Apple started using glass backs starting with the iPhone 8 because of the wireless charging coil. That's the first model to have the wireless charging coil. The reason why it needs a back glass is ...

This update to the iPhone 7 has a glass back with wireless charging, and a faster A11 processor. Other features are mostly similar, including water resistance, NFC for Apple Pay, fingerprint ...

This time around it’s the glass on the back of an iPhone. It kept breaking and after a few replacements he wanted to try to replace the glass with a piece of etched brass. But part way through ...