Apple iPhone 17 Air tipped to measure just 6 mm thick

19 November 2024
It might be even slimmer than the iPhone 6.

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I don't understand the draw for thin .... like ok, it's thin(er), so what.. my current phones are fine.

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    • 5 minutes ago

    Given that it may be 6.6 inches and 6 mm++ thick.. It may be the same dimensions as a Samsung flip 6 unfolded. (And less wider)

    So Apple may go back to a single-hand usage argument.. They will say, Pro phones are so large and unwieldy.. mini phones are too small to view stuff. We need a "third" category.. iPhone Air / Slim, slim and tall.. for the social media consumption people.. who wants to keep scrolling down.

      Anonymous, 5 hours agoSo another bend-gate is bound to happenThe iPad Pro 2024 did have a center spine in the middle that managed to hold the device together when bending horizontally, but not vertically.

      You can't really bend an iPhone vertically, so if they do something similar to the center spine for the iPhone 17 Air, it MIGHT be able to avoid another Bendgate situation.

      If Bendgate 2 does happen though then you can laugh at me. I won't mind. I don't want it to happen but knowing Apple, it might.

        Anonymous, 5 hours agoWhat about iPhone 17 fat?this model will have terrible sales and will be replaced with the 18 obese

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          • 1 hour ago

          This slim variant is literally just half of a book type foldable but not even as slim.

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            • 1 hour ago

            I Just Read, 4 hours agoThese rumours lack an iota of common sense and in this case... moreBendgate was because they used cheap Chinese 6000 series aluminum, When they moved to 7000 series aluminum (harder than most steel) they got rid of the problem.

            I dont see how this could be a good phone for anyone unless its super cheap like the SE. To make a modern phone thinner you have to make the thickest part of the phone thinner, the double stacked motherboard. To do this you now double the footprint of the motherboard and decrease the battery capacity.. WHY? Just to gain 2mm thinner phone for the Android spec sheet obsessed weirdos?

              Do people care abolut thickness? I would much rather have 9-10mm thick phone with bigger battery than 6mm phone which will bend, when I will give it a bad look.

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                xfrqnx, 3 hours agoso there will be iphone 17 obesity?yes, it will be released in 2028 and it will have the same thickness as current plus model. and then 2031 a new iphone called 'fit' with the 2025 'Air' thickness. and they will all be the 'best iphones apple has ever made'

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                  • 2 hours ago

                  WHYFOR?

                  Seriously, does anyone buy a phone based on how thin or thick it is?

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                    • PE3
                    • 2 hours ago

                    Thinner phone means thinner battery and frequent charging. In the end, it means earlier change of battery. Faster parts sales to increase revenue. 😂

                      iSheep, 5 hours agoJerryRigEverything is gonna have a field day with this oneat least the video will not be long 😬
                      I truly hope for them it'll not be the case

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                        • 2 hours ago

                        Will this be the rumored iPhone Fold?

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                          Anonymous, 4 hours agonow they want to copy Infinix's entry level phoneEverything is a copy of something.
                          You dont need to invent the wheel, just to improve.
                          Get over it.

                            I had a moto z2 play with same thickness.

                              so there will be iphone 17 obesity?

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                                • Kxe
                                • 3 hours ago

                                Thin body means thick camera bump.
                                That is iphone

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                                  • Mrn
                                  • 4 hours ago

                                  Nah, ONLY 6.9mm aka old iPhone, no 6mm.

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                                    • 4 hours ago

                                    lewein, 5 hours agonobody asked for this, now the android OEMs will follow app... moreIt's good , let them produce mastery of the thin from factor. Phones are tiny and can't get bigger. If they master the thin form factor thry wou,d be able to make bigger again, either by adding s,ide in components or proper folds without making the end result overtly thick (because by then they'd have mastered the think design, so adding additional screen estate would not make the end result overly thick )

                                      Back in 2017, moto already made a slim phone with flagship specs, aluminium unibody and a dual camera system, with a body as thin as 6 mm (moto z2) and I still own one, also with power bank that attached on the back via magnets to charge phone wirelessly. The battery was a big too, at 3000 mah, so with a 5.5 in display the device lasted a full day easily

                                      If Apple can introduce a phone as impressive as that phone, I can consider buying it, but I don't think they can do it. At best they can make it slim, but no way it'll be as impressive as the moto z2

                                        These rumours lack an iota of common sense and in this case an understanding of the quote those who don't learn from history..
                                        O.k 6mm yes only if the mm is made larger, or you stop measuring at 6mm

                                        The missing word from the rumour is POCKET so for this person to say it will be thinner than the iPhone is HIGHLY UNLIKELY! Less than 6% imo.
                                        AI produced this info:
                                        "Bendgate” was a controversy in 2014 surrounding the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which were alleged to bend easily in people's pockets. Apple initially denied that there was a problem, but internal documents revealed that the company knew the phones were prone to bending:
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                                        Apple's own tests found that the iPhone 6 was 3.3 times more likely to bend than the iPhone 5S, and the iPhone 6 Plus was 7.2 times more likely.

                                        iPhone 6s Plus: 7.3mm
                                        iPhone 6s: 7.1mm
                                        iPhone 6 Plus: 7.1mm
                                        iPhone 6: 6.9mm

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