iPhone 17 Pro will drop titanium for aluminum, this might be why

Among the various rumors about Apple’s new iPhone 17 lineup, one of the most curious centers on design materials. Apple will reportedly drop titanium from the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max in favor of aluminum, and now we might finally know why.

Aluminum iPhone 17 Pro design may provide two key benefits

Mark Gurman writes at Bloomberg:

One other major change to the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max design will be a reversal: moving back to an aluminum frame after switching to titanium…