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80 Here's Why Apple Hasn't Made a Portless iPhone

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 03/17/2025 19:24 EDT

Here's Why Apple Hasn't Made a Portless iPhone

Over the years, there have been rumors suggesting that Apple eventually wants to make an iPhone without any ports, allowing for a completely wireless charging experience. An ‌iPhone‌ without ports has been speculated about, and Apple has even published patents for an all-glass ‌iPhone‌ with no ports or buttons.


Apple apparently considered making its dream a reality with the upcoming iPhone 17 Air, but ultimately decided not to do so. In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says that.

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