If plastic wasn’t a poor thermal conductor, I would actually prefer it to any metal for the reasons you mentioned. But as it is, functionally I think aluminum is the best all around option for phones. Recyclability is another functional factor I care about which aluminum is also great for, but there’s probably also an easily recyclable plastic out there that one could use.
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Other What Reason Will Apple Give For Titanium Back To Aluminium?
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They won’t give any solid reason. They’ll just say it’s great.
The reason they should give, which is actually a very valid reason, is that Apple has been working with aluminium for a very long time, in many different form factors, and they’ve gotten really good with working with aluminium as a material.
If you lean into your strengths, the results are more likely to be good.
The reason they should give, which is actually a very valid reason, is that Apple has been working with aluminium for a very long time, in many different form factors, and they’ve gotten really good with working with aluminium as a material.
If you lean into your strengths, the results are more likely to be good.
I think they’ll say it’s “specially-crafted for Apple” and “even lighter than titanium”
Disappointingly smarmy response. Many disliked the weight of the stainless steel phones.
Under Cook 🧑🍳 it’s always about Cost Savings for shareholders. So out with the Titanium and back to affordable Aluminum 😉
Courage.
Seriously though, that’s a good question, and I’m curious to find out the answer.
What made me realize it was my wife’s 15
Edit: no idea why I typed “Pro” instead of “Plus.” Her Plus is the same size as my 12 Pro Max yet it’s light, like absolutely noticeably so.
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If my response is "smarmy" why bother responding? And why is it so hard to accept that others have a different opinion?
If I recall properly, the majority of the world’s titanium is mined in Russia….
No "reasons" to the internet are necessary for Apple to vary the materials it chooses for the frames of its iPhone Pros. All kinds of material science choices that Apple's engineers may choose to make for their own good product design reasons.
What a silly simplistic statement, acting as if pure metals are used for phone frames. Ti alloy is a great product for the frame of an iPhone Pro; Al alloy also may work well if the engineers like it for this year's phone.
„We recycled Pepsi/Coca Cola cans to make this years iPhone body. This way we saved xXx tons of waste. Also we didn’t wash them, to save xXx liters of water. So every iPhone has its own unique taste. There is no other iPhone then yours! Also the remaining sugar helps sticking your unique iPhone into your hand, so you want be able to drop it. This saves xXx screens which otherwise have to be replaced. This is what we call … Sticky Shield.“
Don't forget that privacy is a fundamental human right, except if you work for Apple, then if you go to China they want to know why
You say it as if Cook’s approach is bad when he’s basically doing his job well.
They’ll add some tiny 0.5% amount of something to the aluminium, titanium wouldn’t surprise me, so it’s an alloy.
”No innovation? Think again, sheep. Alutanium. Only phone on the market with it. Strongest there is. Made in the US. You’re gonna love it.”
As for "born in the stars", it's still valid:
Aluminium - Wikipedia
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and to be fair, most of the elements (including what we are made of) are "born in the stars"
While that makes sense, this is hardly a new discovery. This was known when Apple switched to Titanium with the 15 Pro, and it was also known when Apple switched to stainless steel with the iPhone X.
I doubt they'll be like "we discovered aluminum is lighter than titanium by volume, great, huh?". I think they'll either talk about how the aluminum in the 17 series is some kind of very special aluminum ("grade 15 ultra pro max aluminum used by NASA") or they won't talk about it at all, simply marketing how light the phone is (17 Air) without mentioning materials at all.
The 3G, 4, 5 and 6 all had a significant portion of time dedicated to discussing the new designs and/or materials… What are you on about?