The iPhone 4′s (left) front and back glass for the iPhone 5, an Aluminium casing<./p> (image: dpa, Franziska Koark)
Instead of the now standard aluminum housing will use Apple in the "iPhone 8" according to a report on a steel frame, the glass elements on the front and back surrounds.
For the housing of the "iPhone 8", Apple, according to the Digitimes again on a frame of stainless steel as a medium Element, and a front and back made of glass, similar to as in iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s. The production of the metal frame to leave quicker and cheaper to carry out than the manufacture of an aluminum enclosure, the Apple used for the iPhone 5.
as with the iPhone 4 to re-deliver of the contract manufacturer Foxconn and the US company Jabil the steel frame for the 2017er iPhone. The existing suppliers, the manufacture, the aluminum case of the iPhone, but should continue to receive orders from Apple for the further processing of the metal framework, as well as additional parts in the housing.
in addition to Foxconn and Pegatron will also be Wistron involved as an additional Pavers in the production of the iPhone 8, it is called.
glass housing for “iPhone 8″ since some time in the conversation
A new iPhone case Design is expected for quite some time: With the iPhone 7 Apple, for the first time in the third year of the same – in Details revised housing of the two previous models. According to information from suppliers will be set at least one new iPhone this year on a housing, which consists mainly of glass.
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