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[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not a titanium frame. It's still same old aluminium, just PVD, that is to say thin layer over same material as before. It's not going to make it any stronger.

[–] kirklennon@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The outer, visible portion of the frame is titanium; the inner frame is aluminum. It’s absolutely different and the selling point is the weight reduction. PVD is just how they’re coloring the titanium.

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Considering it's only 1g lighter, not much of a selling point.

[–] kirklennon@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

iPhone 15 Pro: 187g
iPhone 14 Pro: 206g

It’s an over 9% reduction in weight.

Did you research the announcement literally at all? First you say it’s not actually titanium, despite that being a marquee feature, and now you’re just making up weights?