Next iPhone May Feature Apple's New 7000 Series Aluminum Alloy to Resist Bending

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Posted April 16, 2015 at 3:07pm by Shalom Levytam

Apple's next generation iPhone may feature the company's new alloy of 7000 Series aluminum that was created for the Apple Watch, reports UDN. Since the alloy is significantly stronger it would help the device resist bending.

Corporation that Apple intends to enhance cell phone cases hardness using a higher level of 7000 series aluminum, because of the new sporty Apple Watch 7000 series aluminum has been used to strengthen the hardness, it is expected the new generation iPhone 6 will be adopted in order to strengthen the product of nearly hardness, as a result of high-grade aluminum hardness increase of 60% would result in CNC manufacturing process more complicated, it will help the process can become a technology leader with competitors pull away.

On the Apple Watch page, Apple describes the benefits of the new aluminum alloy.

For Apple Watch, we created a new alloy of 7000 Series aluminum that’s 60 percent stronger than standard alloys. Yet it’s very light. Together with the Ion-X glass covering the display, it makes the Sport collection watches up to 30 percent lighter than our stainless steel models. It’s also exceptionally pure, with a beautifully consistent appearance that’s difficult to achieve with traditional aluminum alloys.

How important is a strong aluminum frame to you? Have you noticed any bending of your current device? Let us know in the comments!

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Next iPhone May Feature Apple's New 7000 Series Aluminum Alloy to Resist Bending

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Fated Glory - April 17, 2015 at 7:49pm

Got to love Apple marketing.

asdaw - April 17, 2015 at 12:20am

Hoping for a below 5" 6s phone w/c would be more resistant by the least from bending. I wouldn't even waste a second picking one up right ahead, as of now I'm sticking with my 5s.

Giot - April 16, 2015 at 6:45pm

I think iPhone is a pretty weak phone, cannot even stand a .50 caliber bullet. Everyone knows that the main use of a phone is to sit on it, drive on it, shoot it, do scuba diving etc. The iPhone is not to be used to make calls, surf internet. I do not see the point of all this bendgate thing, of course you can damage a phone if you sit on it.

Giot - April 18, 2015 at 4:35am

Why would you sit on the phone???? Or better why would you put your phone in your back pocket? Do you have too mich money to waste? If That i the case, when you break one buy another. I have an iPhone 6 plus, with a nice case an I am super carefull. I also have an iPhone 4 that look brand new, and an iPhone 5 that is in perfect shape. Always taken care of it. Let me ask you this, do you seat in your laptop? If you do not, why don't you try?

iProService - April 16, 2015 at 6:20pm

Waiting for a 4" iPhone 6 32GB.

gamerscul9870 - April 16, 2015 at 5:34pm

If this comes with the patented water resistance, I am ready to throw my money rich/poor.

Wolverinemarky - April 16, 2015 at 5:31pm

Rather have in breakable glass then worry about the outside shell

Tech Jedi - April 16, 2015 at 4:56pm

Apple will repair a broken screen in store for $109. But they lay your iPhone on a flat surface to make sure it's not slightly bent at all. If it is, then it's $300. Well, i was shocked to see my iPhone 6 barely passed, because it was rocking a little bit. I am more careful with it now. Trying not to place in back pocket.

SimonSays - April 16, 2015 at 4:02pm

Bendgate was blown way out of proportion. It's a phone. Not a wallet for people to sit on.

gamerscul9870 - April 16, 2015 at 3:59pm

Make it sapphire and I may just ignore waiting for a 4-inch version (if not released for 6s) and buy the 4.7" 6s instead.

Kacuenazo - April 16, 2015 at 3:17pm

I have both, the 6 and the 6 plus and I have not seen any issues with them. It's a cell phone not a hammer.

Mighty k - April 16, 2015 at 3:14pm

I will buy it now