India, June 1 -- Apple chooses one colour for its Pro iPhone every year that carries a message. The new iPhone 18 Pro colours suggest Apple is moving from last year's bold Cosmic Orange to something darker, richer and far more deliberate.

The iPhone 18 Pro colour that took a year to finalise

This week, the iPhone 18 Pro colour options were reportedly confirmed for the first time, with Black, Silver, Light Blue and Dark Cherry replacing last year's Cosmic Orange. These are not renders. These are the physical molds used by accessory manufacturers to create prototypes of cases, directly from Apple's supply chain.

The dark red hue is no new one for the rumour mill. In the past, there were reports of Apple's efforts to develop various shade...