It's also true. Ars Technica has now published a story saying the same thing - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/youre-gonna-need-a-c...

Agreed. That was my first thought also.

First thoughts aside.

Why is the back of the iphone made of glass in the first place. At least before it was like a usb key... you know 50/50 chance of breaking. Now they're gone full lightning cable and made it a 100% chance that some glass would break.

The iPhone X is targeted at a demographic of people with a lot of disposable income.

The kind of people who, when their $1000 phone breaks, will simply go to the Apple store and buy another.

So think of it this way: If having a fully glass front increases sales of replacement parts and devices, then having both the front AND back glass will DOUBLE those repeat sales.

Apple is not a nonprofit, and they didn't become one of the wealthiest corporations on the planet by being generous and altruistic.

Qi charging capability requires a back that is almost radio transparent, or something along these lines, which aluminum is not

Plenty of materials are both radio transparent and non-metallic.