Apple is going to surprise with an extremely thin iPhone 17 Air, but it also faces potential controversies
Apple plans to put aside the iPhone Plus range in 2025 after 3 years to make way for a new model with which it hopes to improve sales by offering something completely new and different. We know this model as iPhone 17 Air and now we know that it will be extremely thinand it may just be the beginning of a new controversy.
The rumors we had heard indicated that Apple’s goal with the iPhone 17 Air was to surpass the iPhone 6, which is so far the thinnest iPhone that Apple has presented. This model was only 6.9mm thick, while the current iPhone 16 is 7.8mm.
But the new Ming-Chi Kuo information It is much more ambitious. Apple will not only improve the 6.9 mm of the iPhone 6, it will shatter that record. As it seems the iPhone 17 Air would be only 5.5 mm thicksomething never seen in the range of Apple smartphones. It would be very close to the thickness of the latest iPad Pro (M4), which is 5.1 and 5.3 in the 11 and 13-inch models respectively.
But such an extremely thin design has its risks. Apple faces a new controversy that we already had, precisely, with the iPhone 6: resistance to being bent. The one known as bendgateone of Apple’s most notorious scandals.
How to avoid controversy with the iPhone 17 Air
The iPhone 17 Air faces many challenges
The original problem with bendgate it was that The structure of the iPhone 6 folded in a fairly simple waysome users even claimed that they bent it when sitting on it. I used the iPhone 6 for a year and I did not encounter this problem, but I remember that it was one of the most important controversies we have had with an iPhone.
Apple is taking a risk with the iPhone 17 Air to something similar, the iPhone will be even thinner than the iPhone 6 so folding it can be even easier. In addition, it will also be much larger, which will not be flattering either. However, the iPad Pro (M4) may have shown the way.
The new iPad Pro has a renewed and surprising internal structure that provides a Better heat dissipation and greater resistance. And I am sure that the iPhone 17 Air will use a similar structure that will give it greater resistance, although the physics here works against Apple.
I also have no doubt that There will be those who try to fold the iPhone 17 Air and succeed. This is something we have always seen with various Apple devices. However, it should be nothing more than an anecdote that does not affect users. No matter how much the controversy around Apple sells.
Ming-Chi Kuo also assures that, being such a fine device, Apple would do without the SIM card tray on the iPhone 17 Air opting only for eSIM technology. This is something that already happens with iPhones in the United States and may spread to more countries soon. In such a thin body, it is almost impossible to insert a SIM card tray, something that is mandatory in countries like China.
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