iPhone 8 will have a new color for the case this year, those from Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), preparing to give us a mirror finish for the smartphone that will be released in the fall. If you were wondering how to create the Apple company the mirror effect in the iPhone 8 case, well a patent registered for those from Cupertino describes very well what we will get.
The iPhone 8 will have a glass case, and Apple will apply a special paint over it that will create a mirror-like effect, as in the image below. In the iPhone 8 case, users should be able to see their reflection as well as if they were looking in a mirror, and this would be something new for a company that has so far preferred very simple and very elegant things for its products.
iPhone 8 with a glass case on which this special paint is applied would be more resistant than normal, and since we are not talking about aluminum, Apple could give up antennas. Basically, the entire case of the iPhone 8 will be a mirror, theoretically resistant to scratches, in which we should see the reflection of whatever is placed in front of it by us.
iPhone 8 – here's how the new color will be created
iPhone 8 has described another possible case painting procedure, but in this case Apple is talking about using ceramic or zirconium as the main material. These materials would be more resistant than plastic, but we already know that the iPhone 8 will have a glass case, which is anyway cheaper to manufacture than ceramic or zirconium, both expensive to process for a smartphone case.
iPhone 8 is still limited by the ability of Apple's partners to manufacture these cases based on the specifications imposed by the company. In general, the Apple company had problems with the fact that its partners cannot manufacture some components based on its specifications, and we have seen this from various rumors about the iPhone 8 that have appeared on the Internet so far.
"According to the patent, a reflective layer would be combined with the surface of a translucent layer, "wherein the metal flakes provide multiple light reflective surfaces such that the composite structure has an appearance of an anodized metal. Compared to other optically clear materials, such as polycarbonate, hard ceramic materials like zirconia offer improved strength and fracture toughness."
iPhone 8 will have this new color because Apple has to offer something spectacular with the new smartphone, and after jet black and matte black, what could be better than that? An iPhone 8 with a case painted in a color with a mirror effect will be extremely attractive to women, who will be able to finally give up the cases of this kind that they use now.
The iPhone 8 in this color with a mirror effect will be extremely difficult to manufacture, so if it is released, it will also be extremely difficult to buy, as happened last year with the jet black versions of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
