iPhone 14 Pro to come with titanium alloy frame in 2022

By Louise Carey
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The iPhone 13 might not have arrived yet, but we're already seeing interesting rumors about the iPhone 14 series

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The iPhone 14 might still only be a distant glimmer in Apple's eye, but the rumor mill works hard and fast in the camera phone industry. A new analyst report has claimed that Apple will be using a titanium alloy chassis or internal frame for the iPhone 14 Pro models. 

Apparently, investment firm JP Morgan Chase's China office has reported to its clients that Apple is planning to introduce a titanium alloy to the iPhone for the first time. 

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As reported by AppleInsider (opens in new tab), Apple has already used titanium in some of its products, including Apple Watches, the physical Apple Card and for some PowerBook models. However, AppleInsider also advises that pure titanium is not only prone to fingerprint marks, but its toughness is only achieved when used as an alloy with other metals. This means it's likely that Apple will be using an alloy to help address these potential problems. 

JP Morgan also claimed that the 2022 will be another "supercycle" year, with the iPhone 14 bringing more exciting upgrades than the iPhone 13, which is expected to be fairly run-of-the-mill. This will be similar to the significant changes that the iPhone 12 (opens in new tab) series brought to iPhone with the introduction of 5G. 

On a similar vein, well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also reported that we won't be seeing (opens in new tab) an iPhone 14 mini. Instead, there will be four iPhone 14 models – two with 6.1" screens and two with 6.7" screens. 

While this information is certainly interesting, we still have over a year until the expected release date of the iPhone 14 in September 2022. This means that it's probably a little premature to take either of these rumors as gospel. However, both JP Morgan and Ming-Chi Kuo have excellent reputations for Apple leaks, so we'll be waiting to see how these rumors develop further.

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Louise Carey
Louise Carey

With over a decade of photographic experience, Louise arms Digital Camera World with a wealth of knowledge on photographic technique and know-how – something at which she is so adept that she's delivered workshops for the likes of ITV and Sue Ryder. Louise also brings years of experience as both a web and print journalist, having served as features editor for Practical Photography magazine and contributing photography tutorials and camera analysis to titles including Digital Camera Magazine (opens in new tab) and  Digital Photographer (opens in new tab). Louise currently shoots with the Fujifilm X-T200 and the Nikon D800, capturing self-portraits and still life images, and is DCW's ecommerce editor, meaning that she knows good camera, lens and laptop deals when she sees them.

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