US EditioniPhone 17: Titanium is coming to just one model, and it’s a surprising choice
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – Apple reverses titanium use by equipping only the iPhone 17 Air with a titanium-aluminum alloy frame to enhance durability in its ultra-thin design, analyst Jeff Pu said.
- Apple will release the iPhone 17 series this year with only the iPhone 17 Air featuring a titanium-aluminum alloy frame, while other models use aluminum frames.
- This design choice follows Apple’s prior use of titanium on iPhone 15 Pro and 16 Pro models, but reports indicate the Pro and Pro Max will drop titanium for aluminum this time.
- The iPhone 17 Air will have a thinner, lighter design with a lower titanium content than previous Pro models, aiming to balance durability and weight without raising prices amid rising costs and tariffs.
- Analyst Jeff Pu stated the Air will have a titanium-aluminum alloy frame, noting titanium offers strength advantages though aluminum is lighter and more cost-effective for the rest of the lineup.
- This selective use of titanium suggests Apple prioritizes durability for the Air’s ultra-thin chassis while likely cutting costs on Pro models by returning to aluminum frames.
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In less than two months, the iPhone 17 will be presented, and in addition to saying goodbye to the Plus model in favor of a new, thin iPhone 17 Air, there were some reports of another surprise in the spring: Apple wants to put an aluminium frame back on the iPhone 17 instead of titanium. Apple introduced the new material 2023 to the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max and used it up to and including the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max respectively. At the pr…
Mario Romero.- A report from the stock research company GF Securities points out that iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will have aluminum frames, so the iPhone 17 Air will apparently be the only new model that will use titanium. It is not clear [...] The post Only iPhone 17 Air would use titanium on its edges and Apple would be betting on aluminum for the rest of the first-appeared series on TransMedia.
Only One iPhone 17 Model May Get the Titanium Treatment
In an unusual twist, Apple may be planning to drop titanium from this year’s iPhone 17 Pro models, switching instead to aluminium — a material the company has never used for an iPhone Pro frame. In 2017, Apple ushered in its higher-end lineup with the iPhone X. While that model set itself apart from the standard […]Read More...
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MacworldThe iPhone 17 Air will apparently have a titanium frame, which makes no sense
Macworld Apple generally knows what it's doing when it comes to industrial design, but the company's latest reported decision is causing more than a little confusion among Apple fans and pundits. According to the GF Securities analyst Jeff Pu, the iPhone 17 Air will have a titanium frame, whereas the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max will all be made of aluminum. This is a counterintuitive choice, to say the least, because titanium is heavier th…
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