[googlryas]

I'm also curious who the market is for a thinner phone. I imagine pockets on some clothes women commonly wear might work better with a thinner phone, but those pockets are almost always too small in other dimensions to actually hold the phone

[infecto]

Pure speculation but the fact that it has a strap accessory. Feels like something for the younger generation. Life is on your phone. You take your phone everywhere but you don’t care about pro features. Reminds me how a lot of younger folks either don’t drive or are uninterested in it.

[spike021]

the strap is probably more for Asian markets. for instance whenever I go to Japan I see a lot of people still use straps (it's been a thing for years now). But here in California it's pretty rare to see slings used like that.

[infecto]

Differ strokes for different folks. I can see the phone being quite popular in the US including California.

[butlike]

It's like, Star Trek slate-futuristic-cool. With that new glass UI design? Call me an imbecile, but I think it's fun

[moepstar]

>I'm also curious who the market is for a thinner phone

Hm, i'd consider it (if i was upgrading yet again).

Why? My 15 Pro (not-Max) gets way too hot way too fast doing basically nothing and it p*sses me off - so, i'd rather not (yet?) take a bet if the new 17 Pro (Max) does better with an entire new thermal design - considering _something_ is _always_ off with new Apple hardware designs, starting with the iPhone 4...