Until now, the title of the thinnest iPhone in history was held by the iPhone 6. With the design change at the time, it went from a 4.7-inch screen to a “huge” panel of 5.5 inches. Today, the iPhone 16 offers a diagonal of 6.1 inches.
With a thickness of less than 7 millimeters, the iPhone 6 established itself as the thinnest smartphone in Apple’s history. A title that could still be taken away from him in the coming months. Apple is actually working on a new, even thinner iPhone.
Called “iPhone Air” or “iPhone Slim” according to various rumors that mention it, this smartphone should be 6 millimeters thick. A difference of 0.9 millimeters, which may seem insignificant, but risks changing during use.
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According to Jeff Pu, an analyst close to the Apple brand, Apple has put a lot of effort into reducing the thickness of its “iPhone Slim”. The Cupertino company would still run into a “technical limit” of around 6 millimeters. It is actually impossible to make stable and solid batteries that are even thinner.
The novelty of the year for Apple should be the arrival of the “Slim” iPhone, still planned for next September. In recent years, the Apple brand has accustomed us to producing ever thicker smartphones.
With the “Slim” model, the Cupertino company would achieve a nice return to its roots. As a reminder, the latest iPhone 16 measures 7.8 millimeters in thickness. So the profit would be 25%.
Mini, Plus, Slim: Apple is looking for itself
The impending arrival of a “slim” iPhone could also mean the arrival of a new iPhone variant. Who recognized the “Max” formats became “Plus”, but also “mini”, so would be entitled to a thinner version, such as iPads and MacBooks.
The use of the “Slim” terminology, although mentioned in many rumors, does not seem to correspond with the historical designation of Apple, which generally prefers the term “Air” when referring to a product thinner and lighter than others.
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