Leaks as rumors about the Galaxy S22 series just keep on coming. This time we have a tip coming from the famous leaker IceUniverse, concerning one potential color option for the Galaxy S22 Ultra – Burgundy red.
IceUniverse posted on Twitter yesterday an image of a Burgundy red Galaxy S8 with the following text: Burgundy Red return! There’s no mention of a specific Galaxy model but the tip is in line with the latest leaks, suggesting that Samsung is working on new Dark Red and Green shades.
According to the list of colors, published by GalaxyClub, the Galaxy S22 series will be available in the following colors:
- Galaxy S22 colors: White, Black, Rose Gold, Green
- Galaxy S22+ colors: White, Black, Rose Gold, Green
- Galaxy S22 Ultra colors: White, Black, Dark Red
The red hue next appeared in the Galaxy S20 FE (Cloud Red), and returned as Phantom Red in the S21 lineup. This tradition in offering a red color option in its Galaxy S series is poised to continue with the Galaxy S22 Ultra, if we’re to believe the latest rumors.
Our take
Frankly, phone manufacturers are way too conservative with colors. And this has always been the case, sadly. There are color explosions such as the Lime Yellow Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, or the orange OnePlus Mclaren Concept One but the general smartphone color palette is quite bland.
There are two main reasons behind manufacturers wanting to play it safe with smartphone colors. First one is, to nobody’s surprise, sales – all statistics show that people mostly buy black and grey phones. It’s a bit of a vicious circle really because phones have been black and grey predominantly, but it is what it is.
The second reason is that people put cases on their phones anyway. And most of the time these are not transparent. So phone manufacturers have delegated the color responsibility to case manufacturers, more or less.
With all that being said, Burgundy red is a great color and we hope it comes to the Galaxy S22 lineup. Samsung really has a tradition in painting its phones red and it would be great if the company comes up with a similar initiative to Apple’s Product (RED) idea.
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