iPhone 17 Air Reportedly 9.5mm Thick At Camera Bump End

[brofkand]

I tried to disprove this about the iPhone 6 but it turns out you are right. I didn’t remember that it also had a camera bump.

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They were ashamed of lazy engineering at one time. They tried to hide the camera bump (with angled press photos) and notch (with dark default wallpapers) at first. Now they're proud of it. The camera bump will take up a quarter of the phone's back with the 17, and the notch is now huge, has become an island that makes even more of the display useless (what good is that section of display above the island?), and is championed as "dynamic" and "magical".

 

[brofkand]

Could you imagine how awesome the battery life would be if they just made the rest of the phone the same thickness as the camera bump? I am really getting sick of not having a phone that just lays flat on the table! I see no point or purpose in making the rest of the phone so thin but then having this giant wort sticking out the back. Not to mention they are just begging for Bendgate 2.0 (or whatever version we are on now).

They'd just add a camera bump to the already thicker phone the next year.

 

[geta]

Still waiting for the day they’ll reintroduce a normal size phone without camera bump.

 

[Mr_Ed]

Getting strong Phineas and Ferb vibes.

 

[geta]

And the pinnacle of iPhone design IMO, the iPhone 5, was only 112g. I know that phone was tiny by today's standards but I feel like the design still holds up today.

IPhone 5, 5S and SE1 was and still is the best design they have done!

 

[brofkand]

Still waiting for the day they’ll reintroduce a normal size phone without camera bump.

I'm OK with camera bumps as long as, like the iPhone X and 16E, they can be completely ameliorated with a normal case. The current camera bumps are just obscene. I know a lot of people want the best cameras they can get in a smartphone, but that's not me. I'm fine with a "business class" camera in my phone.

 

[klasma]

I tried to disprove this about the iPhone 6 but it turns out you are right. I didn’t remember that it also had a camera bump.

Only 0.77 mm, but that made it 0.07 mm thicker than the 5s.

 

[brofkand]

IPhone 5, 5S and SE1 was and still is the best design they have done!

In all likelihood the last design Steve had a big hand in, which is not a coincidence I think.

 

[brofkand]

Only 0.77 mm, but that made it 0.07 mm thicker than the 5s.

Cut a slot in a sheet of plywood the exact thickness of an iPhone 5S, you won't be able to fit a 6 through. Or any iPhone since.

 

[ifxf]

Oh, that big camera bulge sticking out your jeans pocket. Maybe it will be something nice to fiddle with as you’re waiting at the doctors surgery. Like a fidget bulge.

No issue for the majority of people who case their phones. I also doubt people who attach snap grips or wallet cases to their phones will care.

 

[Orange Bat]

I can’t wait to put the biggest Otterbox case I can on this thing!

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Delete the camera wart already!

 

[cocky jeremy]

If this isn't a flop, I don't see how. It's a crappier version of the phones they already offer.

 

[iMac The Knife]

My Honor Magic V3 Global (book style foldable) is 9.2mm thick when folded. Another swing and a miss from Tim Apple.

 

[Pezimak]

This Air will need something else other then thinness to justify it over the standard iPhone Plus model. Will be interesting to see what features it has. I could be interested in it if it is light enough and offered decent features.

 

[Thymio]

IPhone 5, 5S and SE1 was and still is the best design they have done!

My only phone for the last year has been an SE1. I can still do everything I need with it. I hope by the time that will no longer be possible due to app updates that leave behind iOS 15, Apple will offer the same with modern internals.
I have an iPad mini at home and the two cover my every need.

 

[contacos]

🙊

 

[cdsapplefan]

I just want to know the tech specs and weather or not it will have MagSafe or what genius 🤯🧐 alternative they will have. Because it’s extremely thin they may have to use Qi2 wireless charging without MagSafe, what Android’s use today. Or like some rumors have been saying No MagSafe at all like the 16e. 🧲☹️

 

[Veinticinco]

IPhone 5, 5S and SE1 was and still is the best design they have done!

Disagree. After the OG, there have only been 2 models that design-wise, were revolutionary.

iPhone 4 and iPhone X

 

[0049190]

The 17 Air should focus on size and weight with a basic camera and no bump.

 

[citysnaps]

Defeats the whole purpose of being an “air” model with that thick of a camera bump sticking out.

The whole purpose? It doesn't defeat it at all.

I'm looking for a thinner iPhone that fits better in the pocket of the kind of shirts I like to wear. An iPhone 17 Air will certainly do that with the bump being above the top of the pocket.

It'll be a lot easier to put in and take out of the pocket. And be much lighter - a bonus.

 

[iMac The Knife]

🙊

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Oh come on, show it folded next to it...that will make it look even better!

 

[Veinticinco]

To paraphrase Kate Moss, nothing sells as well as skinny looks...

 

[1037]

Give me one in the size of an iPhone 4S or 5 and I'm in.

I love my SE1

 

[Veinticinco]

🙊

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No offence, it's one thing to fat shame your iPhone 16 with an iPad Pro, but then putting it in that case? 🤮