{"id":144098,"date":"2025-03-19T17:29:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/apple-2\/apple-considered-dropping-charging-port-from-iphone-17-model-report-claims\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T17:29:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:29:58","slug":"apple-considered-dropping-charging-port-from-iphone-17-model-report-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=144098","title":{"rendered":"Apple considered dropping charging port from iPhone 17 model, report claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n<p>[mc4wp_form id=&#8221;618&#8243;]<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"429\">With speculation mounting about <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theapplepost.com\/2024\/09\/23\/67458\/apple-to-bring-120hz-promotion-displays-to-all-iphone-17-models-including-non-pro-versions-report-claims\/\">Apple\u2019s plans for an ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air launching alongside this year\u2019s iPhone 17 lineup<\/a><\/em>, a new report from Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman claims Apple at one point considered removing the charging port entirely\u2014making it the company\u2019s first-ever portless iPhone.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"810\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-03-16\/apple-iphone-17-air-foldable-iphone-details-ai-crisis-to-haunt-top-100-event-m8bl3a9c\"><em>Writing in his weekly Power On newsletter<\/em><\/a><\/span>, Gurman said the iPhone 17 Air will feature the C1 chip, Apple\u2019s first in-house 5G modem. This chip debuted in the iPhone 16e and is also set to power the iPhone 17 Air. However, like the 16e, this means the 17 Air won\u2019t support mmWave 5G, though Apple still markets the 16e as offering \u201cSuperfast 5G cellular.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"1117\">\u201cSkinnier phones require thinner batteries, and that often means fewer hours of battery life,\u201d Gurman wrote. \u201cApple didn\u2019t want to compromise here, so it sent engineers back to the drawing board to redesign display and silicon components, as well as software, to make the device more efficient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1233\">He also suggested that the iPhone 17 Air will foreshadow a shift to slimmer, portless iPhones in the future.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1469\">\u201cThe iPhone 17 Air represents the beginning of a sea change for Apple,\u201d Gurman wrote. \u201cIf this model proves successful, Apple intends to revisit the idea of port-free iPhones and move more models toward this slimmer design.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1515\">iPhone 17 Air: What We Know So Far<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1582\">Here\u2019s a roundup of the biggest iPhone 17 Air rumors so far:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1920\">\n<li data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1645\">Ultra-thin design, potentially the thinnest iPhone yet<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1718\">C1 Apple modem, replacing Qualcomm chips (but no mmWave support)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1719\" data-end=\"1791\">Redesigned display, silicon, and battery for improved efficiency<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1792\" data-end=\"1861\">Potential removal of the charging port (though not confirmed)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"1920\">6.6-inch OLED display with ProMotion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"2074\">Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 lineup later this year.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[mc4wp_form id=&#8221;618&#8243;] With speculation mounting about Apple\u2019s plans for an ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air launching alongside this year\u2019s iPhone 17 lineup, a new report from Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman claims Apple at one point considered removing the charging port entirely\u2014making it the company\u2019s first-ever portless iPhone. 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