iPhone 4 bezel - shiny or brushed?

[orson3g]

Sorry if this has been asked, I couldn't find it in a search. I'd just like to know if the bezel is shiny or brushed metal on the iPhone 4. Thanks.

 

[poot1234]

Sorry if this has been asked, I couldn't find it in a search. I'd just like to know if the bezel is shiny or brushed metal on the iPhone 4. Thanks.

The band around the phone looks to be brushed.

 

[bleighv]

The band around the phone looks to be brushed.

What he said.

 

[orson3g]

Thanks, that is what I am hoping.

 

[StPatty33]

I believe either SJ himself or the MacRumors dude that was typing the livechat during the keynote said that it was brushed.

 

[orson3g]

I believe either SJ himself or the MacRumors dude that was typing the livechat during the keynote said that it was brushed.

Thanks for this info. If it's brushed, it means I won't have to get a case or a bumper.

 

[appleguy123]

Thanks for this info. If it's brushed, it means I won't have to get a case or a bumper.

The guy that got the iPhone early said that the plastic part of this phone is very scratch prone.

 

[mgmusicman94]

Thanks for this info. If it's brushed, it means I won't have to get a case or a bumper.

I think the bumper is more for protecting from impacts, not scratches, even if the bezel was shiny.

 

[poot1234]

The guy that got the iPhone early said that the plastic part of this phone is very scratch prone.

What plastic part?

 

[phantomsd]

What plastic part?

Probably whatever is in between the glass and the steel band...

 

[appleguy123]

Probably whatever is in between the glass and the steel band...

That os what I mean.

 

[poot1234]

Ahhhh gotcha, yeah, if that's the same stuff as on the other iPhones, I would imagine that it is.

 

[mgmusicman94]

That os what I mean.

I thought there wasnt any plastic. I thought the glass went all the way up to the metal.

 

[MICHAELSD]

The iPhone 4 doesn't have a metal bezel, just a stainless steel band. I'm looking forward to seeing how scratch-resistant it is since the glass is difficult to scratch.

 

[drewsof07]

I thought there wasnt any plastic. I thought the glass went all the way up to the metal.

There is a teeny plastic band around the glass to prevent the glass edge from chipping or slicing your hand open. You will appreciate it when your hand is not bleeding

 

[twitchtwice]

its a stainless band that almost looks like the macbook pro line

 

[MICHAELSD]

There is a teeny plastic band around the glass to prevent the glass edge from chipping or slicing your hand open. You will appreciate it when your hand is not bleeding

I thought that was rubber. I think it is, from the way that little strands keep sticking out on my iPad.

 

[mgmusicman94]

I thought that was rubber. I think it is, from the way that little strands keep sticking out on my iPad.

Yeah, it's plastic. Since the glass isnt flush with the metal, it doesnt need that gasket.

 

[danpass]

From the apple site it was looking to me like a satin finish, not entirely shiny but not entirely brushed either.

 

[Brien]

Yeah, it's plastic. Since the glass isnt flush with the metal, it doesnt need that gasket.

I don't really understand why they didn't just extend the band to be flush with the glass. They could have even given the band a slight curve for ergonomics too, so it'd still look just as thin.

 

[harry*333]

I think that the stainless steel band is actually anodized that way it would fit in with all the other products apple sells

 

[Hellishness]

From the apple site it was looking to me like a satin finish, not entirely shiny but not entirely brushed either.

I think it's the MacBook Pro (along with other products) finish. It's fairly scratch resistant.

 

[harry*333]

I think it's the MacBook Pro (along with other products) finish. It's fairly scratch resistant.

Yes and the macbook pros and other aluminum bodies are all anodized

 

[MICHAELSD]

The MacBook Pro, iPad, etc. use aluminum, though. For the band on the iPhone 4 Apple is using special-engineered stainless steel. I don't know if stainless steel is typically anodized, though there is definitely a distinction between anodized aluminum and stainless steel.

 

[appleguy123]

I don't really understand why they didn't just extend the band to be flush with the glass. They could have even given the band a slight curve for ergonomics too, so it'd still look just as thin.

So you don't cut your hand?