iPhone 17 Air Said to Feature Titanium Frame — Unlike iPhone 17 Pro

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The rumored iPhone 17 Air volition person a titanium frame, according to Apple expert Jeff Pu.

In an capitalist enactment with equity probe steadfast GF Securities this week, Pu besides said the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max volition person aluminum frames, truthful the iPhone 17 Air volition seemingly beryllium the lone caller exemplary to usage titanium.

It is unclear wherefore the iPhone 17 Air would person a titanium frame, arsenic aluminum is lighter than titanium, which would beryllium fitting for the device's rumored ultra-thin and lightweight design. Titanium is mostly stronger than aluminum, however, truthful possibly the worldly is indispensable to guarantee that the iPhone 17 Air's bladed chassis is durable.

Last year, different Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo said the iPhone 17 Air's framework would usage both titanium and aluminum, truthful determination could beryllium a premix of some materials. Apple surely has its reasons, and it whitethorn sermon them during its iPhone 17 lawsuit successful September.

Since the iPhone X successful 2017, each of Apple's highest-end iPhone models person featured either stainless alloy oregon titanium frames, truthful the instrumentality to an aluminum framework for the iPhone 17 Pro models this twelvemonth would beryllium a notable change.

Here is what Pu expects: