:35 PM 2

16. Nathan_ingx

Posts: 4767; Member since: Mar 07, 2012

I would like to see black highlighted with bleeding red. Or yellow on black...contrasts.

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 9:14 PM 1

4. apple-rulz

Posts: 1901; Member since: Dec 27, 2016

Beautiful color! It wil not be easy picking a color from among the awesome choices.

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 5:28 PM 1

6. therealestmc

Posts: 679; Member since: Jul 23, 2012

I can’t wait for the new iPhone to come out. Fresh and new design is very welcome.

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 5:56 PM 1

7. darkkjedii

Looks kinda like rose gold. I wonder if they'll have this color, and rose gold.

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 6:08 PM 0

9. bradley.block

Posts: 12; Member since: Oct 01, 2012

I'd think that the 8 will have to come in product red since that is a thing now. I don't really see them not offering it. Maybe not at launch but I am sure it will come around.

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 6:22 PM 1

15. LanjaKodaka

Posts: 219; Member since: Sep 27, 2016

Mee too... However I expect apple to put a black display panel on the front rather than the white one

posted on Aug 13, 2017, 8:57 PM 0

17. jeroome86

Posts: 2314; Member since: Apr 12, 2012

Not much longer we will find out all the official info on this and the Note. 1000 bucks is a tough pill to swallow. Wish the subsides didn't go away. Not interested in making payments on a phone.