The iPhone 17 Air is about to turn out to be the primary iPhone that’s as mild as a feather — or mild as air, as its identify suggests. Not as a result of it’s as tiny because the oldest iPhone fashions, however relatively it’s as a result of it’s as skinny because the MacBook Air that impressed it and thinner than the remainder of the iPhone 17 line.
Though the iPhone 17 Air is months away from being formally introduced by Apple, not to mention the usual iPhone 17, the leaks and rumors swirling across the ultra-slim mannequin have iPhone customers excited concerning the prospect of holding it of their palms and anxious about its fragility due to its thinness. Right here’s every part it’s essential know concerning the iPhone 17 Air.
iPhone 17 Air: design
Let’s get the plain out of the way in which: the iPhone 17 Air is thinner than most smartphones have any proper to be, least of all of the iPhone. Rumors from early March mentioned that the iPhone 17 Air may be as skinny as 5.5mm, however after analyzing the dummy unit for it, the chassis has been slimmed down sufficient that it appears to be about 5.1mm thick. Although that’s not the ultimate measurement, it might be as skinny because the facet of a mirror if it wasn’t coated by a body.
For reference, the usual iPhone 16 is 7.8mm thick, whereas the iPhone 16 Professional is 8.25mm thick. The iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Professional look to be about .50mm thicker than that — 8.75mm every — however these measurements aren’t ultimate, both. Leaked images additionally present the iPhone 17 Air having a pill-shaped digital camera bar similar to the Google Pixel 9, with the one distinction being that the panel is identical colour because the glass shell as an alternative of black. And similar to the iPhone 16e, it appears to have just one digital camera lens.
iPhone 17 Air: battery
The iPhone 17 Air being virtually paper skinny gives the look that the battery goes to be smaller and due to this fact the battery life isn’t going to be as ample as it’s on the opposite fashions. Nevertheless, in response to Marc Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple isn’t going to compromise the standard of the battery life, saying that will probably be “on par with present iPhones” regardless of carrying a slimmer battery.
Whereas there’s no phrase on how lengthy the telephone’s battery will final, Apple thought of making the iPhone 17 Air a “portless” iPhone, however they stored the USB-C port on it in any case because of laws imposed by the European Union. In any other case, iPhone 17 Air customers must utilizing both wi-fi charging or MagSafe charging ports — each of which aren’t accessible all over the place, nor are they inexpensive for some individuals.
iPhone 17 Air: show
Rumors say that the show for the iPhone 17 Air might be 6.7 inches in size. That’s smack in the course of the iPhone 16 Professional’s 6.3-inch show and the iPhone 16 Professional Max’s 6.9-inch show. In different phrases, it’s not too large, however it’s not too small both.
The show is claimed to have an OLED panel and a 120Hz refresh price, which is fairly clean for a telephone of that measurement. The show is rumored to have a ProMotion show, which implies that characteristic would not be restricted to the Professional fashions.
iPhone 17 Air: cameras
The iPhone 17 Air is anticipated to have a single rear digital camera lens, similar to the iPhone 16e. However, as we mentioned earlier than, it could be housed inside a pill-shaped digital camera bar, which the budget-friendly model of the iPhone 16 doesn’t have. Rumors recommend that the rear digital camera might be 48 megapixels, whereas the selfie digital camera might be 24MP.
The 24MP selfie digital camera could be a giant bounce from the 12MP cameras at present current on the iPhone 16, as that might enhance the standard of images and movies taken from that angle. Particularly if the iPhone 17 Air customers occur to be social media influencers. Nevertheless, the single-lens rear digital camera might not seize spatial images or movies.
iPhone 17 Air: pricing
Barring any tariffs, the iPhone 17 Air might price round $900. That will not generate plenty of sticker shock, contemplating the iPhone 16 Plus prices that a lot.