[jaytaylor]

Why'd Apple choose to make the iPhone X out of stainless steel? Titanium, for example, would be half the weight and much more interesting..

[bdcravens]

Which material is less resistant to scratching? When I saw that shiny edge, I couldn't help but wonder how long it would take to get scuffed up.

[khedoros1]

I think that titanium has a comparable hardness to stainless steel (6.0 vs 5.5-6.3 on the Mohs scale).

[MrMember]

Titanium is pretty soft so it would probably be more prone to scratching.

[godzillabrennus]

Not to mention they could use diamond glass instead of this new reinforced with steel glass.

http://www.akhansemi.com/home.html

[Grazester]

Steel and aluminum is still cheaper and easier to work with than titanium. Easier manufacturing higher margins. P.S. the iphone is made of aluminum not steel

[bdcravens]

The edge of the X is made of "surgical-grade stainless steel"

https://www.apple.com/iphone-x/

[Grazester]

If that's the case I stand corrected.

[conception]

Could have to do with the wireless charging and/or wireless communication properties.

[hiven]

I think steel is easier to manufacture and more abundant.

[TremendousJudge]

But it's supposed to be the no cost-cutting, ultra premium version of the iPhone. It costs a thousand dollars. They could've used titanium

[askafriend]

They are supply constrained by many of the materials and parts that are used on this phone (OLED screens, for example). You can bet that they will bring the price down to earth when they can manufacture in mass quantity.

You've got to remember they sell nearly 50 million of these things every quarter. They don't just appear out of thin air.

[koolba]

Maybe saving it for the iPhone X2. It could also have pre drilled holes for setting gemstones.

[Grazester]

Yet Apple is still probably going to be making higher margins on this phone that a $300 Android phone manufacturer