Hi,
Could anyone confirm if there is any exposed (so the waterproofing gaskets don't count) rubber on the iPhone XS? Are the antenna lines/bands on the steel band of the phone rubber? What about the material that surrounds each glass piece and the steel band?
Appreciate all input :)
iPhone XS
I'd visit a tear-down site for more information, as deggie suggested.
There is a site you can go to that shows tear downs of iPhones, do a search for it. Are you allergic to rubber?
TanyaLinkins wrote:
You see...I came across this aftermarket(?if it's the right word) spray-on nanocoating product marketed as safe for mobiles - not just the screen, the frame too - but it's officially only applicable on plastic, metal and glass. Thought it'd be nice to be able to protect and better-preserve the phone; I'm on prepaid and use my phones for an average of 5 years. I'm admittedly kinda OCD, so I'm tryin' to be careful. My phone actually hasn't arrived yet.
That spray-on coating will most likely void your warranty. Get a good case instead.
TanyaLinkins wrote:
Hey IdrisSeabright, thanks, you could be right, though it's marketed as safe for mobiles.. I didn't think of this before. My bad.
I'd still be interested to know more about the material(s) used for those two components though. Any insights?
"Marketed as safe" doesn't mean it won't void your warranty. Apple takes a dim view of modifying phones in any way. If it's not something you can easily remove, my advice would be to avoid it. Anything that you spray on could get into ports and do heaven only knows what.
Sorry, I don't know any more about the materials used in an iPhone.
Various sorts of personal cleaning products are marketed as “flushable”. And those products then clog up the pipes. This coating may well be just as flushable.
Or go hose your iPhone, and then return here as the ghost of coatings past, and try valiantly to dissuade others from this quest.
Or go try it and succeed and return and extoll the virtues and marvels of the coating. Various of us will then assume you’re shilling for the vendor.
More generally, coatings will not help against dings and drops. And I’m skeptical it’ll work any better than a removable screen protector, at best.
Get a case. Or go try it, and report back.
I don't think there is any rubber on an iPhone.
Hey IdrisSeabright, thanks, you could be right, though it's marketed as safe for mobiles.. I didn't think of this before. My bad.
I'd still be interested to know more about the material(s) used for those two components though. Any insights?
Above, antenna lines on the stainless steel band of the iPhone XS
Above, the matter between each glass piece and the steel band of the iPhone XS. There're two pieces of glass so there's another one of this on the back.
Thanks, y'all :)
After some digging, it seems the "insert" between glass and stainless steel band is for the front only. There isn't an "insert" between back glass and steel band. This is a difference from iPhone X, which has it.
Anyone knows definitively what material is this "insert" between front glass and stainless steel band on iPhone XS? Plastic? Rubber? A composite?
Thanks :)
Hey Deggie, thanks for your time again :)
Their teardown here doesn't mention the material(s) used for the two things. But I do realize YouTuber JerryRigEverything refers to the "buffer" between each glass piece and the stainless steel band as plastic. From what I've seen most online discussion refer to them as being plastic.
But I was just hoping to get more concrete clarification/input here. You see...I came across this aftermarket(?if it's the right word) spray-on nanocoating product marketed as safe for mobiles - not just the screen, the frame too - but it's officially only applicable on plastic, metal and glass. Thought it'd be nice to be able to protect and better-preserve the phone; I'm on prepaid and use my phones for an average of 5 years. I'm admittedly kinda OCD, so I'm tryin' to be careful. My phone actually hasn't arrived yet.
I know only Apple truly knows exactly what's on/in their phones, but Apple's online chat support couldn't help much. Approached Apple Support on Twitter, no reply yet, and I'm sadly not hopeful.
I'm not really allergic to rubber, but insightful of you :) I imagine this info would be useful to someone who is.
Anyway, if anyone's got any insight, please feel free to share. Thanks and have a nice day! :)
And I completely agree with you. I probably won't use that aftermarket product (haven't even ordered it) after all, thanks for the heads-up. Good thing my phone hasn't arrived. :)
I still would like to learn more about what makes up certain parts (the antenna lines, and the "insert" or "buffer between glass and steel band) of the iPhone XS. Would be useful in maintaining the phone well.
I would hope wanting to learn about what my phone is composed of, isn't considered an unreasonable desire.
Thanks for your reply QuickTimeKirk :)
If it's not rubber, what is it? Plastic?
Best guess, yes or some other polymer.
Thanks Deggie :)
Would you be able to confirm? Any source(s)?
So it's not rubber for sure?
Also, if anyone has any idea, please feel free to share! Appreciate it :)
If anyone's got any insight, please feel free to share. Thank you and have a nice day! :)
Rubber on iPhone XS
