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Still undecided whether the thinness is worth the bigness tradeoff. I wish the iPhone Air's screen were just slightly smaller than the Pro, kinda like how the MacBook Air is just slightly smaller than the MacBook Pro.

Otherwise, a bigger screen would defeat the purpose of a "thin and light" phone, and making it even less pocketable, no? Unless their goal here isn't pocketability/one-handability, but simply "big screen in light body," kind of like the 15" MacBook Air.
 
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I really don’t see how this is a positive. On the iPad it makes sense, because it reduced weight a ton but on iPhones I find that a heavier weight makes them feel much better and premium on the hands. Which is why I hate the new titanium, it just feels cheap. And now it will be so thin that you won’t be able to grip it right. No matter how I try to approach this design it has no net positives other than being able to say that it’s thin.
Weight equals quality? For me weight equals a somewhat fatigued hand/wrist if I'm using my 14Pro for very long. I'd welcome a thinner and lighter alternative as long as the features don't suffer too drastically. Kinda done with the huge phone bump in my jeans pocket or having a lightweight jacket fit unevenly due to the weight of a phone in one pocket.
 
Still undecided whether the thinness is worth the bigness tradeoff. I wish the iPhone Air's screen were just slightly smaller than the Pro, kinda like how the MacBook Air is just slightly smaller than the MacBook Pro.

Otherwise, a bigger screen would defeat the purpose of a "thin and light" phone, and making it even less pocketable, no? Unless their goal here isn't pocketability/one-handability, but simply "big screen in light body," kind of like the 15" MacBook Air.
I'd love a thinner & lighter iphone but if it's truly a 6.6-inch display, I'll pass.
 
I really just want a narrower phone. Something nice to use with one hand.
Yep this. Love my iPhone 16 Pro. Wish it was a quarter inch narrower and maybe an ounce or two lighter - both so it can be more easily manipulated with one hand (my iPhone 8 I could grip with one hand and type with my thumb - on the 16 Pro, I am reduced to letting the phone rest on my hand, relying on gravity to keep it in place - much less secure - and I have fairly long fingers - problem is probably more trouble for people with smaller hands). The thickness doesn't bother me.

But instead, we get "iPhone 17 Air - now 50% more bendable!"
 
90% of owners use cases anyway, so who cares about it's thinness?
Quite a large number of owners use cases, and the thickness doesn't bother me, but your logic is flawed - you can put cases on a thinner phone and a thicker phone, and both will be thicker than they were without a case, but the thinner phone will be thinner overall, and maybe thinner with a case than the uncased thicker phone.
 
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Talk about splitting hairs...

2.75mm is truly near as makes no difference... There is however a massive difference between a device with a 5.4" display (aka "mini") and a device with 7" display.

My hand doesn't seem to be growing year over year the way most of y'alls do - I don't understand how they sell these massive phones. The line between iPhone and iPad mini continues to blur...

Phone = 1 handed use
Laptop = 2 handed use
I have to say thank you for sliding the Mini into this thread, so I didn't have to wait long. I knew it was coming. As a matter of fact, we all did. This article is about how thin the iPhone Air might be, it's not about the screen size. The articles title should have been a huge hint for you. The Mini isn't coming back. It's high time you all move on.
 
How about an iPhone with replaceable battery and upgradable camera??
How about a heavier half-inch thick iPhone that isn't waterproof?

A battery compartment requires extra material, for all sides around the battery (the lid but also the layer between the battery and the circuit board / screen. Replaceable batteries aren't coming back, because people are used to thinner form factors, phones that don't rattle, and that can survive a dunk in the water.
 
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The Mini isn't coming back. It's high time you all move on.
Three of the people closest to me love their iPhone minis (two 12's and a 13), have plenty of money to upgrade, but simply don't want a larger iPhone. You're essentially telling people, "you should settle for mediocrity instead of longing for something better". Let them want what they want.
 
I really don’t see how this is a positive. On the iPad it makes sense, because it reduced weight a ton but on iPhones I find that a heavier weight makes them feel much better and premium on the hands. Which is why I hate the new titanium, it just feels cheap. And now it will be so thin that you won’t be able to grip it right. No matter how I try to approach this design it has no net positives other than being able to say that it’s thin.
Equating thin with cheap and not durable is a logical fallacy.
 
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We have not been shown any facts about this new phone, and many here are making rash comments as if they were going to be required to buy an unknown phone tomorrow morning. With the way so many here jump to baseless conclusions, it makes me wonder how any make any informed decisions at all.
 
How about an iPhone with replaceable battery and upgradable camera??
The batteries are replaceable. Even if you want to replace them on your own, Apple offers self service repair, and there are numerous aftermarket offerings. If you mean a battery swap without tools, these days are long abandoned by nearly all smartphones, in favor of different benefits. You don’t achieve the same durability and efficiencies with a removable part, for instance.

Apple’s idea of an upgradeable camera is buying a new iPhone, and with the minuscule camera improvements, why would this matter to a mass market?
 
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Quite a large number of owners use cases, and the thickness doesn't bother me, but your logic is flawed - you can put cases on a thinner phone and a thicker phone, and both will be thicker than they were without a case, but the thinner phone will be thinner overall, and may by thinner with a case than the uncased thicker phone.
Your logic may be flawed, too.
If iPhones were thicker and more rugged, cases would not be necessary.
A 5mm thick iPhone will require a bulletproof case to dissipate energy from any impact.
It's not about logic. It's about physics.
But right, they will look really cool on the Apple Store Ikea tables.
 
Your logic may be flawed, too.
If iPhones were thicker and more rugged, cases would not be necessary.
A 5mm thick iPhone will require a bulletproof case to dissipate energy from any impact.
It's not about logic. It's about physics.
But right, they will look really cool on the Apple Store Ikea tables.
A lighter phone would have less energy on impact
 
Why the obsession for thinner?
How about getting rid of the ugly camera bump on all the phones and make them a few millimeters thicker.
They need to get back to having a thin device. There are a lot of people who would like to have one and Apple’s market research probably supports this. It’s also advancing the worthwhile technological challenge of making ever smaller devices which we used to have an obsession with in society before we became obsessed with endless scrolling.
 
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