Yeah but isn't that the one that infamously bends? And didn't they move away from that design because people liked flat edges better and didn't mind 1mm more thickness?
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iPhone 17 Air's Thickness and Price Range Revealed in New Report
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Yeah but isn't that the one that infamously bends? And didn't they move away from that design because people liked flat edges better and didn't mind 1mm more thickness?
Is it?
15 Pro - 187g, 8.25mm
16 Pro - 199g, 8.25mm
I really have no idea what the extra 12g gained with the 16 Pro.
Nobody asked for an iPad, Apple launched the thing and it sells like hot cakes. You don't always know what you want until you've seen it or held it in your hand.
3 sizes 2 of which nobody buys, sure.
There aren't tons of people who want a smaller phone, Apple has the actual numbers which were so bad that they killed the 13 mini a year before the regular size 13 (while for example keeping the 14 plus in the linup alongside the regular 14).
Which two are the ones nobody is buying? Seems like just the Mini was the odd phone out. People buy plenty of medum and large, standard and Pro. Even in this thread, the people saying they want it thinner elaborate to say that what they actually want is for it to be lighter. Everyone who says the thinner phone sounds like a good idea is describing the iPhone Mini.
There is already a larger, lighter phone in the Plus. The phone in the article sounds like the Plus, but 1mm thinner.
The more I think about it, the less this seems like a new thing.
Would you please think about that for a second?
Here are your options if you want a flush camera island:
- make the iPhone thick enough = much thicker and heavier device
- make the camera island thinker = big reduction in camera quality
I don't think you realise those are 2 terrible options. So what Apple does by having a great camera that sticks out is by far the best option.
So after iPhone got replaced wallet, calculator, camera, keys and flashlight now it will get the new killer feature: the bookmark!
this is not a terrible option but rather my dream
I want a phone/communicator/iPod/nearly everything else it does
no need for a camera
there are plenty of quality stand alone cameras available for wannabe photographers
Yeah but the 6S is just as thin and didn't have any issues. And not sure they moved to flat sides because people liked it better, more like they moved to flat sides because they wanted a design refresh and people like that lol. But I don't see any reason why Apple couldn't make a phone as thin as the 6S with flat sides (and sounds like that's exactly what they're doing).
Really that big? I don't think today's HUGE BUMP size is an ACTUAL need. It could be significantly reduced without any real difference. These oversized bumps are just for a marketing purposes (bigger = better), which, to be fair, started Android phones. Apple simply doesn't want to be "left behind".
Am I the only one who wants a THICKER phone so the damn battery lasts longer?
I'm thinking that Apple is using flat sides on iPhone and iPads because it's somehow easier and more cost effective to produce. On iPhones, squeezing the flat sides is not that uncomfortable, but I don't like the sharp edges on my 11" iPad.
As long as there are people who use their iPhone somewhere other than the couch, there will be people who want a mini.
How does the SE phone fall within those rankings?According to https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/21/best-selling-iphone-model-sizes-revealed, the most popular iPhone is the regular/base followed by the Pro Max, Pro, and then Plus
They do not. And that kinda reinforces my point, Apple isn’t making a foldable just because other companies are doing it. I know there’s been a rumor or two about it, I’m unconvinced. I mean if you take those rumors seriously, Apple was supposed to release a foldable as early as 2020.
And to answer your second question, BOE, LG, and Samsung manufacture the Apple-designed display panels.
I think this illustrates, that it would make more sense to market this new iPhones “Air” as the lightest weight iPhone instead of the thinnest.
Heh... I remember the initial reactions when it was released: "Who asked for this, it's just a big iPhone!"
Whatever takes their mind away from thinking about commenting on every article on MR telling us how much they want the Mini back is fine with me.
I would prefer many things over thinner. No island/notch, flush cameras on back so no table wobble, tandem OLED display, better battery life, TouchID or under display FaceID, physical mute button, eliminate camera control button or move it to a natural placement and make it work for whatever I want, open up ability to install any App I want from any store (I bought it and should be able to do whatever the heck I want with it - like EU), stop anticompetitive practices to ensure iPhone has open interoperability, don’t lock to carriers, and the list goes on.
can make it the more desirable it will be; let’s go 5 mm \o/ However, I would say iPhone Air should not compromise on sound and microphones. A good selfie camera wouldn’t hurt.
Nah, I can easily get two days with my 16 Pro, without trying. I have yet to see 20% on my 16 Pro, and I've had it for three months. 🤷🏻♂️
Perhaps what happened to the iPhone mini is actually stirring your own pain about what happened to the 27" iMac. In your own special way, you're one of us. Hugs