Pros and cons of switching to a Ti frame on the new iPhone pros? Personally I like the way that the iPhones look with the polished stainless frame. I like the idea of the phone being lighter and potentially stronger. Other thoughts?
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Other Thoughts on switch to titanium
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The jury is out for me. I had a Titanium PowerBook G4 from 2001 to 2009. At a certain point the PowerBook just began to crumble around the hinges.
Unless Apple is using some better version of Titanium or there wasn't anything Titanium about the Titanium PowerBook G4, I'm just not sure.
Unless Apple is using some better version of Titanium or there wasn't anything Titanium about the Titanium PowerBook G4, I'm just not sure.
Titanium will be more lighter and durable, however it won’t age as well as the stainless steel if it’s the brushed Titanium from the Apple Watch Ultra.
Personally I’m looking forward to the 15 Pro Max, I’m just hoping Apple have increased the battery life this year, OR I might go towards getting the 15 Plus.
Personally I’m looking forward to the 15 Pro Max, I’m just hoping Apple have increased the battery life this year, OR I might go towards getting the 15 Plus.
I don’t have to say anymore. What you call “crumble” I saw as “chunks” falling off titanium components used in bike racing.
I’d rather have stainless steel in white like my last two iPhone's. There is a lot of OCD with new phones and scratches, titanium will be a huge disappointment for this crowd. I hope I’m wrong but my experience says otherwise.
It’s rumored. More than likely they will have an “Ultra” phone, pro max and pro. Than the standard phones. I’ll wait and see. Weight doesn’t bother me.
Titanium will be a big adjustment for me as I love the stainless steel on the Pro iPhones. The colors that are rumored are not exciting colors neither.
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Honestly, my thought is: "why not aluminium?". Apple prides itself in using 100% recycled aluminium on all iPads, various Macs, Apple Watch etc. iPhone 14 gets aluminum that "contains recycled content", but iPhone 14 Pro has stainless steel that is not mentioned to be sustainable in any way just like Apple Watch Ultra's titanium.
Now I am not saying this is the most important thing in the world or that I personally would prefer all Apple products to be made of recycled aluminium, I just want to point out that Apple is making a big effort in producing low carbon footprint materials and that it would make sense to use it on their most sold products.
On Apple Watch I can see the jewellery aspect but on iPhone it is only used for the upsell to "Pro" models. Remember iPhone 5-7 were exclusively aluminum even though the 4 that predates them was stainless. Why not just polish like the Jet Black iPhone 7 or figure out some other more durable finish.
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Now I am not saying this is the most important thing in the world or that I personally would prefer all Apple products to be made of recycled aluminium, I just want to point out that Apple is making a big effort in producing low carbon footprint materials and that it would make sense to use it on their most sold products.
On Apple Watch I can see the jewellery aspect but on iPhone it is only used for the upsell to "Pro" models. Remember iPhone 5-7 were exclusively aluminum even though the 4 that predates them was stainless. Why not just polish like the Jet Black iPhone 7 or figure out some other more durable finish.
There wasn’t anything titanium about the hinges themselves. They were made of aluminum.
The case was titanium. Which was it that began to crumble on your machine?
The majority of users will put a case on it and forget what it’s made out of.
Most people it seems had issues with that PowerBook's hinges. I did not. The hinges I had could have survived a nuclear blast and kept working.
My problem with the TiBook was that around 2011 or so, use of the Mac began to cause cracking in the top case. By the second logicboard replacement these cracks had gotten deeper and bigger. At the end, I started sending other MacRumors users parts off the Mac to replace parts on their TiBooks. At some point during disassembly, the top case just began to crumble away in my hands. The only parts not really affected were the screen (and hinges), the bottom pan and the frame.
I keep my old phones and my oldest iPhone is a 3GS. So, that's what, 15 years old? The TiBook started cracking and crumbling around 10 years in. I'd hate to have an iPhone 15 that started to crack and crumble at some point in 2033.
I'm hoping Apple does this differently.
Do folks still put cases on new iPhones? The phones have not needed cases for years.
Interesting. I had a TiBook schlepped everywhere for 5 years or so and managed two others. The only deterioration I saw was cosmetic on one TiBook where 40 hours a week of contact with the user's charm bracelet caused some kind of chemical reaction with the titanium alloy.
A bunch do. I don’t personally but most phones I see have one… couldn’t say if it’s “most” but it’s definitely “a lot.”
I don't, but some people might argue that the front and back of the phone are made of very expensive glass. And glass is glass and glass breaks.
Personally I’ll be glad to see that shiny stainless steel gone.
It feels heavy and substantial, but it also has that cheap plated chrome look. But that’s just me. I’ve always preferred a brushed SS look.
It feels heavy and substantial, but it also has that cheap plated chrome look. But that’s just me. I’ve always preferred a brushed SS look.
Not if you do like me, and get a clear case.
I’m so happy to see the glossy, scratch-magnet stainless steel chassis to make way for a much more premium titanium chassis.
Can you imagine how the natural titanium will look with a light shade of frosted grey back glass? Can’t wait for the keynote already.
Can you imagine how the natural titanium will look with a light shade of frosted grey back glass? Can’t wait for the keynote already.
Who cares at the end of the day, the majority of owners will chuck it in a case and forget about it
Waste of money, as in actual cost of material as well as engineering it.
Sure, Ti is lighter than stainless steel, but how much does the current steel frame actually weigh??? Bet it is less than 10% of the total weight of the phone, so how many grams are we really talking about?
It’s for marketing…
Sure, Ti is lighter than stainless steel, but how much does the current steel frame actually weigh??? Bet it is less than 10% of the total weight of the phone, so how many grams are we really talking about?
It’s for marketing…
What are you talking about??? I for one cannot use a phone without case as it’s far too slippery for me, and I do know I’m not the only one.
And if cases aren’t needed, why does Apple offer different cases for every phone model and not even speaking of all the 3rd party options…
This is true. Perhaps Apple should stop wasting money on purchasing premium metals and glass and simply go back to the premium plastic of the iPhone 5c. They can still charge the price they would normally charge and pocket the additional profit.
I mean, no one is going to care anyway because it goes in a case and everyone forgets.
Apple should hire this man haha. It’s totally true though, people who don’t use a case are just accelerating the inevitable when the phone drops and screen shatters. No amount of apple marketing is going to get me to believe the iPhone 15 is impervious, I’ve been burned too many times on this