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Will Apple sip from a champagne-gold iPhone 5S? (images)

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    The latest Apple iPhone rumor mill throws out another curve on the design of its next-generation iPhone which will reportedly be revealed on Sept. 10. Sources now say that Apple is planning to sell two new iPhones , including one that will be available in champagne gold .

    People are scratching their heads and muttering, "why gold?" Some theories include: Apple is trying to keep its iPhone classy, there are manufacturing issues related to color, or maybe it's an attempt to break into the Chinese market in a country where its citizens love that color for their digital gear.

    But building a champagne gold iPhone may not be such an easy task, there are manufacturing concerns to think of.

    Let's see what gold phones look like.

    Here's a rendering of a champagne-colored, or gold, iPhone 5S.

    Published: August 19, 2013 -- 20:33 GMT (13:33 PDT)

    Photo by: Shop Le Monde via CNET News

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    iMore created its own mock-up of a gold iPhone. Most think that gold is among the easiest colors for iPhone bling.

    A gold iPhone could make a lot of sense for Apple to produce.

     

    Published: August 19, 2013 -- 20:33 GMT (13:33 PDT)

    Photo by: iMore

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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     If you think that gold is a completely new color for iPhones, think again. While Apple hasn't produced one yet, tech fashion designer Stuart Hughes built an iPhone 5 that's covered in gold and studded with diamonds. It retails for a mere $15.3 million.

     

    Published: August 19, 2013 -- 20:33 GMT (13:33 PDT)

    Photo by: stuarthughes.com

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    French Apple site Macboutic posted photos of an alleged gold-colored iPhone rear casing that shows the rough design and where the components will be places.

    Published: August 19, 2013 -- 20:33 GMT (13:33 PDT)

    Photo by: Macboutic (via CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    If you're a BlackBerry fan and want to match the gold iPhone, it will just cost you $26,700 — available from the UK's Porche Design. 

    Published: August 19, 2013 -- 20:33 GMT (13:33 PDT)

    Photo by: Porche Design

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    Don't think that champagne gold smartphones are anything new. Motorola released the colorful additions to its KRZR K1 phone in 2007.

    Published: August 19, 2013 -- 20:33 GMT (13:33 PDT)

    Photo by: CNET Australia

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    Most Apple products attract the glitter anyway. Here's Stuart Hughes using his gold iPad.

    Published: August 19, 2013 -- 20:33 GMT (13:33 PDT)

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One of the latest rumors says Apple will add color to its next-generation lineup of iPhones -- champagne gold. But why?

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The latest Apple iPhone rumor mill throws out another curve on the design of its next-generation iPhone which will reportedly be revealed on Sept. 10. Sources now say that Apple is planning to sell two new iPhones , including one that will be available in champagne gold .

People are scratching their heads and muttering, "why gold?" Some theories include: Apple is trying to keep its iPhone classy, there are manufacturing issues related to color, or maybe it's an attempt to break into the Chinese market in a country where its citizens love that color for their digital gear.

But building a champagne gold iPhone may not be such an easy task, there are manufacturing concerns to think of.

Let's see what gold phones look like.

Here's a rendering of a champagne-colored, or gold, iPhone 5S.

Published: August 19, 2013 -- 20:33 GMT (13:33 PDT)

Caption by: Andy Smith

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