iPhone 17 Air USB-C Port May Have This Unusual Design Quirk

[klasma]

The camera sticking so far out from the bump is what ruins the Air:

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Almost exclusively wireless charging on my 15 Pro and I am at 94% health for 424 cycles.

I've never found wireless charging any more convenient than wired. I plug in at bedtime, and unplug before leaving for work. I can share the cables with my wife (Pixel 8), my laptop, my work laptop, the kids Switch, etc.

Simple.

I really think this is going to be a case where the internet is wrong. It's going to be one of their top selling devices in the new lineup, mainly because it is different.

I'll call it the reverse iphone mini. The internet would have led you to believe it was the end game of all phones and would be sold out everywhere. Reality, it got cut because it only sold to the loud minority. I think we are seeing the loud minority online confused about this phone, but it might sell better than them all.

Only time will tell, but I see a very big difference between online and anyone in real life that even knows about the phone.

I get the appeal of it; I'd love a minimalist, and lighter, iPhone. Won't be in the market for a new phone for a few years, but I still like the idea.

I see the appeal of the 16e too, even outside of the lower price.

 

[mattopotamus]

I've never found wireless charging any more convenient than wired. I plug in at bedtime, and unplug before leaving for work. I can share the cables with my wife (Pixel 8), my laptop, my work laptop, the kids Switch, etc.

Simple.

The real place where convenience shines is stands. Most quality stands go the wireless route vs a docked in wired solution.

I typically see two types of people. Those that plug their phone in and lay it on a table and those that use wireless stands. Not saying one is better than the other, but that is the difference.

 

[flottenheimer]

Thinner.
Hmmmm. Apple has been down this route before...

My main gripe with the current iPhone designs is weight.

 

[citysnaps]

Who asked for this?

I certainly did wanting an iPhone that's not a chore quickly getting it into and out of the pockets of shirts I like to wear. No doubt many others have wanted a thinner iPhone as well.

I'm very much looking forward to checking it out.

 

[Kmh241]

Thininnovation. Are we going to start over with a super thin iPhone. Wow! Maybe next year we get 2 cameras and more colors. I am so blown away and excited! (maybe just a hint of sarcasm)

 

[klasma]

I wonder if they did the butt test. I hope it won’t be like the iPhone 6.

There will be a butt surgery option via Apple Health to ensure a compatible butt.

 

[klasma]

so if it's only got one lens, why does it need that oversized camera bump spanning the width of the phone? The recently released 16E has a single lens too and doesn't bother with the bar. Isn't the goal to be thin?

It's to reduce the wobble.

 

[mattopotamus]

It's to reduce the wobble.

If the lens was flush with the camera bar, that would make sense, but the lens still sticks out as if the bar isn't there (based on renders).

 

[klasma]

EU regulation is the answer to why.

EU regulations don't forbid wireless-only charging.

 

[klasma]

If the lens was flush with the camera bar, that would make sense, but the lens still sticks out as if the bar isn't there (based on renders).

The bar stretching to the other side still reduces (not eliminates) the wobble. On the Air, the camera is almost as thick as the body. That would wobble like crazy without the stretched bump.

 

[maxfromdenmark]

iPhone 17 Air, a whole bunch of compromises

 

[Unami]

I want one but I really need the .5 zoom. Use it all the time.

What do you use it for? It's practical for documenting things in small spaces, but in general, the wide angle on iPhones looks like a..?

 

[mattopotamus]

What do you use it for? It's practical for documenting things in small spaces, but in general, the wide angle on iPhones looks like a..?

cat photos. It makes them look hilarious. Has to be the only reason it exists.

 

[Marzzz]

I think I’ll just stick to my schedule and wait for the iPhone 18…

 

[iamgalt]

So how long before Apple goes thinner, and has a charging port bump on the back in the same way they have the camera bump?

 

[ridgero]

I hope the display is still at the top and not at the bottom and I hope FaceID hasn't moved a millimetre to the left. It would be nice if the AirPods could still be used wirelessly, I hope so!

But most importantly, hopefully the iPhone can still be used without an external power cable, do you have more info on that @MacRumors?

Can you please make another post, if anything (really anything!) else has changed, I can't sleep without a new update.

 

[klasma]

Oppo Fold is already at 4.21mm when open, so I feel like Apple should match that with a phone that will launch almost 2 years after Oppo launched theirs.

A foldable affords about double the battery volume, you can't really compare that.

 

[citysnaps]

iPhone 17 Air, a whole bunch of compromises

Product design/engineering, in general, is about compromises. Speaking from years of experience.

 

[LightSwitch]

USB-C is nice but flimsy in my experience, I always preferred the lightning connector, thinner, more secure and foolproof, they should have stuck with it, way easier to accommodate on a this design.

USB-C is way better. I can’t ever remember having to wiggle an older USB-C cable to get one of the contacts to work. Lightning I have this issue.

 

[jlc1978]

EU regulation is the answer to why.

EU allows wireless only charging. The reg only applies if there is a port. I suspect that is not far away for the iPhone, at least the non pro models.

 

[rymc02]

A foldable affords about double the battery volume, you can't really compare that.

That was in reference to another comment talking about Apple's foldable, not about the iPhone Air

 

[HighwaySnowman]

I really think this is going to be a case where the internet is wrong. It's going to be one of their top selling devices in the new lineup, mainly because it is different.

I'll call it the reverse iphone mini. The internet would have led you to believe it was the end game of all phones and would be sold out everywhere. Reality, it got cut because it only sold to the loud minority. I think we are seeing the loud minority online confused about this phone, but it might sell better than them all.

Only time will tell, but I see a very big difference between online and anyone in real life that even knows about the phone.

I think it's going to be the opposite.

The ONLY way this abomination will sell is if it turns out to be dirt cheap. Nobody actually wants the reduced battery or the extra-bendable thin phone. It won't sell as well as the mini.

There might be some initial sales, but once the JerryRigEverything video comes out, it's done.

 

[Lioness~]

If Steve Jobs was alive there would be no port and it would be even thinner.

iPhone mini wouldn't be discontinued either.

That camera bump is cringingly ugly.
Don't know if it's already been mentioned, but it kinda looks like a hammer-shark.
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I want a Dolphin (aca mini) 🐬

Who asked for this?

Those who only buy a big phone and usually no iPad’s.

 

[sleeptodream]

I wonder if they did the butt test. I hope it won’t be like the iPhone 6.

I would hope anyone going for this model realizes that it’s going to be more fragile than one of the beefy boys and doesn’t sit on it lol