Cellphones are taking a shot at slenderizing.
It seems nothing is immune to society’s recent lean toward the extremely lean look — and smartphones are no exception to the voguish new rule.
“This can be a very popular choice,” IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo told Bloomberg regarding the rising skinny phone trend.
“It’s more portable. It’s lighter,” he said about the forthcoming rollout of ultra-thin handhelds via Apple and Samsung Electronics Co. “It doesn’t feel like a brick phone.”
Both tech behemoths appear poised to debut their dainty devices in 2025 — a dawning year that’s already deeply under the thin-fluence.
Thanks to Ozempic’s unrelenting grip on Hollywood, seeing once-voluptuous VIPs, such as Oprah and Jessica Simpson, vanish their excess bulk with a few shots of the fat-zapping drug, everyday things — from grocery lists to jeans — are becoming, well, smaller.
And Apple is joining the weight loss wave.
Its highly-anticipated iPhone model will be 2 millimeters thinner than existing models — a decrease of roughly 25%, per Bloomberg, which cheekily likened devices of the skinny phone trend to Ben Stiller’s itty-bitty mobile in early-aughts classic “Zoolander.”
Apple’s new advent will feature specialized in-house components, including a modem chip, that can fit in a tighter package.
The Cupertino, California-based company is reportedly endeavoring to capitalize on the same Air strategy that skyrocketed the success of its MacBook Air laptops. Sales of the slight portables soared due to its high efficiency and thin packaging.
Samsung, too, will introduce its slim cellular, the Galaxy S25 Edge, in the coming months.
The South Korean imprint unveiled its svelte new phone — which is about 6.4 millimeters thin and boasts sleek bezels, as well as the latest in AI capabilities and color-matched camera modules for a polished look — on Jan. 22.
And Android lovers are already feigning for the skinny-mini must-have.
“Samsung surprised us with a nostalgic twist, the Galaxy S25 Edge,” raved a fan on X. “Slimmer and stacked with internals, it’s a throwback to the curved-display era.”
