iPhones Have Become Thicker Since 2014, But Thinner Samsung Displays May Break the Trend Next Year

[Mars56]

Who cares about thinness. Replace that missing top chunk of display.

funny, the people were just worshipping the Galaxy S8 like crazy,., even with that grotesque and disgusting top bezel?!

 

[JulianL]

I wonder what Apple take away from that summary of iPhone thicknesses at the top of the article and the author’s observation, that I agree with, that “it is a common belief that iPhones have become thinner and thinner over the years, when Apple could be keeping them the same size and including larger and longer-lasting batteries”.

What I take from it is that, apart obviously from a few exceptions, the majority of users haven’t really noticed the increases in thickness across the generations of iPhones and hence any re-establishing of any drive on Apple’s part to go thinner again would yield no tangible market benefit whereas, based on many of the comments here, using any internal volume freed up to increase battery capacity would address something that many, many users care about and that any decent review always digs down into and tries to test in some detail as soon as any new phone is released.

 

[Substance90]

Wow, the biggest innovation we can have in the iPhone next year relies on an innovation by their direct competitor.

 

[Steve121178]

Phones have also become heavier. Especially since we are doing this dumb trend of glass on the back for wireless charging, when Apple can’t even get its **** together to release their own wireless charger. Then I put a slim case on (with all that glass, it’s necessary for me) and wireless charging isn’t an option.

There's loads of top quality wireless chargers on the market already. I don't need Apple to release something at three times the cost to be able to wirelessly charge my phone.

I bought a few RAVPower fast wireless chargers. Perfect.