Prepare for a thinner iPhone

It seems that Apple’s long-term design dream for its iPhones and iPads – creating a sort of magic glass – is gradually moving closer to reality. The screens of Apple’s iPhones keep getting bigger as the bezels shrink. Now we know that Apple really emphasizes on the thinness of its devices after introducing its ultra-thin device. iPad Pro 2024. THE iPhone16 might not look that thin, but next year’s iPhone 17 could really emphasize a slim chassis.

Apple had to do a lot of interesting engineering to get this latest iPad Pro to be its thinnest product since the iPod Nano. The company had to revamp the battery and reinvent the shell so that it would not suffer any problems. turn door problems like with the iPhone 6 Plus. According to an anonymous source speaking to Bloomberg’s Marc Gurman, the Cupertino, California-based tech giant, is planning a very thin iPhone 17. At what point ? Well, the iPad Pro with M4 at 13 inches measured 5.1mm. The iPhone 15 Pro, by comparison, measures 8.25mm. The new iPad is so thin that it’s just a hair wider than its single USB-C port. A new iPhone would have to significantly reduce its volume to reach this size.

But Gurman said Apple was up for the challenge. It’s not just about iPhones. The company would like its MacBook Pro And Apple Watches also to start losing weight too. The flow MacBook Air is 0.45 inches thick, while the newer Pro measures 0.61 inches. Current Series 9 watches are all 10.7mm.

The Series 9 update didn’t include much that was really new, except for the double press function, but now Apple seems to have size in mind. On Sunday evening, Apple supply chain analyst Ming Chi Kuo reported The Apple Watch Series 10 is said to have a new variety of watch face sizes and a refined design. Appearing to confirm Gurman’s claims, Kuo said the next Apple Watch will have a choice between 45mm and 49mm watch faces, and it will still look thinner than before.

According to the analyst’s report, the Apple Watch Ultra could be much the same. Even so, larger watch faces seem to be the name of the game, especially with big dogs like Samsung barking at Apple’s door with the Galaxy Watch Ultra rumor.

It seems like this was always the company’s design goal. Remember when we all thought the next iPhone would have discreet “touch” controls rather than pronounced pimples? Apple should have canceled these plans after much internal debate over accessibility and usefulness, but it still goes back to the company’s entire philosophy.

If Apple could create a single pane of glass that worked like your phone while incorporating much of its walled garden inside, this would be it. Until then, we’ll continue to see screens get bigger and bezels shrink.

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