is the iPhone 5S made out of real gold?

[Blue Ivy]

An Apple Store employee told me today that the Champagne Gold iPhone 5S is actually gold-plated aluminum. Is there any truth to this?

 

[Intell]

No truth at all. It would be too expensive and the gold would scratch very easily.

 

[user-name-here]

is the iPhone 5S made out of real gold?

Good lord

I also have a bridge to sell you in San Francisco, don't worry I own it. It's also made of real gold underneath the paint, thats why they call it the "golden gate bridge".

 

[soaddk]

No. But it's made of real champagne. You'll get a little bit drunk if you lick it. Or at least, that's what an apple store employee told me...

 

[billycuth]

An Apple Store employee told me today that the Champagne Gold iPhone 5S is actually gold-plated aluminum. Is there any truth to this?

No he's lying to you. It's actually 10 carat solid gold. Everyone knows that. Duh.

 

[lorax3]

This is what they are likely doing.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-gold-anodizing.htm

also sometimes referred to as gold-dipping, gold anodizing is a process by which base metals are coated to produce a gold color, but are not necessarily dipped in real gold. This can be performed in a couple of different ways. The most common gold anodizing method is a two-part process that first anodizes a base metal and then coats it in a gold dye. The color can also be produced in the coating film by mixing the sulfuric acid electrolyte with an organic acid.

 

[Nautilus007]

It's real gold.

 

[Dontazemebro]

The apple store employee informed you correctly. The 64 bit cpu is also powered by flying teapots and magic bedknobs.

 

[Nikos]

It's gold, Jerry. Gold!

 

[Shrink]

It's GOLD!

Wait...

 

[S.B.G]

It's gold, Jerry. Gold!

Ahhh you beat me to it. But to answer the OP's question, I seriously doubt its real gold. The price would go up way more that $200 for the base model.

 

[AAPLinc]

Yes, it's totally made of gold. And the space gray is made out of gray from outer space. So cools.