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iPhone 17 Pro Models Rumored to Feature Aluminum Frame Instead of Titanium Frame
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Steve Jobs introduced a titanium PowerBook before redesigning it to be aluminum.
The iPod touch was stainless steel for years before becoming aluminum.
The first iPhone was aluminum and plastic on the sides of back, the second and third were just plastic, the fourth and fifth were glass and stainless steel, the sixth and seventh were aluminum and glass… Before returning to plastic and aluminum with the iPhone 6, which was actually the eighth generation.
Steve cycled through his materials just the same way that Tim does.
Maybe it'll be made out of Unobtainium, Vibranium, or Kryptonite. 🤔
I hope its polished aluminum, that would be nice. Maybe the Pro phones will come in more colors if they switch to aluminum?
The weight was always the worst part about the Pros, and this looks to be a chonkster, so hopefully the switch negates some of the weight gain
The weight was always the worst part about the Pros, and this looks to be a chonkster, so hopefully the switch negates some of the weight gain
Why do you diss STEM? And IMO it is absurd to diss the aesthetics given that we have not seen the next gen phones yet.
Who in their right mind would buy both Pro models combined?
Except this render has the lens still sticking out the right, so it'll still be awful to type on a surface.
I too make up statistics on the spot, 56% of the time. Well done, well done.
100% agreed on that render. It’s hideous.
There have been several surveys that put case usage at between 80 and 90%. The numbers have been consistent.
I personally rarely see phones without a case.
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I doubt if Apple builds its best flagship phones as test platorms for future lower end models.
Fortunately Apple builds its phones to stand alone, uber durable and so far generally quite attractive. Why some folks kludge superb phones with ugly cases is I guess in the eyes of those users. Cases are not for me, at least not since the iPhones became so very tough as they have been for the last few generations.There have been several surveys that put case usage at between 80 and 90%. The numbers have been consistent.
I personally rarely see phones without a case.
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You say "it made no sense to switch to from SS to Ti. Ti feels and looks exactly like Al" because you fail to grasp that these are all alloys. SS is by definition an alloy and titanium is only ised in alloy form. Then heat treating and forming further change whatever alloys are used. Whining about switch to from SS to Ti is largely nonsensical.
Terrible heat dissipation, heavily interferes with radio signals, prone to shattering, expensive.
So how we will celebrate this innovative move from titanium to aluminium? Groundbreaking!
Mostly true except: carbon fiber has great heat dissipation along the direction of the carbon fibers. Yes it’s expensive but so is titanium. And it has better strength than aluminum.
Is there a reason they don't use magnesium? It's lighter and stronger than aluminum, steel and titanium. A lot of cameras have magnesium frames for the weight savings and strength.