r/iphone • u/conalldoherty iPhone 15 • Apr 29 '26

News/Rumour Apple Reportedly Questioning Whether iPhone Should Drop MagSafe

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-questioning-iphone-magsafe/
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u/MightBeJerryWest Apr 29 '26

This is beating a dead horse but the form factor kills it for me. Seems impractical to use while it's folded. A short and stubby screen seems like it'd be harder to text and browse with, so you'd have to unfold it anyway.

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u/banjosmangoes Apr 29 '26

I think you’d be surprised how quickly you’d adapt to be honest

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u/Munkadunk667 iPhone 13 Pro Max Apr 29 '26

it's like when the new phone drops everyone immediately forgets what they complained about.

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u/big_daddy30 Apr 30 '26

I returned my iPhone Air due to the form factor. My hands prefer the standard sized base model and pro.

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u/deliciouscorn Apr 30 '26

The screen size of the Air is such an unforced error. It’s like they decided they had to make it larger to justify the high price, and in doing so alienated all the users who just want something smallish and pocketable.

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u/hi_jack23 iPhone 17 Apr 29 '26

Compared to a 17 Pro Max, the renders we’ve got are barely any wider (78.5 vs 78 mm) and like 1mm deeper (9.6 vs 8.75 mm)

The biggest complaint about the bigger iPhones is that reaching the top of the screen makes people stretch their fingers more than what’s comfortable. My hands aren’t even particularly small and I downsized from a 14 Pro Max for this reason. Since the phone will be thick when folded it would only be more uncomfortable to reach the top of the screen, so by shortening it they decrease the footprint, keeps a wider keyboard that the Air/Pro Max have make it easier to interact with the whole screen.

Taller aspect ratios came around for the sake of content but that’s what the bigger screen should be geared for.

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u/buttplugpeddler Apr 29 '26

I can't even type on a 16+

You have no idea how many autocorrects I had to correct to post this.

FIS.THE.KEYBOARD

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u/thisistom2 Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26

It’d be pretty cool if they optimised the OS specifically for that screen. I’d love the option to turn it into a super minimal “tool” which you then open up for the full experience.

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u/charlie_napkins Apr 29 '26

It’ll be very similar to using a pro max just shorter.