Apple’s iPhone Ultra Hinge Will Double As A Heatsink, With Its Liquidmetal Construction Stronger Than Titanium
Publish Date: 2026-06-06 13:33:00
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Apple appears to be sparing no expense to ensure that its upcoming foldable, tentatively dubbed the iPhone Ultra, would turn out to be a consummate stunner of a device, replete with an intricately designed thermal management system that reportedly involves the hinge mechanism as well.
Apple’s thermal management efforts vis-à-vis the iPhone Ultra now reportedly span the hinge mechanism as well
The iPhone Ultra could become Apple’s most engineering-focused device yet. Internal insights suggest it may feature a vacuum chamber cooling system and a heat-transfer hinge design that uses the hinge itself as part of the thermal management system. By comparison, Samsung’s… pic.twitter.com/4y69B4qO54
— Schrödinger (@phonefuturist) June 6, 2026
We already know that the iPhone Ultra will sport a dedicated vacuum chamber (alternatively known as a vapor chamber) cooling system. Well, the tipster Schrödinger has just added additional color to this emerging picture by declaring that upcoming foldable from Apple will likely be its over-engineered device to date.
Interestingly, the tipster believes the iPhone Ultra’s intricate hinge mechanism will also play a part in the overall thermal management, serving to dissipate heat along a set thermal pathway. Even so, it is as yet unclear if the device will be able to boast of an IP68 dust and water resistance.
Meanwhile, according to the tipster Fixed Focus Digital, iPhone Ultra’s hinge will be constructed out of Liquidmetal. As a refresher, Liquidmetal is simply the commercial branding of an amorphous metal alloy, which is cooled rapidly during the manufacturing stage to prevent atoms from arranging themselves in neat crystalline shapes. This leaves the atoms in a chaotic and disordered arrangement that resembles the atomic structure of glass. The resulting metal is around 1.5x harder than stainless steel and 2.5x stronger than standard titanium, while still able to flex under…
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