Apple's foldable iPhone to use liquid metal hinge, much stronger than titanium
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- Kx4
- 28 Mar 2025
Anonymous, 28 Mar 2025Must be from a younger generation. Where was that person wh... moreFair enough 🤣
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Mar 2025
what is liquid metal? mercury?
Why does someone call a new material "liquid metal"?
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- 28 Mar 2025
403 Forbidden, 28 Mar 2025Now who's that one guy who said that Apple will never ... moreMust be from a younger generation. Where was that person when the 1st generation foldable, called iPhone 6, was released?
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- Kx4
- 28 Mar 2025
Anonymous, 28 Mar 2025Its not released, yet. And there is no guarantee they will ... moreBy your logic no one is allowed to comment on iPhone 17 Air's post because "it's still not released yet".
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- 28 Mar 2025
Liquid metal like Terminator T1000? Wow apple is really from the future 🤣
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- 28 Mar 2025
403 Forbidden, 28 Mar 2025Now who's that one guy who said that Apple will never ... moreMany of us were skeptical because we didn't see the Apple logo on the back of a Galaxy Z Flip. But Apple's foldable phone is starting to get rumored in many media outlets, and now it seems real. I still think it will fail miserably like its Vision Pro, and I don't think it will become popular with customers.
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Mar 2025
MisterTrueRomance, 28 Mar 2025Liquid metal sounds like another marketing name for somethi... moreIt is indeed a deliberate marketing name. It is not used in much, because it is known to be extremely brittle. Yield strength is only one needed property in a hinge. Being easily damaged by impact is likely not a good feature for a $2,000 phone.
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- 28 Mar 2025
T-1000 liquid metal.
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- 28 Mar 2025
403 Forbidden, 28 Mar 2025Now who's that one guy who said that Apple will never ... moreIts not released, yet. And there is no guarantee they will release It.
So your comment is totally pointless at this time.
Bring It up when they actually release a foldable.
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- 28 Mar 2025
ReaLogic, 28 Mar 2025It's Liquidmetal not liquid metal. It's a brand ... moreThat explains so much. I was wondering how on earth they were going to make a hinge stronger than titanium with liquid metal
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- 28 Mar 2025
It's Liquidmetal not liquid metal. It's a brand name. Liquid metal is weak, but Liquidmetal is strong.
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- Kx4
- 28 Mar 2025
Now who's that one guy who said that Apple will never release a foldable?
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Mar 2025
So like, they're going to make the hinge out of mercury?
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Mar 2025
"Liquidmetal has also notably been used for making the SIM ejector tool of some iPhone 3Gs made by Apple Inc., shipped in the US. This was done by Apple as an exercise to test the viability of usage of the metal.[11] They retain a scratch-free surface longer than competing materials, while still being made in complex shapes."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidmetal
Never owned an iPhone 3G. Maybe the sim ejector tool would become a collector's item.
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Mar 2025
Apple is using the T-1000 from Terminator 2 for the hinge on its foldables?
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- MisterTrueRomance
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- 28 Mar 2025
Liquid metal sounds like another marketing name for something much easier to implement.
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- Kashyap03
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- 28 Mar 2025
Apple foldable iPhone to use liquid metal hinge and sell it for let's say:
"Which year is this?"
"Oh 2025 right yes..... Just 2025$"
"One more thing, they are the first to make the foldables in the industry :)"