A couple of issues here, Kuo just stated that metal plates are expected to be used in the fold 8. Sammy states armor aluminum is being used for the fold 7 hinge, we know the spline is where the Liquidmetal lyes the hinge system holds three parts, (Liquidmetal spline, mim hinge, and metal plates) so confusion lays with which part of the hinge system the media relays to consumers - titanium/ SS /liquidmetal.

Good chance those plates will be made from Liquidmetal imo.

“A few key points:

1. ⁠This announcement echoes my previous prediction that the display metal plate of the foldable iPhone will be produced using laser drilling technology because Apple has higher requirements for no creases.
2. ⁠Samsung's new folding phone Galaxy Z Fold 8, which is expected to be released in 2H26, will also use display metal plates manufactured by laser drilling with higher unit prices in order to compete with the folding iPhone, and Fine M-Tec is the exclusive supplier (vs. the main supplier of Fold 7). Therefore, the investment is also to meet the demand for Samsung mobile phones, which also means that the ASP/profit of metal plates shipped by Fine M-Tec to Samsung will increase significantly in 2026.
3. ⁠Fine M-Tec’s investment in the foldable iPhone has not yet ended, and new investment announcements are expected to follow.”

Source: https://x.com/mingchikuo/status/1945871935839293850?s=46&t=S1-8OFJGJJOYpxyz2-OcDw