Gezixuan News on November 19, technology media MacRumors released a blog post yesterday (November 18), reporting that in the latest research report released by Jeff Pu, an analyst at Haitong International Securities Group, it is believed that Apple's "iPhone 17 Air / Slim" is about 6 mm thick.

If this data is true, the iPhone 17 Air will be the thinnest iPhone ever, and it will be thinner than the current record of 6.9mm held by the iPhone 6.

According to the news, the thickness of the iPhone 17 Air is about 6 mm, which is significantly thinner than the 8.25 mm of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro series.

iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max: 8.25mm

iPhone 16 and 16 Plus: 7.8mm

iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max: 8.25mm

iPhone 15 and 15 Plus: 7.8mm

iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max: 7.85mm

iPhone 14 and 14 Plus: 7.8mm

iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max: 7.65mm

iPhone 13 and 13 mini: 7.65mm

iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max: 7.4mm

iPhone 12 and 12 mini: 7.4mm

iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max: 8.1mm

iPhone 11: 8.3 mm

iPhone XS and XS Max: 7.7mm

iPhone XR: 8.3 mm

iPhone X: 7.7 mm

iPhone 8 Plus: 7.5 mm

iPhone 8: 7.3 mm

iPhone 7 Plus: 7.3 mm

iPhone 7: 7.1 mm

iPhone 6s Plus: 7.3 mm

iPhone 6s: 7.1 mm

iPhone 6 Plus: 7.1 mm

iPhone 6: 6.9 mm

iPhone 17 Air (exposed): 6mm

Even though the iPhone 17 Air may be the thinnest iPhone, it still can't surpass Apple's thinness record for the rest of the products, such as the 5.1mm of the 2024 13-inch iPad Pro.

At the moment, there are still some different rumors about the design and specifications of the iPhone 17 Air. Most sources agree that this device will come with a display of around 6.6 inches.

Jeff Pu also mentioned that the iPhone 17 Air is expected to feature an aluminum frame, Face ID, a single rear 48-megapixel camera, a 24-megapixel front camera, and 8GB of RAM, and Apple is expected to officially release the iPhone 17 Air in September 2025.

Gezixuan reported on November 15 that Ross Young found that Apple's newly launched 2024 MacBook Pro uses quantum dot display technology.

He said Apple uses a quantum dot film in the display of the new MacBook Pro instead of the red KSF phosphor film, resulting in a more vivid and accurate display.

It is claimed that Apple has been using KSF because it does not contain the toxic element "cadmium", and it is more efficient and less costly.

In fact, back in 2015, when Apple launched the first-generation Retina MacBook Pro model, there were Apple executives who said that quantum dot technology was considered at the time, but it was rejected because of cadmium.

With suppliers developing cadmium-free quantum dot display technology that also brings the same or even higher color gamut and better dynamic display than KSF, it's no surprise that Apple is turning to quantum dot display technology.

However, Gezixuan noticed that Apple's official website did not highlight the improvement brought by the M4 MacBook Pro in terms of color, but the maximum SDR brightness was indeed increased to 1000 nits (the previous model was 600 nits).

Gezixuan News on November 11, the source sources Jukanlosreve and yeux1122 revealed that Apple and Samsung's ultra-thin and high-density battery projects have failed, and the two companies have previously tried to take the lead in using relevant batteries in their iPhone 17 Air / Galaxy S25 Slim mobile phones, but due to the failure of the project, the iPhone 17 Air / The Galaxy S25 Slim is facing a "thickening" situation.

In the case of the iPhone 17 Air, Apple will now apparently use the same battery technology as existing phones, with sources revealing that the iPhone 17 Air will be more than 6mm thick after Apple's ultra-thin high-density battery development fails, and for comparison, Gezixuan learned that Apple's iPhone 16 is 7.8mm thick.

