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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's the only time an Apple product cost more than the same configuration in another color. (Except for the Apple Watch, but they are made from different materials)

The Jet black glossy iPhone 7 wasn't available in the cheapest configuration, but it cost the same as the other colors at the configurations it was available in.

I think the black glossy iPhone was one of the most beautiful phones Apple has built. It was the closest they got to a truly seamless, monolithic phone. And it didn't have a stupid glass back that always breaks!

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This actually isn't true, one example off the top of my head is that currently the black Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad all cost $20 more than their white counterparts: https://www.apple.com/shop/mac/accessories/mice-keyboards

The jet black iPhone 7 was also so insanely scratch-prone that Apple suggested you keep it in a case at all times if you don't want it to scratch[1]

I remember seeing reports of people who had micro-scratches all over the back of the phone after a day of use, just from keeping it in their pocket.

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/9/7/12836762/ip...

That's spectacularly impressive given anodizing (done properly) makes aluminum much harder.

>Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's the only time an Apple product cost more than the same configuration in another color.

The space grey versions of the Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse were more expensive.

A longstanding and consistent exception is anything Product Red, where the extra cost is donated.

I thought the Product Red things all cost the same as the regular versions?

It’s not the same configuration. The article shows that the black one had more storage.

The configuration I'm talking about isn't visible on the screenshot. You could get the white Macbook as a build to order option with the same specs as the black one for less than the black one.

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