Apple is fairly obsessed with thinness.
iPhone models’ depth (thickness) and weight:
• Original iPhone:s 11.6 mm (0.46 in), 135 g (4.8 oz)
• iPhone 3G: 12.3 mm (0.48 in), 133 g (4.7 oz)
• iPhone 4: 9.3 mm (0.37 in), 137 g (4.8 oz)
• iPhone 5: 7.6 mm (0.30 in), 112 g (3.95 oz)
• iPhone 6 Plus: 7.67 mm (0.302 in), 172 g (6.1 oz)
• iPhone 6: 6.9 mm (0.27 in), 129 g (4.6 oz)
We just pulled an original iPhone out of a drawer. It’s not insanely thick feeling. It feels as nice in the hand as it always did – and the weight’s just fine, too.
We have a simple question: Would you opt for a thicker (and heavier, of course) iPhone if it gave you significantly (double or more) battery life?
Yes. I found the slightly thicker iPhones easier to hold.
Give me a tad thicker phone if it’s all extra battery.
Yes, I would like the extra battery life of a thicker phone. As a side benefit, thicker phones are harder to bend in your pocket as well.
The iPhone 6 battery life is much better, I typically have 50-60% left by the time I get home after work, but if I’m going out of an evening I’d be wary of running out without having topped up. I don’t know about doubling the thickness, but I’d certainly forego say 1mm for 30% extra life or something.
I still love my Bauhaus iPhone 4 (4S) the most! The size and the shape were the best of all iPhones. I have not upgraded and still use my black 4S with stainless steel frame! and plan to keep using it until it falls apart.
Yes.
Actually a user replaceable battery would be ideal.
I used to think so too but when you add in all the hardware you need to make that happen, you wind up with a thicker, less solid feeling phone.
I do enjoy the additional battery life on the 6. With that said, I would happily take more battery life if the 6 had the same thickness of the 6 Plus. With that said, I do find the 6 to be just on the cusp of manageability for one-handed use. If the extra thickness would ruin that, I’ll pass. I skipped the 6 Plus because it’s just too stupid to handle with one hand.
I was fine with the form factor of the original iPhone. With today’s batteries and lower-power processors, that would probably give us four or five days of battery life.
-jcr
I would not trade the thinness/style for more battery longevity. All of the iPhones I’ve had did fine for my needs.
A thin phone is useless if it has no power.
Absolutely! Just got the 6, so not sure how “great” its battery life really is yet, but that extra weight and thickness would not sway me from selecting iPhone. I travel a lot, and spend way too much time looking for power outlets. The “thinness” eww ahhh, is a nice marketing gimmick, but it’s at the expense of longevity. Adding a third party battery (did it on my 3GS) adds even more thickness and weight than would be necessary if Apple just added battery capacity from the start.
I wan’t a British SiFi iPhone that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. ☎️
9,3 mm Yes!
in a heartbeat
Not a chance! I have been hoping doe some time now that the manufacturers would end this “thinnest device” silliness and use the extra space for a beefier battery.
Thicker phones will provide the additional power that maintaining the link to the watch will require. If the watch is going to hand off the computational work and the transmission in the background of health data then a move to a thicker battery for 6S seems logical.
I definitely would give up thinness for better battery life. Having a somewhat thicker iPhone with better battery life definitely would be preferred over the battery case options which increase the length noticeably.
Functional outshines cool any day of the week.
YES!
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Yes Yes Yes!
My 5 doesn’t fell that thick. I’d prefer another 5 hours of use. I’ve held off on my trade in to the 6 because even the small 6 is larger. I don’t mind slightly thicker, I don’t like the height and width being bigger. The 5 fits nice in small pockets.
Apple is fairly obsessed with thinness.
Apple was fairly obsessed with a physical circular home button.
Trust their vision – the thinness still mets the 10 hrs battery life and the device is half the weight — then just all is fine with me.
And thinness has a limit, I wouldn’t wish to carry around a paper thin or credit card plastic thickness iPhone. Would you?
At this point no. As long as the 7 plus keeps the same battery life as the 6/6s plus. Smartphone addicts are the battery life complainers.