Mike Wuerthele
More details have emerged about Apple's iPhone model that will replace the iPhone 17 Plus, spelling out expected screen size, resolution, and more.
Ming-Chi Kuo is having a busy Wednesday. Just hours after discussing the iPhone 17 camera supplier situation, he's revealing what he says he knows about a rumored "iPhone 17 slim" device.
Kuo is mostly reiterating previous reports on the subject in his report. He says that the device will be 6.6-inches diagonal, larger than the non-Plus iPhone, but smaller than the Plus.
He also says that the resolution will be 2740x1260 and still have a Dynamic Island. He also believes that the A19 chip will be in the device, all housed in a titanium-aluminum alloy frame.
The shift is said to be mostly because the Plus-size iPhone accounts for less than 10% of any given year's sales. The report on Wednesday says that it is not specifically replacing the iPhone 17 Plus, but is instead the company responding to other design and usage trends.
Other rumors have put the price of the device at a pricey $1299, with a ProMotion display. The codename is said to be "D23," and the iPhone 17 Slim is also rumored to sport a thinner chassis with a smaller cutout in the display.
The problem with a slimmer device is battery capacity. There's a reason why the Plus and Pro Max sizes have batteries that live longer. None of the rumors to date have discussed Apple's battery plans for the device, but a thinner device means less battery area, and therefore, less life, all other factors equal.
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They probably have better power management module that can make do with a smaller battery. But yes to a thinner iPhone.
If this is true to price one should be expecting the same or higher internal and camera specs compared to what would be inside of a 17 pro or pro max. With maybe the same or slightly less battery life of the 17 pro and who knows maybe tandem OLED in the iPad Pro made it to the iPhone Slim and that’s why we got it slimified. It’s also great to have the screen size kind’ve in the middle ground so it’s not too small for max users while being small enough for Pro users.
Edit: I just noticed the screen is only 0.1 smaller than the 15 Pro Max and 0.5 bigger than 15 pro. (Which according to previous rumors the screens will increase by 0.1 for the 16 Pros)
Would iPhone Air be a better name than slim? Slim reminds me of the iPhone mini. Great
phone but the name makes you think you missed out on something.
WTH is going on?
This is 2024. The iPhone 16 is coming out in about two months. Yet not just AI but every site is filled with articles about the iPhone 17, due out over a year from now. It’s like the whole press corps has forgotten that a really good phone is coming out in September. Forgotten that some of us are in the market for a new phone THIS YEAR and would like to get some info on what they will look like. And that’s not even mentioning that rumours about something coming out a year from now are written on tissue paper in a rainstorm. Historically rumours a year out are wildly inaccurate.