Titan's body: Aluminum or Plastic?

[palandri]

Maybe it's anodized aluminum, My Nokia N8 has an anodized aluminum case and it has a funky feel to it.

 

[Dave Blake]

My Titan has an aluminum back

 

[naplesbill]

If the back cover were plastic, the following thread would not be possible:

Finished Croming Titan's Cover with pics!! - xda-developers

 

[palandri]

If the back cover were plastic, the following thread would not be possible:

Finished Croming Titan's Cover with pics!! - xda-developers

Yup! That's aluminum.

 

[TheWeeBear]

Imagine doing that to your lovely Titan, it looks hideous LOL

Oh well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess.

 

[palandri]

Imagine doing that to your lovely Titan, it looks hideous LOL

Oh well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess.

That's what I thought too! Why someone would want to do that to a brand new phone is beyond me.

 

[TheWeeBear]

I know palandri, i can understand if you would like to improve the looks of it in a good way, but that? LOL

It certainly proves it's not plastic, if nothing else.

 

[gpsi]

On second thought after seeing that other gentleman execute the idea on his phone...I don't think I'll be doing the same. We'll see!

 

[TheWeeBear]

On second thought after seeing that other gentleman execute the idea on his phone...I don't think I'll be doing the same. We'll see!

You aren't actually still thinking about it after seeing the results are you NE10010 ?

 

[falconeight#IM]

I'm wondering if it's aluminum coated plastic... Could be.

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You are probably right

 

[naplesbill]

You are probably right

It is aluminum. The bottom piece with the rubber coating is plastic.

 

[GekkoAce]

Someone with the guts to prove its aluminum should scrape the inside of their cover and take a picture of the metal flakes... I won't.. But someone should.. Lol

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[ashykat]

Someone in that thread said it looks like an original iPhone now, I have to agree. Lol.

 

[naplesbill]

Someone with the guts to prove its aluminum should scrape the inside of their cover and take a picture of the metal flakes... I won't.. But someone should.. Lol

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If you click the link I posted you can see for yourself.

 

[jdevenberg]

Someone in that thread said it looks like an original iPhone now, I have to agree. Lol.

I kind of like the look... Don't think I'll be doing it, but I do kind of like it.

 

[power5]

I like the concept, not the finish. I would rather see smooth polish than brushed aluminum. The brushed look is definitely like the original iphone.

 

[cormasco]

It's funny the amount of conflicting info in this thread. My HTC arrive has a metal back and it feels nothing like the Titan. That being said, I scraped the inside with a knife and took pics. I'm still not sure what to make of it. It not like any plastic I've seen but it doesn't seem like aluminum either. I took the pics with my Titan btw.

 

[alifarhatt]

Titan Back Cover Aluminium

It is definitely Aluminium Anodised. I work with Aluminium with varying finishes on them. Typically the anodisation process adds to the thickness of the component. Depending on the thickness of the electroplating, you would have to remove a fair amount of material to get to the raw aluminium. See the image below (taken with my Titan) where you can see the aluminium where HTC have machined the inside of the camera opening and some different finishes (glossy and matte).

Imageshack - wp000204.jpg

 

[adamopinheiro]

I'd love if the back was black, not gray, it would make the device more elegant.

 

[TheWeeBear]

The European Titan is black adamopinheiro.
(I prefer black too)