The 2025 iPhone 17 lineup may have a thinner model, codenamed D23
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After releasing Apple's thinnest iPad, the next one will be a thinner iPhone that could be even more expensive than the iPhone 17 Pro Max.
The new iPad Pro is officially Apple's thinnest product ever outside of the cleaning cloth, but now the company is reportedly turning its attention to reducing the depth of the iPhone. We're not talking about thinner bezels, which are often rumored, but about making the iPhone body noticeably thinner.
As reported by The Information, sources have said that the thin iPhone could be released in 2025 as an addition to the iPhone 17 lineup. It is reportedly codenamed D23 internally and could possibly be an equally significant redesign , like the iPhone X in 2017.
Where Face ID, an OLED screen and a glass back were introduced, the D23 is expected to mostly sport a thinner body — and a smaller display notch. Previously, there were rumors that Apple would replace the Dynamic Island with a dot notch, possibly in the iPhone 16 lineup.
Other changes could see the rear camera move from the familiar top-left corner to the top center. The screen could end up somewhere between 6.12 inches for the iPhone and 6.69 inches for the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
There is no information on how thin the new iPhone might be, but in the current lineup, the thinnest iPhone currently is the iPhone SE (3rd generation) at 0.29 inches thick. The iPhone 15, by comparison, measures 0.31 inches.
If the thin D23 is added to the iPhone 17 lineup, it is also reported that this will not mean that Apple will expand the lineup to five models. Instead, the iPhone 16 Plus may be dropped.
Other recent rumors said that the iPhone 16 Plus will not be released but will still have a 6.7-inch screen, while the iPhone 16 Pro's display will grow to 6.3 inches. The same rumor stated that the iPhone 16 Pro Max's screen will increase to 6.9 inches.
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