Apple’s iPhone lineup has become quite stagnant when it comes to design, as each year’s upgrade brings slight variations while the general elements remain the same. The company is aware of its position, and it plans to introduce a new model of the iPhone 17 next year, which will be significantly thinner than the current models. The rumor mill is calling the device the iPhone 17 Air, but it appears that the company is having issues making the device thinner than it originally planned.
iPhone 17 Air will not be as thin as 2014’s iPhone 6, as Apple runs into issue manufacturing battery with a thinner substrate
The OLED iPad Pro launch was quite special in a lot of ways. The device is basically a plate of glass and metal stacked together, and almost all reviews have marveled at the design of the device. We expect the same from the company, but the device will not be as thin as the company originally planned. According to “yeux1122” on the Naver, Apple is running into issues to make the iPhone 17 Air significantly thinner than the current models.
The company is having this issue because the battery is manufactured with a thinner substrate, and it appears that Apple would have to make certain compromises. The cost of manufacturing is also relatively high, which is leading the company to fall back on its existing battery technology, making the iPhone 17 Air comparatively less thin than initially anticipated.
In Apple’s initial iPhone 17 Airs design layout, the battery technology was planned to be thinner than the current models. With the ultra-thin model,…
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