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A shadowy close up on the S24 Ultra's camera lenses.
Should you care if your phone is made of titanium?

What perceivable benefit is there when using expensive titanium instead of cheaper aluminum?

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Strong, fancy, and oh-so-shiny -- titanium is the newest fad in the world of smartphones. It's up there with "AI" when it comes to marketing. It promises to be tougher than a Nokia 3310 and lighter than a battery pack, but do those things really matter?

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Galaxy S24 renders show the entire series in all four colors

Plus another look at the titanium S24 Ultra and its flat screen

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When the snow begins falling and the holiday cheer starts growing, we all know what time of the year it is: Samsung rumors and leaks season. As per usual, the Samsung Galaxy release cycle rotates around the first quarter of every year, with the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra coming out in February 2023. That seems to be the case here as well, as the Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra are rumored to be announced in mid-January before going on sale in February. After some recent speculation and leaked renders, it appears that the S24 Ultra will not only move to a titanium shell, following the trend that Apple started with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, but also come in four different colors that accentuate its new body.

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Wearables for Android are about to get a whole lot more interesting later this year, but if you just can't wait much longer, the Galaxy Watch3 continues to be one of the best smartwatches available today. Samsung launched a "Titanium" edition of its watch just a couple of months after the standard version, with an eye-popping price of $600. If you've been interested in getting a premium smartwatch on your wrist, the titanium model has hit an all-time low on Amazon, along with a sale on the classic variant as well.There are a couple of differences between the standard and titanium models of the Watch3. In addition to switching out the usual stainless steel casing for, you know, titanium — dropping the weight of the 45mm model by nearly 11 grams — it also features a metal strap in the box instead of the usual leather wristband. Otherwise, you're getting the same excellent experience we reviewed last fall, including the rotating bezel for navigation, solid software support with Tizen, and above-average battery life. $400 is a new low for the titanium edition, down 33% from its original price.

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The $600 Galaxy Watch3 Titanium will be available October 2 in the US

Because stainless steel was just too heavy and affordable

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Is the regular Galaxy Watch3 just too heavy on your wrist? Do you refuse to wear peasantly materials such as stainless steel? Well, we have good news; Samsung has announced a titanium version of its Galaxy Watch 3, appropriately called Galaxy Watch3 Titanium.

Most people spend $15-20 on their phone case and call it a day, but the people behind GRAY are aiming for a different sort of clientele. Their Advent cases for the Galaxy S10+ range in price from $701 for a basic "Titanium" all the way to a whopping $1,343 for a personalized "Aurora."

It's rare that we come across a phone we suggest you 100% do not buy under any circumstances, but the titanium Red Hydrogen One earns that distinction. Red delayed the launch of the titanium phone last year, but now you can buy it for $1,600. You shouldn't, though.

There aren't many phones made from titanium because it's vastly harder to work with than aluminum, but RED went for it anyway. The Hydrogen One has been teased repeatedly over the past year, but it's still not out. If you pre-ordered the titanium version, the wait is going to be even longer. According to RED, the first run of titanium phones was a failure. It's going to try and make it right with a free phone, though.

The Google Glass team knows that if you're thinking about mounting a computer on your face, you should do it with some style. Today, Google and the Luxottica Group announced a partnership that will see the two companies working together to design stylish and comfortable frames to pair with Google Glass. This follows the the Glass team's own Titanium line of frames launched back in January.

Questions about Google Glass and conventional prescription glasses have been flying since the project was announced, but Google finally seem ready to initiate a program to make the two come into conjunction. The Glass team announced frames for prescription lenses and sunglasses for Glass on Google+, along with a glitzy video. The titanium glasses frames will be put up for order exclusively to Glass Explorers later today.

[CES 2013] ARCHOS Introduces Titanium Line, Including The 70, 80, 101, And Previously Seen 97 Titanium HD Tablets

ARCHOS Introduces Titanium Line, Including The 70, 80, 101, And Previously Seen 97 Titanium HD Tablets

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ARCHOS is not messing around! After releasing the first in its iPad Titanium line of tablets, the 97 Titanium HD, sans price, the company is back for more with three new slates in the family: the 70 (a 7" tablet), the 80 (an 8" tablet), and the 101 (can you guess? can you? I bet you can. Yes, it's a 10.1" tablet!). The company isn't even being shy about its intent. The 70 specifically targets "competitors such as Amazon", the 80 goes after "the iPad mini, for a fraction of the price", and the 9.7 "aims to be an alternative to the new iPad." Well, yeah. David kinda picked up on that.