Apple’s rumored iPhone Slim might have left one important feature out of the equation for buyers.
First, Apple tried a smaller 5.4-inch iPhone mini that debuted with the iPhone 12 in 2020 and continued the next year with the iPhone 13 mini. But the mini models weren’t selling too well even though we would always hear from iPhone users who wanted a smaller screen. So starting last year, Apple brought back the „Plus“ branding last used with the iPhone 8 Plus and created the iPhone 14 Plus.
The Plus phones (including the iPhone 15 Plus) have the same sized display as the Pro Max models and sport huge batteries. They just don’t have the Pro camera array, the latest application processor, and some of the other features you’ll find only on the iPhone Pro models. Despite the lower price for a large screen and battery life that challenges what iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 15 Pro Max users experience, the iPhone Plus models have had the same problem that the iPhone mini models had to deal with; namely, a lack of sales.The iPhone Slim, due out as soon as 2025, could be priced higher than the iPhone 17 Pro Max
So now it appears that Apple will be dumping the iPhone Plus model (the iPhone 16 Plus will be the last one) and replacing it with a phone that for now has been given the moniker „iPhone Slim.
