The generation of iPhone that Apple will launch in 2024 is the 16th and is expected to be a success, as in previous years. However, it is not enough for the company to work on the models that will come out in September and it is already preparing the new features they will bring for 2025. According to some leaks, the apple brand would be planning the launch of a smaller iPhone 17 Slim.
Apple is gaining ground on other manufacturers in the smartphone sector. Much of its success is due to the fact that the company works very carefully on each change it introduces to its terminals. Every detail counts and, therefore, they spend years perfecting them and ensuring that they are worth it and will improve the user experience.
Although this year’s expected launch is the iPhone 16, Apple is already thinking about the surprises of 2025. One of the ideas they would be considering would be the creation of a slim smartphone that would replace the Plus version of its current series.
The leak has come from Haitong International Securities and several specialized media, such as MacRumors and 9to5mac, have echoed it. This may not become a reality, since there is still a long time left for the launch in September 2025 and there is no official confirmation. However, it would not be the first time that Apple has considered the possibility of replacing one model with another between generations. We must not forget that a few years ago we had Mini versions of each series they launched and these were replaced by the Plus phones. Will Apple get tired of making them and want to change them next year?
The iPhone 17 Slim
According to the leaked report, the iPhone 17 Plus will not exist and they will launch an iPhone 17 Slim instead. The great feature of this model is precisely that it will be very thin, but Apple will not stop at that alone. The change will go much further and, in fact, the brand would be thinking about reducing their size instead of making them larger. Currently, the screen of the iPhone 15 Plus is 6.69 inches. Its successor, the 16 Plus, is expected to have larger dimensions and reach 6.7″. Although Apple likes to increase the size of its phones year after year, it does not seem that this will be the case with the iPhone 17 Slim, which is expected to measure 6.6″.
In addition, the front camera will have up to 24 MP. This idea is supported by Ming-Chi Kuo, who already detailed the optimization of said camera with those megapixels. Taking into account that it is one of Apple’s great advantages, possibly more than one user is looking forward to the brand’s generation of smartphones for 2025.
The iPhone 17 Slim will have 8 GB of RAM compared to the 6 GB of the iPhone 15 Plus that was launched in September 2023. Likewise, the analyst says that Apple would bring the A18 or A19 chip as the phone’s processor, since the versions Pro would enjoy the A19 Pro.
On the other hand, Haitong International Securities has indicated that the company will renew its design, with a smaller dynamic island, among other things. However, it is possible that this change will only arrive in version 17 Pro Max, which will have “metalens” for the proximity sensor. This technology would allow the size of the Face ID sensor to be reduced.
A foldable iPhone?
Another idea about Apple that has been put on the table in the report is the possibility that they will launch the first folding devices with the bitten apple logo. According to Haitong’s report, these could be announced and launched between 2025 and 2026. Most likely, the company will first launch a foldable iPad or MacBook, which would have a screen of up to 20.3 inches. Later, Apple would make its foray into the foldable smartphone market, with a 7.9-8.3″ model.
Although it has been rumored on other occasions that Apple was working on a foldable and the predictions have not come true, this time it could be different. The reason for this is that the Cupertino firm has a new patent which refers to a hinge design designed to enter the sector of products that fold.
