TechTabletsiPad Pro is a sign of things to come from iPhone, Apple Watch and MacBookApple’s going all-in on thin for future MacBooks, iPhones and the Apple Watch tooWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechTabletsiPad Pro is a sign of things to come from iPhone, Apple Watch and MacBookApple’s going all-in on thin for future MacBooks, iPhones and the Apple Watch tooWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Apple’s going all-in on thin for future MacBooks, iPhones and the Apple Watch too
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Quick SummaryApple’s iPad Pros are the shape of thins to come: Apple plans a significantly thinner iPhone 17 as well as thinner MacBook Pros and Apple Watches. That engineering will pay dividends for future folding iPhones and other devices.
Apple’s iPad Pros are the shape of thins to come: Apple plans a significantly thinner iPhone 17 as well as thinner MacBook Pros and Apple Watches. That engineering will pay dividends for future folding iPhones and other devices.
Apple’s iPad Pros are the shape of thins to come: Apple plans a significantly thinner iPhone 17 as well as thinner MacBook Pros and Apple Watches. That engineering will pay dividends for future folding iPhones and other devices.
Apple’s iPad Pros are the shape of thins to come: Apple plans a significantly thinner iPhone 17 as well as thinner MacBook Pros and Apple Watches. That engineering will pay dividends for future folding iPhones and other devices.
One of the most dramatic differences between the newiPad Prosand their predecessors is how thin they are. At just 5.1mm thick compared to 6.4mm for the previous model,Applesays that the 13-inch OLEDiPadPro is the slimmest product it has ever shipped – thinner even than the iPod nano. And it looks like Apple’s going to be putting some of its other premium products on the Ozempic too.
That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman who says that for future Apple products, thin is in. The company intends to create a “significantly thinner"iPhone17, and it also intends to slim down the MacBook Pro and theApple Watch. And in the longer term, thinner devices would pave the way for Apple’s much-rumouredfoldablestoo.
Why size matters with Apple’s portables and wearables
Apple has been obsessed with thin in the past, to the point of making mistakes: for many MacBook Pro buyers, sacrificing ports and battery capacity to shave a couple of millimetres off the laptop was a step too far. You could also argue that Apple’s thin obsession led it to ruin a perfectly good laptop keyboard, a decision that was thankfully reversed.
As for the iPhone, while making it slimmer would make it more pocket- and purse-friendly there’s one big stumbling block in the Pro models in particular: the cameras. My iPhone 15 Pro Max is already a pretty chunky thing and that’s before you take the camera bump into consideration. Given that camera performance is one of the key differentiators between different firms' flagships, there’s a tension there between Apple’s love of thin and its desire to win.
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