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iPhone 17 Air and 17 Pro Max Allegedly Same Size Apart From Thickness

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Apple's all-new ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air shares the same dimensions as the iPhone 17 Pro Max, with the only difference being in the thickness of the devices, according to the leaker Ice Universe.

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Posting to their Weibo account, the Chinese leaker today claimed that the iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro Max have identical body length, width, screen size, and bezels. "The only difference is the thickness," added the leaker. "The iPhone 17 Air is 5.5mm thick, while the iPhone 17 Pro Max is 8.725mm thick."

If these dimension are accurate, they also suggest that the iPhone 17 Pro Max will itself be substantially thicker than the existing iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Aside from the alleged 5.5mm thickness for the iPhone 17 Air, which we have heard before, Ice Universe's claims are quite a significant development and contrast with previous rumors. Last year, display industry analyst Ross Young said the iPhone 17 Air would have a 6.55-inch display, or a 6.6-inch display when rounded up.

Notably, this display size was challenged last month by YouTube creator Jon Prosser, who claimed that the iPhone 17 Air will be equipped with a larger 6.7-inch display. (Young has since reiterated his 6.55-inch display size claim for the iPhone 17 Air.)

However, if Prosser is correct and the iPhone 17 Air has a 6.7-inch display, that's still far off the expected 6.9-inch display size of the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Apple increased the display size of the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max last year, and they are expected to remain the same for the iPhone 17 Pro models. Indeed, Ice Universe today said that the frame of iPhone 17 Pro Max has not changed, and is "just like iPhone 16 Pro Max."
iPhone 17 Pro MaxiPhone 17 Air
Depth8.73 mm5.55 mm
Height163 mm163 mm
Width77.6 mm77.6 mm
Display6.9" (174 mm)6.9" (174 mm)

[th]Screen Border[/th]
[td]1.15 mm[/td]
[td]1.15 mm[/td]

Ice Universe has previously revealed accurate dimensions of iPhones before they are released, including the sizes of the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Still, we are taking this particular rumor with a grain of salt for now until other sources can corroborate the claims. Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 17 lineup around its usual mid-September time frame.

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I like that Apple has 1 experiment iPhone in their line-up. But of course, it's sad there's no mini anymore... I think that if it really is that thin, it'll sell really well. The body is the first thing you see and si think it'll amaze many people who will end up getting getting one.
 
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The only compelling thing about this phone is that it lacks the camera button.
 
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I think I’m ready for this. Just booted up my ol’ iPhone 6 to get some pictures off I’d forgotten about and…I WAS AMAZED AND BLOWN AWAY OBER HOW IT FELT IN MY HAND. I’m tired of lugging a do-all phone around. I don’t even like punching in calendar events on it versus on my iPad.

Honest to God I’m SO ready for a “iPhone 6” + iPad Pro M4 13” 1TB + pocket camera life.
 
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Veinticinco said:
So it’s a choice between the iPhone 17 Anorexic and the iPhone 17 Obese. Neither look good.
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I mean they look a little bit like Golden Bender in your profile pic.

Nothing wrong with the Pro Max, but putting it next to the unnecessarily thin one makes it look thicker.

Still don't get the point of this model. I'll have to wait to hear their explanation.
 
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I like that Apple has 1 experiment iPhone in their line-up. But of course, it's sad there's no mini anymore... I think that if it really is that thin, it'll sell really well. The body is the first thing you see and si think it'll amaze many people who will end up getting getting one.
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The mini will be back.

The most common issue people had with the mini was the battery life (Reddit thread). It looks to me like their new high density batteries – the ones included in the supposed iPhone Air – is a step in the direction of bringing back the mini.

[I also believe this is a step in the direction of a foldable iPhone, as this thinner iPhone will obviously be much thinner when folded.]

With real-world hardware performance data, and the consequential production and implementation optimizations that come naturally with that, I think the next iteration of the iPhone mini will indeed come, but it will address the issue of battery life head-on; something like "iPhone mini - small form, giant lifespan".
 
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So how is this going to fit in the whole scheme of things if it is less powerful than the Pro Max and Pro phones? And so is this just basically the plus with only one camera then? I guess $900 for it makes sense?
 
I can't imagine this iPhone Air's battery lasting more than 4 hours. The iPhone 15 battery is awful!.

I can't believe that the cheapest Android phone that you can get has battery that last for days, but no iPhone can't achieve that. Then you call Apple support, and they recommend you to turn off every single feature to make it last more. Should just turn off the phone by that point?
 
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