Ars TechnicaApple reportedly plans a return to chasing thinness in its hardware designs
Thinness is good, as long as it doesn't come at the expense of other things.
John BurnsThey are going to have to make that material flexible... otherwise it's just going to break when shoved into pockets or purses...
I’m Tired And Everything Hurts@arstechnica Bollocks to thinness. I want a chunky, replaceable battery and a headphone jack.
Gary Parker@guffo @arstechnica firewire800 wouldn’t go amiss, either… 🤨
DJDarren
Loren@arstechnica does anyone actually fucking want this
Anthropy@arstechnica trying to chase thinness is literally only relevant if you have a big ass 80s phone that needs a backpack.
I don't think anyone cares if something is 5 or 8mm or even 10mm, if it gets over 10-15mm some people may complain that they can't fit 2+ phones into their designer jeans.
Personally, I'd rather have literally the formfactor of a brick with a month battery life than something that will turn to dust if I sit down with it in my pocket, or cuts my cheek if I hold it to my ears 🤷
Wyatt 
@arstechnica People are still going to put that very thin phone in a case.
Patrick Lewis@arstechnica Let’s chase something that is actually comfortable to hold in a human hand
https://bsky.halvasweb.space@arstechnica literally nobody asked for this
@arstechnica "MAN I SURE WISH MY PHONE WOULD BEND IF I PUT IT IN A POCKET AND ALSO HAD BATTERY LIFE OF A SICKLY VICTORIAN CHILD" ?????
Mister Moo 🐮@arstechnica To those asking if anyone actually wants this: Yes, I do. My iPhone 6 was an amazing wonder of thinness and power. Current iPhones are thick, heavy monstrosities. While I grant that people seem not to mind, given how popular the Pro Max boat anchor is, there must be *something* in Apple's market research that is pointing the way back to lighter and smaller devices. Rumors suggest they'll be extremely expensive, so maybe that was all it took for Apple to get interested again.
araly@arstechnica thinness is not good, i want chunky devices
Jon Lindemann@arstechnica "We wanted to make it even thinner, so we did the courageous thing and removed the screen. The new iPad: just a PCB, but thinner than ever. We think you're gonna love it."
Limey_Tank@arstechnica My top 3 wants are:
-Battery life
-Battery life
-Battery life
I’ll take that over thinness any day
Brandon Butler@arstechnica Thinner objects are harder and less comfortable to hold.
J. Steven York RESISTS@arstechnica
Feels like "thinness" is a marketing buzzword that Apple's marketing department got addicted to years ago, and just can't kick. Somebody needs an intervention and a trip to rehab.
Feels like "thinness" is a marketing buzzword that Apple's marketing department got addicted to years ago, and just can't kick. Somebody needs an intervention and a trip to rehab.