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Kuo: Ultra-Thin iPhone 17 to Feature A19 Chip, Single Rear Camera, Semi-Titanium Frame, and More
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After the debacle with intel, I would rather not spend top dollar to get an inferior device (and let's be honest, nobody matches qualcomm in this space).
This is clearly the iPhone Air
It won’t. People who appreciate good design don’t buy an AVP.
What matters more is the sensor size and not the pixel count. We already have way more pixels than makes sense for the sensor size.
Kuo implies that it won't be in his first sentence. It'll be priced somewhere below high-end.
So they released a mini because there was a vocal minority (myself included) clamoring for it. It failed sales wise.
They plan to release this "slim" model because nobody is clamoring for it at a higher price = spectacular sales? Huh?
They plan to release this "slim" model because nobody is clamoring for it at a higher price = spectacular sales? Huh?
There are plenty of options and possibilities designwise out there. It’s about time for Apple to do something better designwise now. Next year will be too late. Especially in the Chinese market but probably everywhere.
This may be targeted at the I-hate-camera-bumps-and-go-caseless crowd.
Won’t be the first time Apple deprioritizes thermals, structural integrity, or even functionality in the pursuit of a thinner form factor, and it’s a mistake every time they’ve done it. I am not saying Apple can’t have thinner products with great thermals, integrity, and functionality. What I’m saying is when Apple puts form above all else, their products suffer. I hope that if these rumors pan out, Apple finds a good balance of form and function which has a somewhat logical price point, even if you have to squint to see it.
People will pay extra for a slimmer under-spec'd phone and then put it in to a thick otterbox case lol. 🤦♂️
What is the point of this device?
Until they do. It was very recent when the same could be said of Intel’s CPUs
Mini existed solely as a $699 gateway product to Apple's 5G iPhone lineup. The iPhone 11 was $699 and the iPhone 12 was $799 ($829 if you removed the carrier discount).
Pro and Pro Max prices will almost certainly increase by 2025 due to thew new form factor.
Slim seems to be aimed at increasing the price of a Plus sized display, with a new form factor as justification.
iPhone replacement cycles are getting longer and longer. Apple needs a way to increase ASP to make up for the stagnant shipment units.
This is pretty disappointing, but might be a great product anyway.
I'm trying to remember when something with a premium design came out and was priced above higher spec models with an older design. 2015 Retina MacBook? The first MacBook Air? I seem to remember the smaller iPods were always priced lower, with much less storage. The recent iPad Pros are supposedly the first products with this new thin design language, but they fully replaced the older design in the lineup, and this rumor says the Pro phones will stick around.
I want thin, but also want a good camera system, so hoping this somehow provided both.
I'm trying to remember when something with a premium design came out and was priced above higher spec models with an older design. 2015 Retina MacBook? The first MacBook Air? I seem to remember the smaller iPods were always priced lower, with much less storage. The recent iPad Pros are supposedly the first products with this new thin design language, but they fully replaced the older design in the lineup, and this rumor says the Pro phones will stick around.
I want thin, but also want a good camera system, so hoping this somehow provided both.
The Korean leaks aren't good at predicting this stuff, outside of display tech.
Kuo's leak is way more detailed compared to others, right down to the display resolution.
I'm starting to think this is a cheaper entry level phone and the "analysts" are reading this all wrong. Even with Apple introducing their own 5G chip in this phone, which will make each unit cheaper.
Reminds me of Jurassic Park when the kid had the night goggles on and the lawyer asked him if it was heavy and he said yes. Lawyer then said that means it’s expensive. Nowadays it’s reversed.
But every rumor so far has suggested it'll be the new high end model. And one of the prior reports said it would have lower specs but a higher price.