In Screen Time Writes Tech Reporter Rutger Otto Weekly about the Internet and Everything That Comes with It. This week he signals the rise of the super-thin phone.
The New iPhone Air is Mainly Very Flat. With a thickness of 5.6 millimeters, it is more than 2 millimeters thinner than the iPhone 17. Now you might think that is a negligible differentence, but you do notice that differentence. It makes a phone a lot lighter and it feels super modern.
I already got that idea earlier this year when I had the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge in My Hands. Also such a skinny device with a thickness or 5.8 millimeters.
The Top Manufacturers Suddenly Dare to Make Thin Phones Again This Year. I Write Dare, because the Thinnest iPhone Before this was the iPhone 6 from 2014. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus sacrificed Room for a larger screen, but contained errors in the design of the houses. Under Certain Pressure, The iPhones are and that caused a worldwide uprar: Bendgate .
The iPhone Air Looks Fragilely Thin, But According to Apple It More than meets The Strict Requirements That The Company Sets So That It Does Not Bend. The Phone would be stronger than All Previous iPhones, The Company Claims.
Admittedly, I also think a thin phone is beautiful. But for whom does the thickness really bratter when purchase a new device? A Thinner Housing Requires Concessions in Performance. On the back of the iPhone Air there is only one camera lens. All other models in the iPhone 17 Series have two or three. The Thin S25 Edge from Samsung also Saves on the Number of Lenses.
Samsung has also crammed a narrower battery into the device, due to lack of space. How that is with Apple Remains to Be Seen Until Official Information about It is Known. It Seems Logical That The iPhone Will also Give in a bit in Terms of Battery Life.
If you ask me, I prefer a slightly thicker phone with room for a larger battery. Nothing is more annoying than having to claim halfway through the day, because otherwise you will come home with an empty phone. And Besides: Most People Put A Case Around Their iPhone. Then the Air Automatically Becomes Thicker Again.
What in any case has not leg slimmed down is the price. For the iPhone Air you pay 1,229 euros. Depding on how much storage you choose, that price goes up to 1,729 euros.
So you have to have something about for thinner tech, but Apple has seen in recent years that there is a market for it. That proves the sales Success of the iPad Air and the MacBook Air. And the Rumor Mill Keeps Turning: Apple is Said to Be Working on its first foldable iPhone. If so, the company must be able to make a thin phone. Because you fold it up, it’s Suddenly Twice as Thick Again.