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Isn't the back glass to allow for wireless charging?

• Steko 9y ago
  Primarily yes but, to be clear, liquidmetal is a (metallic) glass. So yes Apple's main reason is for wireless charging but they also want to differentiate where they can and liquidmetal gives them "the hardest glass in a smartphone ever." (Ive quote). Analysis and background including a very relevent patent application made a year ago and published in March for "using Liquid Metal (Metallic Glass) for the Backside of an iPhone": http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2017/09/apples-liquid-metal-backside-flexible-wraparound-oled-display-for-reducing-the-bezel-are-patents-fulfilled.html http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2017/09/apples-l...