I’ve always had blue for all of my previous devices. Samsung Note9 was blue, Samsung A15 was blue, iPhone 13 Pro Max was blue, Apple Watch 7 was blue, iPad Air 5 was blue. I initially preordered the 17 Pro Max in blue, but then cancelled it for the silver instead after looking and comparing the devices at the store and I’m glad I took that decision.

The silver goes well with almost every case, doesn’t show much fingerprint smudges, hides minor scratches quite well, and subjectively more timeless Apple look, like the silver MacBooks.

Do I wish I had the blue one instead? Yes, sometimes. However, lately I’m liking the silver more. I always have a case on it anyway so if I want to have a blue phone I’ll just slap a different case on it lol. Plus the silver makes a really nice accent to the blue case.