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Titanium vs. Aluminum in iPhone: Thermal, Weight, and Sustainability Trade-Offs

Titanium vs. Aluminum in iPhone: Thermal, Weight, and Sustainability Trade-Offs
  • Elias Voss
  • Elias Voss

25/01
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Apple switched from titanium to aluminum in the iPhone 17 to fix overheating, improve performance, and reduce weight - not because aluminum is better, but because it works better. Here’s what really changed.

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