Last week the web lit up with rumors of a gold iPhone 5S. Word on the street was Apple was prepping a champagne-colored iPhone 5S to be offered alongside the vanilla black and white options. Just a few days later, we've got our first glimpse of what this gold iPhone might look like. The photo below comes from parts dealer Moumantai and was published on Japanese tech blog ASCII Plus (via Apple Insider):
As you can see, the gold iPhone 5S isn't nearly as flashy as it could be. The gold coloring is very subtle, which is probably a good thing. The last thing Apple would want is for people to think of any of its products as 'tacky.' Though Cupertino obviously hasn't commented on any of these reports, the company is expected to announce the new iPhone 5S on September 10.
If other rumors prove true, the gold iPhone 5S won't be the only new color we see in this year's iPhone line up. Also rumored for a September 10 unveiling is a budget iPhone called the iPhone 5C. This model is thought to have a plastic casing and will apparently come in a range of different colors (much like Apple's iPod line).
