Here's how thin the iPhone 17 Air is, in-hand
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- 23 Apr 2025
DarlingYext, 23 Apr 2025Still comes with a huge camera bump, and one that only hous... moreTalking about the thinness of the iPhone is like using ultra-thin glass as a dining table—it’s more of a design statement than something practical. Take the iPhone 16 Pro Max, for example. It can barely survive a 1.5 meter drop without cracking, and that’s before considering its 5.5mm thickness. What’s the point of making the phone so thin if it’s just going to lead to endless repairs from cracked screens? It almost feels like Apple is creating a business model where service centers profit daily from fixing these issues.
Personally, I’d still prefer a heavier, bulkier iPhone over something like the iPhone Air. The focus on thinness in phones just doesn’t make as much sense to me. Thinness has more practical value in devices like the MacBook Air, where it actually improves portability and use. I still use the iPhone 14 Pro Max, it's much more durable
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- 23 Apr 2025
Jerry likes this.
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- 23 Apr 2025
DarlingYext, 23 Apr 2025Still comes with a huge camera bump, and one that only hous... moreAgree with you, Darlingyext better Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ thinness 6.8mm + 162gr 6.78inch ratio 90% Amoled Perfect Now in My country 8/256 just $110
1 Apple iPhone 17 Air = 10 Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G
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- 23 Apr 2025
Still comes with a huge camera bump, and one that only houses a single mediocre camera. Pointless fragile device.
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- 23 Apr 2025
Gonna love how these will snap...
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- 23 Apr 2025
I don't see any advantages with this new trend.
Smartphone industry has been there long time ago and departed from it.
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- 23 Apr 2025
Pabliell, 23 Apr 20255.65 mm is "scary thin"? Please... Vivo X5 Max fr... moreYes, in recent years, companies have become lazy, improving components by simply making them bigger. But look at foldables : once bricks, now a bit sleeker.
Now, this new iPhone Air isn't some groundbreaking "Apple innovation", it's a long-overdue return to actual innovation : shrinking those bulky components back to a reasonable size. While still improving them, and next, maybe even make them smaller and better.
Making today's powerful tech sleek again after a decade of bulkiness.
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- 23 Apr 2025
I am missing the point of these thin phones with camera hump, why not make rear side flush without hump and use that space for extra battery? People really care more about how thin the phone is than how long it can last on battery?
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- Pabliell
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- 23 Apr 2025
5.65 mm is "scary thin"? Please... Vivo X5 Max from 2014 was 5.1 mm thick and still had a headphone jack.
"Innovation" by Apple. Nothing but a joke.
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- 23 Apr 2025
km11, 23 Apr 2025Will it be foldable?Sure
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- 23 Apr 2025
Plz give a regular size Air; not just a larger Air.
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- 23 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 23 Apr 2025I've never use a case, or bumper, even when it was off... moreBecause you are careful while handling your phones but not everyone does the same
A lot of people end up accidentally dropping their phones on a daily basis
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- 23 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 23 Apr 2025In the mobile phone industry, a slim profile is not ergonom... moreBullsh*t, almost all phones are too wide nowadays
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- 23 Apr 2025
AngryLithuanian, 23 Apr 2025Could hide almost two Oppo R5's behind that "thic... moreWtf are you on about, two Oppo R5 are 9.8mm
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- 23 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 23 Apr 2025Thin, but at the cost of durability perhaps. This will bend... moreThe new iPad Pro is thinner than before and more durable. Just because something is thin does not mean it’s not durable, if well designed. Sheet Metal on cars is only a few mms thick
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ProMaxUltraAreBricks, 23 Apr 2025Damn, this iPhone 17 Air is thinner than only some other &q... moreNow promaxultrabrick evolved into Thinwide
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Anonymous, 23 Apr 2025Nobody ask for thin phone, Apple.Speak for yourself, ignorant