Next year, some iPhone models might get sturdier than ever before.
According to a report by JP Morgan Chase (via
This would be a first for the iPhone; previously Apple used aluminum and stainless steel for the iPhone. Titanium is harder and more resistant to scratches, more resistant to corrosion, and lighter than stainless steel.
However, titanium is harder to etch, and it’s quite prone to fingerprint marks. Apple reportedly has a fix for both issues, by using an oxide coating which should get rid of fingerprints, as well as a new blasting, etching and chemical process that should give titanium a glossier finish.
Notably, Apple does already use titanium for its
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