I used to carry a messenger bag with me every day and so I was very sensitive to its weight on my shoulder and how thick and bulky it was. I was always looking for ways to cut down on the weight and thickness of all the items in my bag, and every ounce and mm counted. If I still carried my bag often, I would have really appreciated the thinness of the new iPad. I don’t happen to now, but I can imagine others who do.
Who said there will be no camera bumps? That render has no relation to a slim phone at all. Maybe they should have compared it to an SE, not a xPro. Thats what the sensible people would do. But you can assume what you want. That render will nothing like the "light" version, assuming it comes out.
Interesting. I have the 15 Pro. I charge it each night to 80% Max. I use it all day and it usually gets down to 40%. Nothing is turned off, or down. Last week it did go down to about 13% when I used it all day for music in the garden. But again, that was starting at 80%. So I can’t talk for your experience, but I know mine is still excellent, after 18 months.
Calm down. You’re exaggerating the problems. I couldn’t care and have never cared about how many mAh's a battery has. Since the introduction of smart phones, I have always been more interested about getting a single day out of it. And I almost always have.
Off topic, this is why I’m against the EU mandating what plug connectors phones use. No chance for innovative designs or phones thinner than a usb-c port (which I know is a silly statement today, but who knows what we could have had in 5-10 years.)
then dont buy! problem fix! right?
But it becomes the 'air' version, just like the iPad and Mac lineup (consistency). It also becomes a more affordable iPhone to bring in the kiddie's or for those who don’t need multi-day battery life (most people) and those who don’t care about image quality but can still post on insta etc.
Nope. A pure wireless approach is a potential alternative approach that is still compliant with EU regulations
If you believe the EU won’t change that rule the second someone comes out with a portless phone I’ve got oceanfront property Austria you might be interested in.
Equip the case with a strain gauge, and the phone emits the Alarm ringtone on max volume when bent.
This seems to be a precursor to the foldable iPhone, which could explain why it’s thinner. It feels like an evolutionary step toward foldable phones. That said, I agree that unless they improve battery life, prioritizing thinness over functionality is absurd—even if it’s for marketing purposes
The “spirit of the law” (which is how the EU operates when it comes to regulations, not what is written) is that everyone use the same charging mechanism to cut down on specialized cords and ewaste, and reduce costs for consumers. They’ve already shown they won’t abide two cords. So when someone comes out with a phone that requires a non-USB-C cord to charge I suspect it’ll be verboten.
From comments I've seen, most people who want a thicker iPhone to get a longer-lasting battery and to deal with the camera bump want an iPhone model that goes all the way--a completely flush back, made thicker to equal the thickness of the camera bump. That might add about 2.5mm to the thickness of the body of an iPhone 17 Pro Max, compared to a 15 Pro Max (I measured the bump on mine, but I don't have a 16 Pro Max to measure it), which would be more than just barely noticeable. In fact, I wonder how many people wanting a thicker iPhone, if they got one about 2.5mm thicker, might then say "So that's how a thicker iPhone feels? Not sure I like it." But I suspect a lot of people would be happy with it. It should also make it easier to grip its sides.
Why just a precursor and not an actual foldable iPhone already?
You hope it fails and sets a standard that phones should be thinner? Those two don’t work together.
