iPhone color combos were first introduced to the device all the way back in 2013 when the aptly named iPhone 5c was announced. As one may expect, the "c" in its name literally stands for "color," as it would be the first to add such options as yellow, white, blue, green, and pink to the smartphone line.
In fact, color combinations were a big part of internal Apple-led iPhone development, as the firm tested a rainbow of shades between 2005 and 2007 in the run-up to its initial release. According to a former iPhone manager, named Andy Grignon, at the time colors were "pure experimentation."
Now, however, they have become somewhat synonymous with the device itself. In the time since 2013, nearly every offering has sported if not one but several color options. Apple even introduced new colors for the iPhone 13 when it first launched and it may just do the same with the iPhone 14.