Liquid Metal May Make iPhone 5 Screens Stronger

Everyone has witnessed a fatal drop of an iPhone enough to know that precautions like screen protectors and cases are a must. However, Apple is reportedly looking to make the iPhone tougher on its own by making the screen of liquid metal, which will make it more durable.

Korean publication ET News first broke the story, revealing Apple is working on a "metal alloy of titanium, zirconium, copper and nickel to create an “outer surface smooth like liquid.”

According to the reporter, users can be happy to know that the new phones will be less prone to damage.

“The next flagship phones of [Apple and Samsung] are expected to adopt unprecedented materials for their main bodies, that is, ceramic for the Galaxy S3 and liquid metal for iPhone 5, both being thin, light and highly resistant to external impacts. The new phase of the rivalry is because neither one of them can get a decisive edge over the other solely with its OS and AP specifications, features or design.”