Apple Announces iPhone Air With Ultra-Thin Design

[MacRumors]

Apple today unveiled the iPhone Air, an all-new kind of iPhone featuring an ultra-thin design.

The iPhone Air is just 5.6mm thick, making it the thinnest iPhone ever. The frame is made of titanium with a polished mirror finish. The device features Ceramic Shield 2 with 3x better scratch resistance and 4x better crack resistance, on both sides of the device for the first time. Apple says that it is the most durable iPhone ever. A new plateau spans the entire rear width of the device and contains the rear camera, front camera, speaker, and Apple Silicon.

It features a 6.5-inch Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion and up to 3,000 nits of peak outdoor brightness — the highest ever on an iPhone. The front glass also features a 7-layer antireflective coating to reduce glare and distractions, and be more readable in bright lighting conditions.

The iPhone Air features a single 48-megapixel rear fusion camera, with 1x and 2x modes from one camera. A 18-megapixel front-facing camera features Center Stage that uses AI to automatically expand the field of view and rotate the frame for you based on how many people are on the screen. A square sensor allows four different composition sizes, so you don't need to rotate the phone to take a landscape selfie.

New features combines the front and rear cameras, with dual-capture video. Stabilization from the front camera keeps you in frame, while rear camera lets you zoom in.

The iPhone Air features the A19 Pro chip, featuring a six-core CPU and a five-core GPU. The GPU is updated with the second generation of Dynamic Caching, doubled math rates, and unified image compression.

It also contains the new C1X custom modem that's twice as fast as the C1 in the iPhone 16e. A new custom-designed N1 chip integrates Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth, and Thread connectivity. It is eSIM only.

The high-performance A19 Pro, N1, and C1X chips make it the most power-efficient iPhone ever made, according to Apple. Despite its thin design, the iPhone Air still delivers "all-day" battery life.

The iPhone Air takes the place of the "Plus" model in the lineup, sitting above the standard iPhone 17 but below the iPhone 17 Pro.

The iPhone Air comes in Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold and Sky Blue with pricing starting at $999. Pre-order start on Friday, with availability on September 19.

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[ebika]

Looks like MR pretty much nailed the rumors on this one. ProMotion is probably the most tempting part of the Air. Also, woah, it has a Thread radio. Not sure why, but it could be cool.

 

[acblue94]

Apple today unveiled the iPhone Air, an all-new kind of iPhone featuring an ultra-thin design.

The iPhone Air is just 5.6mm thick, making it the thinnest iPhone ever. The frame is made of titanium with a polished finish. The device features Ceramic Shield 2 with 3x better scratch resistance, on both sides of the device for the first time. Apple says that it is the most durable iPhone ever. A new camera plateau spens

It features a 6.6-inch OLED display with ProMotion, with up to 3,000 nits of peak outdoor brightness — the highest ever on iPhone. The front glass also features a 7-layer antireflective coating to reduce glare and distractions, and be more readable in bright lighting conditions.

The iPhone Air features a single 48-megapixel rear camera.

A 18-megapixel front-facing camera features Center Stage that uses AI to automatically expand the field of view and rotate the frame for you based on how many people are on the screen. A square sensor allows four different composition sizes, so you don't need to rotate the phone to take a landscape selfie.

The iPhone Air takes the place of the "Plus" model in the lineup, sitting above the standard iPhone 17 but below the iPhone 17 Pro.

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Nice. Looks premium with the polished sides. Glass in back.

 

[poematik13]

Love the ipod nano throwback style marketing imagery holding it from the side. We are so back

 

[aserrano1971]

Amazing phone

 

[kp98077]

Cant wait thats the phone!

 

[joshwithachance]

STUNNING.👏🏼

 

[BMcCoy]

Looks like MR pretty much nailed the rumors on this one.

Based on Prosser’s leak - Prosser was the first with this one, and got it spot on.

 

[Moukee]

Weight..?

 

[M-Life]

Well the side color matches the back, and a new white... guess I'm out an unexpected $1300 or so as I wasn't planning on upgrading.

 

[emperormacnut]

Tempting. I’ve been a pro guy since forever, but I’m very tempted.

 

[Martius]

I know that the camera bump has to be there because of hardware limitations (focal length, sensor size). But it just looks silly.

 

[macduke]

The iPhone Air camera bump is absolutely wild from the side. It's almost double the thickness, lol.

The iPhone Air isn't for me, but I'm sure it will be serviceable for a wide variety of people. I prefer battery life and fancy cameras.

LOL now we have X versions of modems, C1X, so fast! Hahaha.

 

[BelgianChoklit]

Looks a very good package but why do they keep making phones bigger? It's the only thing I dislike about it (porbably the price will not be nice either).

 

[BoricuaHec01]

Tempting. I’ve been a pro guy since forever, but I’m very tempted.

Same lol. The Air is sick!!!

 

[Mackan]

Does it have 256GB storage and 12GB RAM?

 

[bluedoggiant]

Was it rumored to be titanium or aluminum?

 

[macduke]

Did they really say digital zoom is like having four lenses in one?? Oh boy. That is extreme, even for Apple.

 

[neuropsychguy]

"The "plateau" holds the rear camera, front camera, speaker, and Apple Silicon."

That's a creative use of it. Gives more room for the battery.

 

[NotApplicable]

Was it rumored to be titanium or aluminum?

Titanium / aluminum mix was rumored

But screen was rumored at 6.6 and thickness at 5.5

And processor was mostly rumored to be non-pro

Modem was rumored to be C1, not new C1X

So rumors were close, but not exact!

 

[JensenKA]

I don’t quite understand who this is for.

 

[Macalway]

At 3000nits, the Sun has some competition.

 

[Bearygoodfries1]

Looks a very good package but why do they keep making phones bigger? It's the only thing I dislike about it (porbably the price will not be nice either).

I’m on the opposite end. I want the phone screens BIGGER! 7 inches!

But I get what you’re saying.

 

[darkus]

Does anyone know, are these things typically on display if I goto the apple store today after the event ends? Or does it take a few days?

 

[ghostface147]

Tempting. I’ve been a pro guy since forever, but I’m very tempted.

Same.