The Oppo N3 could be encased in a lithium aluminum alloy

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I suppose with all the furore that is going on concerning the iPhone 6 Plus alongside its latest “feature” which allows it to have a flexible, bendable body whenever you place it in your pocket or if you were to exert a fair amount of force on the body, people would be taking a closer look at upcoming svelte handsets, wondering whether those too, will be easily malleable in the process. Well, the Oppo N3 was rumored to feature aerospace grade material earlier this week, and it seems that the material of choice would eventually be a lithium aluminum alloy.

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Another day, another hint of what we can expect from the Oppo N3 gets published by the Chinese company. The latest teaser goes a bit deeper than yesterday’s words from Oppo that we can expect an aerospace grade material to feature in the N3 build. Interestingly, the company might be using aluminum-lithium alloy for the body of the Oppo N3. The description below the photo published on Oppo’ Weibo account goes “The lightest metal elements into Oppo N3. Do you know what the world’s lightest metal element is?” Since we’re no chemists, we did a quick Google search to find that lithium is the lightest metal element on Earth. However, since Lithium is an extremely reactive material unsuited to use on its own for phone-building purposes we’d go on a limb and guess Oppo will also go with aluminum. Another hint in that direction is the fact that Oppo is talking about metal elements (plural).

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