Whoa! This Liquidmetal iPhone 5 concept looks real

“As rumors about Apple switching to the all-new metallic glass material for a next-generation iPhone continue to persist, one designer has weighed in with own rendition of what the device might look like, both from the inside and the outside – and it’s quite noteworthy,” Christian Zibreg reports for iDownloadBlog.

“As you know, Apple obtained a worldwide exclusive license to use Liquidmetal alloy in consumer electronics products. With previous rumors alleging a complete redesign, a Liquidmetal-based iPhone is certainly a plausible proposition,” Zibreg reports. “French designer Antoine Brieux has gone all out creating these gorgeous sixth-generation Liquidmetal iPhone shots.”

Zibreg reports, “The use of the new metallic glass alloy would let Apple create a stronger, lighter and thinner iPhone, with a body just 7.9mm thin (versus the 9.3mm profile of the current iPhone 4S).”

NAK Phone Design, Antoine Brieux, Liquidmetal iPhone concept

NAK Phone Design, Antoine Brieux, Liquidmetal iPhone concept

NAK Phone Design, Antoine Brieux, Liquidmetal iPhone concept

More images in the full article here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews readers too numerous to mention individually for the heads up.]

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