Air: The thinnest iPhone is actually thicker-with a camera bump and accessories

The thinnest iPhone of all time – and even Samsungs Galaxy S25 Edge was (slightly) beat: Apple’s new air is only 5.64 mm thin, like the group In his specifications has now officially announced. However, the matter has baptized a small hook, the Apple “Camera Plateau” (German term, rather uniform: “camera platform”). In the upper area of ​​the back there is the film and photo unit over the entire area, the thickness of the air According to previous pictures, well doubled.

How thick is the camera platform?

Incidentally, Apple itself has not given any information about this, because in the specs the device is only wisely shown from the front. It is also clear that the matter should be typical of iPhone: The individual lens of the Air stands a little further than the “Camera Plateau” itself. Incidentally, Apple is very praising the new area itself: it was possible to put important device components in the platform. In addition to the camera and the FACE ID module, the A19-Pro-Chip should also be arranged there so that there is more space for the (still comparatively small) battery in the base area.

By the way, the iPhone Air-the generation 17 is omit Apple here-should be the most stable iPhone to date thanks to a titanium frame. It remains to be seen whether this will also prove the guaranteed bending tests. Apple also installed two variants of its “Ceramic Shield” cover (variants 1 and 2, which differ in scratch resistance) to make the device still stiffer.

Comparison with the iPhone 6

Apple’s thinnest iPhone so far was the iPhone 6. Apple went down to 6.9 mm. However, at that time there was no “camera bump” (less flattering word for “plateau”), but the lens lock flush with the back. If you want to avoid the loose effect, you have so far reached a cover for your iPhone, which then equalized. With the air, the topic of covers is special: after all, you don’t want thinness to be lost here.

Apple therefore sells a special Thin Clear Case in two colors (“Shadow”, “Frost”). With this, however, the “Camera Plateau” is preserved, then it stands out. After all, the air wobbles less with the shell, as there is also a flat surface around the lens. It is commendable that Apple also revives its once famous, infamous bumper. This is a kind of push edge made of “reinforced polycarbonate” that survives somewhat. However, it protects Unfortunately only the pages and the displaybecause it does not go beyond the “Camera Plateau”. For this, the thinness of the Air is preserved outside the camera platform. Incidentally, the weight of the device is 165 grams – only 5 grams less than the iPhone 16.