"In 2017, Apple's then-newest iPhone foreshadowed the most significant design shift in the device's history. With the iPhone X's debut, Apple's smartphone ditched its iconic home button so it could transition to an all-screen form factor-a design that was ultimately destined for every iPhone model. That transition was finally completed in 2025 when Apple scuttled the last iPhone with a home button, the iPhone SE, and replaced it with the all-screen iPhone 16e, finally bringing all-screen uniformity across the entire iPhone lineup"
"The iPhone Air Apple introduced today makes me feel like I'm looking at just half of an iPhone. That's a compliment. At just 5.6 millimeters thick at its thinnest point, the iPhone Air is the slimmest iPhone Apple has ever made. It's an engineering marvel-no doubt about that. That Apple could fit storage, RAM, circuit boards, and such a large battery inside such a small form factor is indeed "awe dropping," as Apple's event today was dubbed."
Apple began removing the home button in 2017 with the iPhone X, initiating a shift to an all-screen form factor that reached every iPhone model by 2025. The iPhone SE was retired and replaced by the all-screen iPhone 16e, completing lineup uniformity. The iPhone Air measures 5.6 millimeters at its thinnest point and is the slimmest iPhone to date. The device packs storage, RAM, circuit boards, and a large battery into a tiny frame. The Air's extreme thinness and 'half-phone' feel imply a deliberate step toward future dual-screen or foldable iPhones.
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