The extremely thin iPad Pro M4 is perhaps a foreshadowing that Apple wants to create particularly thin hardware again. According to a report, the manufacturer has returned to the former design goal of developing devices with the smallest possible thickness: a significantly thinner iPhone is already planned for 2025, Bloomberg now explains Mark Gurman usually has a good idea of ​​Apple’s plans. At the same time, slimmer MacBook Pros and Apple Watches are also in the works. It is said that ultimately, the company aims to create the thinnest and lightest devices in the industry.
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The iPhone 17 is also planned to be particularly thin
In recent years, Apple has moved away from manufacturing increasingly thin hardware – perhaps not least because of the loss of stability in the iPhone 6 and the ultra-thin “butterfly” keyboard, which caused reliability problems in MacBooks for several years. Both the iPhone and MacBook Pro became thicker again. The latter also got back many useful interfaces that Apple had previously removed.
But iPad Pro M4 It appears that Apple has made relatively few compromises to create the thinnest iPad ever. If you believe the individual tests on YouTube, no significant compromises are expected, at least in terms of stability, and battery life has also increased Mac & I featured in testing. So far, observers expect Apple to… “iPhone 17 Slim” or “iPhone 17 Ultra” is planning a thinner new flagship model — which could also be particularly expensive.
Apple Watch 10 is reportedly bigger and thinner
The next Apple Watch will be even thinner, according to a report: Apple will have a similar size to the Series 10 expected in the fall According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Designed to be both thinner and larger. The side lengths of the two model series will increase from the current 41 millimeters and 45 millimeters to 45 millimeters and 49 millimeters. This will mean that the Apple Watch 10 will move into Apple Watch Ultra territory in terms of size – although the case will presumably be less bulky.
Anyone who knows this iPhone case won’t want another: Taurus Ostand in the testone more The jump in size of the Apple Watch has been expected for a long timethe Ultra will also get even bigger in the long term, it was said last year. According to Kuo, this will not be the case at the moment: the Apple Watch Ultra 3 will have the same specifications as the previous model, and a black titanium case could be added as a variant. Rumor mongers had originally expected this for the Ultra in 2023.
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