India, June 27 -- This year, a new trend has started to take shape in the flagship smartphone segment-ultra-thin designs. It began with Samsung's announcement of the Galaxy S25 Edge, and now, Apple is reportedly joining the race with the iPhone 17 Air, set to launch this September and Apple's rumour mills are running overtime.

On paper, slim flagships sounded like an exciting shift. But in reality, the concept feels underwhelming, mostly due to the compromises and hardware limitations that come with a thinner profile. Not to forget, Apple will make compromises to shift to a thinner design.

Of course, this isn't the first time Apple has experimented with its flagship lineup. We saw the introduction of the compact iPhone 12 Mini and iPhon...