As for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim, the exact thickness of this model is currently unknown, but it is likely to have a similar thickness to Apple's competitors.

gezixuan reported on November 4 that, according to Reuters, the European Commission issued a statement on Monday saying that the EU antitrust regulator will review Apple's iPadOS to assess whether it complies with the EU's important regulations aimed at limiting the power of technology giants - the Digital Markets Act (Digital Markets Act, hereinafter referred to as DMA).
The European Commission's review stems from Apple's iPadOS compliance report. In April, the European Commission recognized iPadOS as an important "gateway" for connecting businesses and consumers. The EU's antitrust regulator said in a statement that the Commission will scrutinize in detail whether the measures taken by iPadOS have effectively met its obligations under the DMA.

The statement also noted that the Commission's assessment will be based on feedback from relevant stakeholders. Apple did not respond to a request for comment.

The DMA, which went into effect earlier this year, requires Apple to allow users to choose a default browser on the iPad, open up third-party app stores in the operating system, and allow (third-party) headphones and smartpens to use iPadOS features. Violations of the DMA can result in fines of up to 10% of annual global revenue.

各自选 reported on November 1 that after Apple announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 (corresponding to the third quarter ended September 28), the company's CEO Tim Cook said in an interview with CNBC: "iPhone 15 sales are stronger than the 14 series in the same period, and the sales of the 16 series are stronger than 15."

According to the latest financial report business data, iPhone business revenue was 46.22 billion US dollars (IT home note: currently about 329.361 billion yuan), a year-on-year increase of 6%, and business revenue accounted for 48.7%. In the interview, Cook revealed that he expects the performance of Apple Intelligence to further boost sales of the iPhone 16 series.


iOS 18.1 was released on October 28, bringing Apple Intelligence features to iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 16 models. It includes a writing tool for proofreading text, a new Siri interface and input Siri feature, summaries and smart replies, a "Clean Up" tool for photos, and more.

October 7 that Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman published the latest issue of the "Power On" newsletter last night, mentioning that Apple is gradually abandoning the "annual update" product release strategy.

"Apple is phasing out its annual product upgrade cycle, a move that could make product launches more frequent and less troubling delays." Gurman said.

Traditionally, Apple usually releases a preview of the latest system in June every year, and a new generation of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other products in September and October every year. This has the following advantages:

It helps motivate employees to move towards the same goal. Employees won't be confused about when certain products need to be ready.

Analysts and investors know "what to expect". The company sees reliable sales growth at the same time each year, helping to drive the all-important holiday season (note from IT House: "Holiday season" in overseas often refers to the time of year when merchants and retailers have the highest sales, including Christmas, New Year, and other holidays such as Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, etc.).

If Apple holds a big launch event in the fall, it will be easier to plan its marketing and public relations. This is because it ensures that the media can get back to work and attention after the holidays (usually the iPhone launch event is on the Tuesday or Wednesday of the week after the first Monday in September).

But even so, Gurman believes that this strategy is beginning to "crack". Because Apple's product range is increasing day by day, it is not practical to pursue iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods and other products every year. In addition, products such as the Apple Watch Ultra or iPhone SE do not need to be updated frequently.

Based on this analysis, Gurman said that Apple is gradually deviating from its plan to "release new products in the fall". However, Apple "may have to" take a more flexible approach, releasing a product when it's ready, and not releasing it if it's not.

The current iPad OS 18 also shows the downside of Apple's previous approach: the system has few new features and even contains a bug that has resulted in some iPad Pros with M4 processors It doesn't work, and the hardware must be replaced to fix the problem. As a result, the operating system was unusable for two weeks and was not restored until Thursday. The day before that, Apple was forced to withdraw the third beta of watchOS 11.1 because it caused a similar glitch. In September, the same issue occurred with the HomePod beta update.

Gurman said Apple is "clearly aware" of the problem. The pursuit of releasing most new hardware and software products in the fall has put undue pressure. At present, the company is gradually moving away from this path. For example, Apple officially announced Apple Intelligence in June, but has already announced in advance that the launch will be completed step by step.