Apple is expected to release three new iPhone models in 2017, including an iPhone 7S with aluminum casing and an iPhone 8 with
a glass casing reinforced with a stainless steel frame, DigiTimes reported Tuesday.
The highly - anticipated 5.8 - inch iPhone 8 will come with
glass casing reinforced by a stainless steel frame supplied by Foxconn Technology and Jabil Circuit.
Not exact matches
This is a Toughpad, so beyond the 3 - year warranty, it is built with a magnesium alloy frame
reinforced by a
glass fiber
case to protect it and keep it alive after 30 - inch drops to the back, or 12 - inch drops to the side.
Kuo maintains, however, that it is still not possible for Apple to release iPhones with all -
glass casing at this point, so the tech giant could be looking into using metal frames to surround the edges of the front and back
glass casing for «
reinforced structure design.»
It's got a 5 - inch HD screen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 210, 2 GB of RAM, and a 32 GB of internal storage, plus a pair of cameras (8 - megapixel on the rear and a 5 - megapixel selfie camera), and a
reinforced protective
glass casing.