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Apple Chooses Aluminum for iPhone 18 Pro to Cool AI

5/27/2026

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Apple will use aluminum for iPhone 18 Pro because its heat-dissipation is needed for AI features, Fixed Focus Digital said on May 26, 2026.
Apple switched to aluminum on the iPhone 17 Pro after overheating complaints on the iPhone 15 Pro and 16 Pro, with Android and Huawei HarmonyOS phones using aluminum for heat reasons.
Apple is testing improved titanium alloys and liquid-metal frames for models, earmarked for a foldable iPhone, but a Pro-line material change is unlikely before 2027.

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Apple will use aluminum for iPhone 18 Pro because its heat-dissipation is needed for AI features, Fixed Focus Digital said on May 26, 2026.
Apple switched to aluminum on the iPhone 17 Pro after overheating complaints on the iPhone 15 Pro and 16 Pro, with Android and Huawei HarmonyOS phones using aluminum for heat reasons.
Apple is testing improved titanium alloys and liquid-metal frames for models, earmarked for a foldable iPhone, but a Pro-line material change is unlikely before 2027.