5.8-inch OLED iPhone 8 to have a stainless steel frame and glass back, iPhone 7s keeps aluminum

14 February 2017
Today's iPhone rumor goes into some more detail about the chassis materials for the three expected models.

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  • AnonD-303875
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  • 15 Feb 2017

Pal the spec sheet doesn't show the actual performance of any device especially for iPhones. I would advise you to learn how to benchmark devices and benchmark iPhones especially. Nothing stands in front of it's performance not even the Pixel phones.

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    • xCD
    • 15 Feb 2017

    AnonD-632062, 15 Feb 2017It's because of bragging rights and a superiority complex t... moreWhich seems odd considering most don't even have an actual stake in the company they root for.

      Anonymous, 15 Feb 2017Your reply doesn't make sense considering the price point a... morepeople keep saying same thing , apple have nothing innovated and still using old spec or late or something ... then everything time i keep asking whats new with android , nobody will answer that .....

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        • 3Yc
        • 15 Feb 2017

        If Apple could deliver an iPhone that looks like their fan-made renders, then they would have a winner on their hands.

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          • 15 Feb 2017

          Anonymous, 15 Feb 2017People obsess over who did what first... WHY? Can someone p... moreIt's because of bragging rights and a superiority complex to say "I did it first!".

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            • 15 Feb 2017

            jaymech, 15 Feb 2017Stainless steel frame and glass back is available in Sony X... moreXperia Z from 2013 you mean....

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              • 15 Feb 2017

              People obsess over who did what first... WHY? Can someone please explain why?

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                • 15 Feb 2017

                Anonanoymoususes, 15 Feb 2017whats new with android ? totally new ~ Your reply doesn't make sense considering the price point and what's being offered vs what's already been available.
                Just getting a normative sized battery for the first time in 2017? Seriously?

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                  • 15 Feb 2017

                  AnonD-24741, 15 Feb 2017A $1,000 rebranded Galaxy S7 edge. That's nice, if you hate... morePerfectly stated

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                    • 15 Feb 2017

                    Stainless steel frame and glass back is available in Sony Xperia Z5. Apple is late as always.

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                      • 15 Feb 2017

                      ZolaIII, 15 Feb 2017Thanks but no thanks. It's shameful how no one use second g... moreRetro

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                        • 15 Feb 2017

                        ZolaIII, 15 Feb 2017Meh. I know enough & tend to follow material developmen... moreDid a series of articles about graphine, and no point figured out the correct spelling of graphene.

                          Anonymous, 15 Feb 2017Lol a reader who thinks he knows better than world class de... moreMeh. I know enough & tend to follow material development's along with knowledge about them. Did a series of articles about Graphine and family of new developed carbon based nanotube family of materials & some of them are perfectly suitable for something like smartphone casings and frame's & don't cost astronomically high.

                            Anonanoymoususes, 15 Feb 2017because some android phone said full metal in advertising b... moreMostly durable aluminium is used & it's good enough regarding durability (used for airplane bodies, car gear boxes for more than two decade's), light, cheap & good regarding its thermal conducting capabilities.

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                              • 15 Feb 2017

                              Anonymous, 15 Feb 2017And nobody comments about iPhone made by Foxconn, but go cr... moreI have made many comments about Apple and Foxconn and also Nokia to, I pointed out that they are both using a company linked to sweatshops and poor labour conditions!

                                AnonD-644753, 15 Feb 2017Is it safe to assume you failed both the 2nd and 3rd grades... moreIt's safe to say that you are a very special kid with very special needs.

                                  AnonD-523334, 15 Feb 2017Lol that's exactly I'm saying that no one uses stainless st... moreThanks but no thanks. It's shameful how no one use second generation adhesives (aka liquid metal) still even Chinese are producing a shit loads of it and it's cheap (stronger than steel, lighter & with better mechanical flexibility). Not to mention material's like carbon based nanotubes that also entered in a large spectrum of consumer goods (ship's and boot's, sports & hunting equipment). Steal is just 25 years to old.

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                                    • 15 Feb 2017

                                    I already see how I'll have to buy the premium iPhone this year even though I have an iPhone 7. I simply won't be able to resist.
                                    I'm weak :(

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                                      ZolaIII, 15 Feb 2017Lol no one uses steal in Android phones for frames any more... moreLol that's exactly I'm saying that no one uses stainless steel so I hope someone will use And it's too heavy so I exactly said that it's heavy feel is something I like

                                        Note7 owner, 15 Feb 2017Stainless steel frame will go great with the Apple Watch Ed... moreYou must have a poor sense of style to think a fat bulging gold brick strapped to your wrist goes great with the bezels and colourful kindergarten UI on the phone :/ It's not geeky it's childish.