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Re:Apple responds to iPhone 5 scuffs, says scratches and chi... by arn on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @10:07AM (#4575663)
But making it out of plastic would lose some of the thinness/strength benefits from a unibody aluminum enclosure.

Apple uses a single block of aluminum: http://thetechblock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/iphone5_t...

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Re:Apple responds to iPhone 5 scuffs, says scratches and chi... by blub on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @10:17AM (#4575733)
Could be. The Nokias I mentioned use one block of plastic (or polycarbonate as they call it), but they are indeed thicker.

As an anecdote my laptop (MBA) and phone (N8) have a full aluminum body. I prefer the high quality plastic of the Thinkpad & N9 though, it's "friendlier" to the touch than the cold slippery metal.

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