Apple checked yesterday with the design of its iPhone Airand rightly. But not because of its extraordinary thinness, which many seems to us a wrong obsession, but for something very different: its camera module, which is actually much more than that.
Why is it important. In that small Apple module has managed to encapsulate not only the camera sensor, but almost the entire circuitry of this iPhone. They have done it with an objective: that the rest is just what an ultradelgado mobile needs, which is, Logically, drums.
A Plateau prodigious. Those responsible for the firm explain in the description of the iPhone Air how the new Plateau (“Plateau”), that camera module, houses the cameras, the speaker, and the Apple Silicon family chip. Taking into account the reduced dimensions of said module, the achievement is exceptional.
The rise of the MAC Mini M1 in Ifixit showed that Apple had a lot of space in that chassis. I was sung that they would end up offering a more compact model, as we saw with the Mac Mini M4.
The Mac Mini M1 taught us the future. The extreme miniaturization Achieved by Apple in its integrated circuits already astonished us With the launch of the Apple M1 in the Mac Mini M1. These teams retained the chassis of the traditional Mac Mini, but in reality they could have been much smaller because the motherboard was tiny. So much so that with the Mac Mini M4 we could finally verify how small these teams could be. In the case of the iPhone Air that achievement goes one step further.
The iPhone Air points to the folding iPhone. This technical achievement makes us inevitably think that this type of module can also end up being the protagonist in the hypothetical folding iPhone of which We have been talking for years. Rumors are in fact that we will see this device in 2026, and although the format does not seem definitive, Apple seems to be turning towards a foldable shell type like the Z Flip5, and not one type Z fold that when deploying resembles an iPad Mini. Of course, any of these options remains feasible.
Unstoppable evolution. Other “Desceces” of Ifixit Like that of the Vision Pro They demonstrate that Apple’s ability to integrate all components into almost impossible volumes, and that is what they have demonstrated generation after iPhone generation. The motherboards of these devices have been dwarfing until we reach that minimum expression that we have seen on the iPhone Air.
Total control = total integration. In that achievement it has a lot to do with that vertical integration that Apple has achieved. The firm already controls practically all sections of manufacturing and in fact on the iPhone Air and the iPhone 17 debut New connectivity chips and decisions like Eliminate traditional SIM slots. All aimed at making thinner devices, yes, but also more efficient.
But. That technical achievement is unquestionable, but once achieved, why obsess with thinness? Having great autonomy remains one of the most valued characteristics in these mobiles, but in Apple they seem to prioritize once again – as in the time of Jony Ive – the form on the function. The iPhone Air looks striking, without a doubt, But I didn’t need to be so thin. Even Apple itself seems to recognize it: to announce a Magsafe battery in the form of “backpack” specifically designed for this mobile.
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