You may want to hold off on the iPhone 16 series if the following rumour is true, as a new thinner iPhone is reportedly being planned for 2025.
According to The Information, three unnamed sources say a thinner version of the iPhone could be coming as early as 2025. This thinner iPhone would be released at the same time as the iPhone 17 series, and is said to be priced higher than the existing iPhone 15 Pro Max.
The apparent major redesign would be similar to when Apple released an all-new iPhone X with Face ID and removal of the Home button in 2017, alongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
This all-new thinner iPhone would likely be powered by the A19 chip and have a screen size of 6.1 inches. Rear cameras would shift from the traditional top left to the centre of the phone. With the latest iPad Pro design now being the thinnest Apple device ever made (thinner than the IPOD nano), it seems a future iPhone may be the same or thinner.
We’ve been waiting years for Apple to bring a fresh iPhone redesign. They’ve been milking the existing design for far too long now. The most recent major change in design ethos was from iPhone XS to iPhone 11 series with the rear cameras shifting to a bigger bump (plus stainless steel sides for the 11 Pro Max). Since iPhone 11 to iPhone 15—what has significantly changed besides Dynamic Island and Titanium in the 15 Pro Max? Upgrading every year isn’t substantial anymore like it once was during the early days.
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Are all users obsessed with thinner phones? I put a case on it and did not notice the difference. Just pack in a bigger battery!
I very much appreciate a bigger battery over a thinner phone.
They pro max phones are way too clunky and unwieldy now. The XS Max-era size was much better.
There was a time chasing thinner was beneficial. Now’s it’s just an obsession and one that no longer benefits anyone.
Cook needs to hire someone to say no. One of Jobs gifts was the ability to say no.
I blame Jony Ive and his legacy of obsession with rounded edges and thin everything. He pushed to move Apple away from skeuomorphism, I’ll give him that.
“Since iPhone 11 to iPhone 15—what has significantly changed besides Dynamic Island and Titanium in the 15 Pro Max?”
Huh? The iPhone 12 was the biggest redesign since the iPhone X.
Also they have all had stainless steel sides since the iPhone 4…
Sit on your phone once. You will then wish you had a thicker phone. They actually bend and break the boards inside….
Will take the bigger battery over a redesigned more bendable IPhone. You can bet as well the changes will force consumers into buying new peripherals!
Ex, the new IPads Air/Pro, last years pens do not work with them. $170 for the new ones. . As well on Pro, you have to buy a new $370 Keyboard.
Okay, I’m going against popular opinion here and I like the idea of a thinner phone, actually I like the idea of a lighter weight phone.
Nothing is more annoying as when I go out for my run, trying to lug around my 11pro wearing only shorts and t-top.
My hope is the technology is advancing that we can get a thinner while stronger battery or higher efficient electronics within the phone using less power.