14 DAY TRIAL // After going through the infamous #bendgate scandal with the iPhone 6 Plus, Apple probably doesn’t want to see the scenario repeat itself when it unveils the next-gen iPhones this year.
A new report coming out of the Taiwanese website Economic Daily News claims that Cupertino is looking to make its upcoming iPhones tougher than ever.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the so-called “iPhone 6s” and “iPhone 6s Plus” will take advantage of Series 7000 aluminum alloy.
Apple's looking to its Watch when designing future iPhones
Apple uses the same material on its Apple Watch Sport wearable, so we know the fabric should be 60% stronger than most aluminum and have one-third the density of stainless steel, an aspect which maintains it at a light weight.
The Cupertino tech giant gives more details about this particular alloy in the description provided for the Apple Watch Sport.
We’re told that the 7000 Series aluminum used to make the wearable is the same used in competition bicycles. The material has a bright, lustrous color and uniform structure, and it has been blasted with microscopic zirconia beats to give it a satin-like texture.
Sometime later this year, Apple is expected to unveil its 2015 iPhone lineup. So far, we have seen conflicting reports, so we don’t know for sure whether the Cupertino tech giant will unveil the iPhone 6s or iPhone 7 at its event this autumn.
Regardless of the name, information about the features that will come embedded into these products have already been spotted here and there. For example, we’ve heard that the company is looking to implement the Force Touch technology we see in the Apple Watch in its future iPhones. This setup allows the display to differentiate between harder and lighter touches and act accordingly.
Apple to work with Samsung once more for the 2015 lineup
On top of that, it has been revealed that Samsung will end up producing the A9 chips needed to power the two handsets (or maybe three) Apple will release this year. At some point, we were told that the phone maker would also unleash a successor to the 2013 plastic-clad iPhone 5c, but that remains just a speculation for the time being.
Regarding the Series 7000 aluminum alloy affair, Economic Daily News is known to have a mix track record when it comes to rumors such as this one, so you’d better take the information outlined in this article with a grain of salt until official confirmation surfaces.