#anodized-aluminum

#anodized-aluminum

If you've ever fidgeted with a pen during a long meeting or phone call, you know the appeal of a good click. But this takes it to another level. The bolt-action deployment is smooth, satisfying, and way more robust than a standard clicker. It's the kind of tactile experience that makes you actually want to use a physical pen in our increasingly digital world.

iFixit talked to David Niebuhr, an engineer and professor of mechanical engineering, who has an explanation for why scratches around the iPhone 17 Pro's camera plateau stick out so much with spalling damage that didn't appear in tests of other areas. According to Niebuhr, the problem is the sharp edge of the camera bump where the anodization process isn't as even, as he says, "Apple could have prevented this by making a more gradual curve and avoiding a relatively sharp corner."