Apple To Launch Thinner iPhone 17 'Air' as Step Toward Port-Free Design (macrumors.com) 30
Apple will introduce a slimmer iPhone 17 "Air" this fall, marking a strategic shift toward potentially port-free devices in future product lines, according to a Bloomberg report.
The new model will feature a 6.6-inch display with ProMotion scrolling, Dynamic Island interface, and a Camera Control button while measuring approximately 2 millimeters thinner than current models -- roughly a 20% reduction in depth, the report said. Despite its slimmer profile, the device will maintain battery life comparable to existing iPhones through redesigned display and silicon components. It will incorporate Apple's power-efficient C1 in-house modem chip but will retain USB-C connectivity, despite earlier internal discussions about eliminating ports entirely.
The new model will feature a 6.6-inch display with ProMotion scrolling, Dynamic Island interface, and a Camera Control button while measuring approximately 2 millimeters thinner than current models -- roughly a 20% reduction in depth, the report said. Despite its slimmer profile, the device will maintain battery life comparable to existing iPhones through redesigned display and silicon components. It will incorporate Apple's power-efficient C1 in-house modem chip but will retain USB-C connectivity, despite earlier internal discussions about eliminating ports entirely.
Re: The iPhone 18 Air Crisp Pro will be even thinn (Score:2)
I think you meant the air ultra pro max plus.
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At what point does it become to crisp and too easy to snap it on two?
What about the battery? They'd have to either reduce power consumption, or choose a battery with more energy density (i.e. a potential Bomb)
Brazil will fine apple when they don't put an wire (Score:2)
Brazil will fine apple when they don't put an wireless power changer in the box so keeping usb-c is good.
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Make another iPhone Mini please (Score:3)
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I do. Because I'm going to put the phone in a case, and the case will add a ton of thickness. So, thinner phone outside the case, thinner phone inside the case.
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If your phone case is adding that much bulk that you need/want a thinner phone, the problem is not the phone's thickness, but your choice of case. Choose a different case.
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Some of the Otterbox-style cases I've seen are like hauling a wheelie Pelican carry-on around everywhere. And still people have cracked screens, which has never happened to me on any phone.
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But it's a little weird that I did say I put my phone in a case (plus Magsafe wallet for thickness++), and you replied as if I said I didn't.
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I don't stare at my phone all day every day watching movies/Youtube/etc like my soon-to-be ex-wife who does this on an iPhone 13 Pro Max, so the smaller screen works fine for me.
I wouldn't kick a future Mini out of bed for being thinner, but I would be happy as hell if they kept the same exact size and added more battery capacity.
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Ditto. Even SE! I want smaller and lighter iPhones! I don't like big and heavy smartphones due to my disabilities. :(
Air Play? (Score:3)
So will they retroactively path Airplay to run over Bluetooth even in older vehicles? And will they fix their low volume bluetooth problem?
Paradoxically (Score:2)
iPhone 17 'Air' as Step Toward Port-Free Design
A more/completely sealed iPhone would be "Less Air" and "No Air". Just sayin' :-)
Re: Sooo elegant (Score:2)
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You have dongles on your phone?
I have a Pixel 5a; it has USB-C and an actual headphone jack.
Oh great. More proprietary tech (Score:3, Insightful)
I can see where this is going.
No ports means vendor lock-in with proprietary hardware.
Will there be a standard for wireless charging: No. Only a patent-encumbered charging scheme.
What if you forget your charger on a trip? You can't go down to the electronics store and buy a generic USB C charger. You would likely have to go to an Apple Store and pay through the nose to get a replacement charger.
If there's going to be wireless charging, then it needs to be an open standard. I don't think that Apple will want that and will introduce a proprietary charging standard for market differentiation, and for additional profit.
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I believe Qi is already an open standard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
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Kinda/sorta. MagSafe is pretty much the de facto industry standard right now. It does okay with power, but it would be nice if it had data. What is missing is a way to DFU restore a phone, because earlier Apple Watches had to be taken into the store for that ability due to a hidden connector that was never sold.
Most Apple customers aren't techies. (Score:2)
Apple cater to its own immensely profitable niche. Apple does not need (their) few customers who also care about ports.
Those disliking their hardware can buy something else which I do, but I do not and never will matter to Apple.
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Right, techies love ports, it's a great way to, uhh, copy MP3 files to the iPhone?
What about the Elephant in the room (Score:1)
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Right, they'll use Google's platform instead. Most of the world doesn't have sizeable tech companies.
No lightning connector (Score:1)
We have a German saying ... (Score:1)
Ich habe rueber geschaut und nueber geschaut und dann schau ich es an, und es ist kaputt.
Wich loosely translates to: I looked over there, then I looked there and then I looked at it, and it was broken.
That is a kind of scolding to a child who broke something but insists, the item broke by itself.
So, we have a phone now so slim ... we can only use it with voice commands? I have to wear sunglasses to look at it or my stern view will break it?
Seriously? Can you not make a phone and increase its thickness by 2m