Rumors tell us that The iPhone 17 pro will not be titaniumhowever, it seems that the 17 air could be, although it is a contradiction, since this model would supposedly be lighter and more compact, and using a heavier material would not make sense.
But it is that Apple has a problem, and that is so fine, the fact that it doubles or deforms, has more possibilities, which makes them rethink the material to be used, since, despite gaining more weight with the titanium, it would also have more resistance, and that is key.
What material will the iPhone 17 air be made
And everything indicates that, as the analyst Jeff Pu (GF Securities) comments, The iPhone 17 Air will be the only model of the 17 Series with Titanio Marcowhile the iPhone 17, Pro Max models would use aluminum.
As we explained before, official reasons are not known, but it could be due to the fact that the titanium, being more resistant, would compensate for the thinness of its design, despite being heavier than aluminum, however, necessary, thus avoiding that the phone itself, despite being lighter, may suffer damages that go viral and leave the brand and model of iPhone very badly, as it has already happened in other companies.
Ming -Chi Kuo, another analyst and filter, on the other hand, had already previously suggested that The Air would combine titanium and aluminumso it could be a mixed structure, and that is not all of titanium, thus achieving that resistance, but reducing the weight. Therefore…
This is what expects:
- iPhone 17: Aluminum frame
- iPhone 17 Air: Titanium frame
- iPhone 17 Pro: Aluminum frame
- iPhone 17 Pro Max: Aluminum frame
These are the materials used for the iPhone 16 series:
- iPhone 16: Aluminum frame
- iPhone 16 Plus: Aluminum frame
- iPhone 16 Pro: Titanium frame
- iPhone 16 Pro Max: Titanium frame
That is, in this case the pros would not have titanium, reducing their hardness, but improving the weight, which, together with a possible faster battery, would make it have some values, in grams, similar to other years, which is why this change could be due, thus avoiding a very heavy mobile.
From the launch of the iPhone X in 2017, Apple has used Stainless steel frames or titanium In its high -end models. Therefore, the fact that the iPhone 17 pro return to aluminum this year is an impact, although it will be necessary to see if it really is worth it, or not, since this also reduces costs, avoiding, at least, that the pro -price models rise.
And you, are you one of those who prefer aluminum or titanium? The truth is that most people do not even realize the difference until they both have them in their hands, together, so Apple has thought that it is better to reduce costs and weight, and that everyone is aluminum, except for the peculiarity of the air that, by protection, need something more resistant.
