Apple is but to announce the arrival of the iPhone 16 collection, however forward of it, rumours about subsequent yr’s iPhone household are rising on the Internet. The purported iPhone 17 collection is alleged to incorporate a brand new ‘Slim’ variant as an alternative of the Plus model. Most lately, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has shed extra mild on its specs and design suggesting that Apple may give attention to preserving a skinny profile by packing a single rear digital camera. The iPhone 17 Slim is anticipated to run on a lower-end A19 chip.
iPhone 17 Slim specs (anticipated)
Famous provide chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared his expectations for the iPhone 17 Slim on a Medium submit. He states that the ultra-slim iPhone 17 mannequin will emphasise modern type issue design somewhat than competing on {hardware} specs. Kuo says it would function solely a single wide-angle rear digital camera.
The iPhone 17 Slim with a single lens could be an uncommon transfer from Apple because the tech big historically provides two cameras on the usual and Plus fashions and three on the Professional variations. Particulars concerning the capabilities of the iPhone 17 Slim’s digital camera stay unknown, though different iPhone 17 collection fashions are anticipated to get a 48-megapixel foremost digital camera.
Additional, Kuo says the iPhone 17 Slim will get a 6.6-inch show with a 1,260×2,740 pixels decision and dynamic island. It’s stated to come back with an A19 chip underneath the hood together with Apple’s in-house 5G chip. The high-end iPhone 17 Professional and iPhone 17 Professional Max are stated to ship with A19 Professional chips.
Apple is anticipated to make use of a Titanium aluminium alloy center body for the iPhone 17 Slim. The proportion of Titanium could possibly be decrease than the present Professional and Professional Max center body. Different iPhone 17 fashions are stated to make use of an aluminium center body.
Why Apple plans to interchange iPhone 17 Plus?
Kuo’s submit corroborates rumours concerning the firm’s plan to discontinue the iPhone 17 Plus. As a consequence of low gross sales, Apple is prone to axe the Plus mannequin from the iPhone 17 lineup by including the brand new iPhone 17 Slim variant. “The brand new ultra-slim mannequin will not be positioned to interchange the Plus. As an alternative, Apple is exploring new design tendencies past the present iPhone lineup”, stated Kuo.
He notes that the Plus mannequin solely accounts for about 5 to 10 p.c of the general shipments of iPhone, indicating that Plus is a dispensable mannequin.
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