Apple plans to “significantly” slim down the iPhone 17 and other devices

When Apple released a new, thinner iPad Pro in May, it harkened back to a time when Apple focused on making devices as thin as possible. It looks like that mentality is coming back as the company plans to make the iPhone, MacBook Pro and Apple Watch smaller as well.

While Apple’s update to the iPad Pro makes the tablet thinner, it also manages to maintain the same battery life as older models and is housed in an M4 chip, making it as powerful as a desktop computer. In short, Apple has found a way to reduce the size of the tablet without having to make any sacrifices. According to Marek Gurman from BloombergApple believes it can do the same for its other products.

Gurman’s sources say the Cupertino-based company is focused on developing a “significantly thinner” phone for 2025, with an eye on the iPhone 17. This will reportedly be just part of a broader effort that will also slim down the MacBook Pro and Apple Watch. Gurman adds that Apple intends to make these devices the thinnest and lightest in their categories across the industry.

This information would be consistent with analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s late 2023 forecast. Kuo in his forecast claimed that the company will use thinner motherboard technology in the high-end iPhone 17 models.