{"id":625358,"date":"2026-05-05T19:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/625358\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:00:11","slug":"iphone-18-pro-rumored-to-keep-aluminum-finish-amid-durability-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/625358\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 18 Pro Rumored to Keep Aluminum Finish Amid Durability Complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"

The iPhone 18 Pro<\/a> will reportedly carry over the same anodized aluminum finish introduced with the iPhone 17 Pro<\/a>, despite concerns from some users about its durability. <\/p>\n

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According to the Weibo leaker known as “Fixed Focus Digital<\/a>,” surface chipping on the \u200ciPhone 17 Pro\u200c has become a common complaint, and that users who have sought recourse from Apple have been told they cannot claim it, with the company classifying the issue as an inherent characteristic of the aluminum alloy material and normal wear and tear. Crucially, they added that the \u200ciPhone 18 Pro\u200c will “continue to utilize this same design approach” despite its weaknesses.<\/p>\n

The \u200ciPhone 17 Pro\u200c moved away from the titanium frames Apple used in its Pro lineup for the previous two years, adopting an anodized aluminum unibody design. Surface durability concerns surfaced almost immediately after launch. <\/p>\n

Reports suggested<\/a> that Dark Blue and Cosmic Orange models appeared to scratch more easily than other finishes, with MacRumors forum users describing visible marks on in-store display units within days of availability. A scratch test by YouTuber JerryRigEverything added some nuance<\/a>, finding that most of the anodized shell holds up well against everyday items like keys and coins, but pinpointing the camera plateau as a clear weak point where the raised, unchamfered edges chip and scratch easily.<\/p>\n

A separate issue emerged the following month, when a number of Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro owners reported color shift<\/a>, with the aluminum frame and camera plateau drifting toward a rose-gold or pink hue and in some cases prompting device replacements by Apple Support.<\/p>\n

Rumors point to four color options<\/a> for the \u200ciPhone 18 Pro\u200c models: Dark Cherry, Light Blue, Dark Gray, and Silver. Dark Cherry is expected to serve as the signature new color, described as a deep, wine-like red that is considerably more muted than last year’s Cosmic Orange. The \u200ciPhone 18 Pro\u200c is not expected to offer a black option for the second consecutive year, but the rumored gray option could come close.<\/p>\n

The \u200ciPhone 18 Pro\u200c and \u200ciPhone 18 Pro\u200c Max are expected to be announced in September 2026, alongside the first foldable iPhone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The iPhone 18 Pro will reportedly carry over the same anodized aluminum finish introduced with the iPhone 17…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":595871,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[142126,198374,165,74],"class_list":["post-625358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-fixed-focus-digital","tag-iphone-18-pro","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/595871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}