At first, they did not sell me with the idea that the titanium was used in the telephone chassis, which rules it as a marketing trick instead of a truly useful characteristic. But then I spent time with the iPhone 15 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, and then its successors, the iPhone 16 Pro Max and Galaxy S25 Ultra, made me a titanium convert
My 180 degree turn in the opinion about titanium comes from my habit of not using cases for flagship phones, as part of my appreciation for slippery industrial design. This is not mixed with an inherent clumsiness and bad luck that often sees that these expensive phones dive into floors and hard surfaces in one way or another.
Those with a stainless steel chassis would tend to fragment, abolish and scratch, but the phones that deport with titanium mentioned above greatly benefit from the hardness of the metal and basically shrink the accidental beating that I give them.
Therefore, I hope that more phones, including the probable Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, make use of titanium.
However, despite its hardness and relative lightness, the rumored air of the iPhone 17 will avoid titanium for an aluminum frame, all with the idea of maximizing thinness and lightness. We have heard this rumor several times, with the last advice from the Yeux112 blog in the Korean language.
The blog, which supposedly has privileged information or supply chain, affirms that aluminum will be used for the iphone 17 air frame, since the hardness is in the background in favor of lightness.
Leaving my aluminum
After having recently been at a wedding, I am in favor of thinner and lighter phones that can help me avoid unwanted packages in my suit (stop laughing in my back). But I do not want this to reach the expense of hardness, so the idea of aluminum in the air of the iPhone 17 makes me lift a cautious eyebrow.
I also like the weight of the iPhones; There is something reassuring and premium with the oldest professional models and their stainless steel chassis.
Since then, I have embraced the titanium for the largest maximum phones, since the lightest weight makes larger phones easier to handle with one hand. But much lighter would run the risk of making these flagship phones feel potentially cheaper than their list prices.
That said, Apple can still be innovative from time to time, and I would not be surprised if the Cupertino crew is working on some form of alloy or design that will thread the line between a super light and thin phone and one that will not be ruined by an odd fall.
We have seen Apple do that with its ceramic shield glass, so perhaps we could see the advent of the ‘aluminum armor’ with the iphone 17 air; Time will say it, and it is likely to be in an Apple event in September.
