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The new "Piano Black" is actually made from polycarbonate?
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I also originally thought it may be for the Pro model (to match the Mac Pro), but the Pro rumors faded away. I never considered that, but it makes sense.
I just hope it is metal.
Guys it's very likely it's the same polished aluminium the Mac Pro uses.
Sustained, we can't go around listening to what everyone from Vietnam sites say and using it as truth
Does the color of the phone really make a difference any more? Most people have their phone "hidden" in a case any ways. For those who don't, any shiny color especially black will likely scratch.
My iPhone 5 and previous iPhones were all black and the shiny areas on the phone easily got scratched or nicked. It's ironic the same or similar looking black is returning after a three year absence.
My iPhone 5 and previous iPhones were all black and the shiny areas on the phone easily got scratched or nicked. It's ironic the same or similar looking black is returning after a three year absence.
Of course it makes a difference. Different people like different colours.
Lol. The key word is "different" people. You're being very political correct. hahaha.
Seriously. I don't have a preference, just like I don't have a preference if I drink Coke or Pepsi. My phone is in a case, but if I will be selling my phone I will buy the most popular color, not because I like that color.
I hope that this new color doesn't end up looking this cheap. Otherwise i will go with another color. I think the color is a big deal. I noticed that if you order the "new" color. It tends to keep its value moreso than some of the other colors. For example a rose gold 6s may be worth more to someone buying it from you, than let's say a standard space grey. So if this new color is done correctly. I may get it, for no other reason than next year it may be worth more when re selling it.
Hmm. I am trying to think back when the white iPhone was introduced and I sold my black 3G. I can't recall if the same white had a better resale value than the black. Back then, I saw mostly females with a white iPhone.
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"Feels like" polycarbonate is not the same thing as "is polycarbonate". It may well feel like all kinds of things to one random person who got his hands on what may well be a dummy anyway, but it's hugely unlikely to be plastic in reality.
For starters, the part pictured earlier in this thread clearly has antenna lines, if you look close. There would be no reason at all for those to appear on a polycarbonate phone.
For starters, the part pictured earlier in this thread clearly has antenna lines, if you look close. There would be no reason at all for those to appear on a polycarbonate phone.
Huh? I've had mine since they came out, and I've never once thought that it felt or looked like plastic.
If it we're done correctly it would not scuff due to there being no paint.
My old Nokia Lumia 1020 feels more solid than my iPad Air 2 or the Macbook Air that I am using at work.
I said felt. Not looked. When it's clean and polished it feels like plastic. Compare with a stainless steel if you don't believe me. Obviously it's the DLC coating.
Nope, same al-you-minium as the other colors with a fancy kuh-pillary anodization dye, watch the "design film" on the Apple site.
Jony Ive describes the manufacturing process in the video and what iPhone is being shown? Looks like the jet black iPhone to me. Watch the design film.
http://www.apple.com/iphone-7/
http://www.apple.com/iphone-7/
The die absorption into the capillaries of the parent metal happen with the gold, rose gold, space gray, black and jet black. That's how all anodization dyes work. Nothing new here, just sounds impressively good in British accent. The 9 polishing steps is new, as is the final magnetized iron particle polish.
Apple does a marvelous job at making it's customers feel wonderful about the product and manufacturing process. The short movie makes you feel great about the product. I'm getting the jet black, and so are too many others as there is a shortage. Wonder why Jon Ivy wasn't presenting live.
From apples site...
The gold standard of black.
Crafted from bead-blasted aluminum, our new black model has a rich, deep matte finish. The high-gloss jet black finish was achieved through a new feat of design engineering — a remarkably precise, nine-step process of anodization and polishing.2 The end result is so purely and continuously black, you can’t tell where the aluminum ends and the glass begins. The dark side, indeed.
The gold standard of black.
Crafted from bead-blasted aluminum, our new black model has a rich, deep matte finish. The high-gloss jet black finish was achieved through a new feat of design engineering — a remarkably precise, nine-step process of anodization and polishing.2 The end result is so purely and continuously black, you can’t tell where the aluminum ends and the glass begins. The dark side, indeed.