iPhone 17 Air could be Apple's biggest loser as far as iPhones are concerned
iPhone 17 Air render | Image Credit - Technizo Concept
Rumors have been swirling around that Apple is planning a new slim model that will replace the Plus variant. A recent leak said that the company may stray from its original goal of producing a phone with a thickness of 6mm due to technical hurdles related to the size of the battery.
We agreed with the recent chatter of an 6mm thickness ultra-slim design of the iPhone 17 Slim model.
Jeff Pu, researcher at Haitong International Securities Group, November 2024
If you are wondering, the standard iPhone 16 models have a thickness of 7.8mm while the Pro models are 8.25mm thick.
So while the iPhone 17 Air might not be as slim as may have envisioned it to be, Apple is still going to trim down an impressive amount of heft to make the phone thinner and lighter than the current top phones.
As MacRumors notes, even after becoming the leanest iPhone, the iPhone 17 Air wouldn't be Apple's thinnest product, a distinction currently held by the 5.1mm thick 13-inch iPad Pro.
Per previous reports, the iPhone 17 Air, which might alternatively be known as the iPhone 17 Slim, will flaunt a 6.6-inch display with a Dynamic Island and Face ID, the rumored A19 chip, 8GB of RAM, an in-house 5G modem, and a lone 48MP rear camera.
Samsung is allegedly also working on an iPhone 17 Air competitor of its own which will reportedly be released in the second quarter of 2025.
The iPhone 17 Air, on the other hand, is expected to be announced in September alongside the rest of the iPhone 17 lineup.
So while the iPhone 17 Air might not be as slim as may have envisioned it to be, Apple is still going to trim down an impressive amount of heft to make the phone thinner and lighter than the current top phones.
As MacRumors notes, even after becoming the leanest iPhone, the iPhone 17 Air wouldn't be Apple's thinnest product, a distinction currently held by the 5.1mm thick 13-inch iPad Pro.
Samsung is allegedly also working on an iPhone 17 Air competitor of its own which will reportedly be released in the second quarter of 2025.
The iPhone 17 Air, on the other hand, is expected to be announced in September alongside the rest of the iPhone 17 lineup.
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