iPhone 17 Air Launching Later This Year With These 16 New Features

[MacRumors]

While the so-called "iPhone 17 Air" is not expected to launch until September, there are already plenty of rumors about the ultra-thin device.

Overall, the iPhone 17 Air sounds like a mixed bag. While the device is expected to have an impressively thin and light design, rumors indicate it will have some compromises compared to iPhone 17 Pro models, including only a single rear camera, a single speaker, and an A19 chip instead of a more powerful A19 Pro chip.

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While there have been some concerns that the iPhone 17 Air's thin design could result in limited battery life, the device might end up beating expectations. There are three rumored features for the iPhone 17 Air that could contribute to longer battery life than one might imagine, including a higher-density battery, Apple's power-efficient C1 modem, and the lack of an Ultra Wide camera providing more internal space for a larger battery.

Below, we recap 16 key rumors for the iPhone 17 Air as of April 2025:

• The thinnest iPhone ever, measuring just 5.5mm at its thinnest point, but possibly up to 9.5mm with the rear camera bump included
• 6.6-inch OLED display with Face ID and a Dynamic Island
• ProMotion support for up to a 120Hz refresh rate
• A19 chip instead of A19 Pro chip
• A single 48-megapixel rear camera on an all-new elongated camera bar
• A 24-megapixel front camera
• A single speaker in the earpiece, no bottom speaker
• Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip
• Apple-designed C1 modem for cellular connectivity
• eSIM only, no physical SIM card slot worldwide
• USB-C port
• High-density battery
• Camera Control button
• Action button
• MagSafe
• Newly reported today: 12GB of RAM, exceeding the minimum for Apple Intelligence

Bookmark our iPhone 17 Air roundup to stay up to date with more rumors in the coming months.

Article Link: iPhone 17 Air Launching Later This Year With These 16 New Features

 

[bigandtasty]

camera bar is a bit much

 

[Astuces iOS]

Below, we recap 16 key rumors for the iPhone 17 Air as of April 2025:

• The thinnest iPhone ever, measuring just 5.5mm at its thinnest point, but possibly up to 9.5mm with the rear camera bump included OK, I guess you won't notice with a case !
• 6.6-inch OLED display with Face ID and a Dynamic Island Same as iPhone 15 pro max
• ProMotion support for up to a 120Hz refresh rate Same as iPhone Pro
• A19 chip instead of A19 Pro chip Damn
• A single 48-megapixel rear camera on an all-new elongated camera bar Creepy camera
• A 24-megapixel front camera Ok
• A single speaker in the earpiece, no bottom speaker DAMN MY MUSIC
• Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip Not a revolution
• Apple-designed C1 modem for cellular connectivity Note new (iPhone 16e has it)
• eSIM only, no physical SIM card slot worldwide Then no one will buy it
• USB-C port FORCED
• High-density battery Ok
• Camera Control button Not new
• Action button Not new
• MagSafe Not new
• Newly reported today: 12GB of RAM, exceeding the minimum for Apple Intelligence Trash Intelligence

I don't think this phone is a big deal...

 

[Kleber20]

I don't think this phone is a big deal...

Thanks for your opinion

 

[acblue94]

camera bar is a bit much

It’s ugly. If it was a bar in the black glass then it would look better.

 

[Gengar]

The next generation version of the iPhone Air will probably be amazing, but this one is rumored to have a tad too many compromises...

 

[subjonas]

Is the back of this phone part aluminum part glass or is that the iPhone Pro? The render looks all one material.

 

[RowellE]

Take my money!

 

[Roll0]

The camera bump is not big enough!

 

[TechTexan]

Single speaker? Oh boy.

 

[jarman92]

I would buy the hell out of this thing if Apple used a tetraprism or something for the camera and eliminated the bump.

If not, I’ll have to wait and see how hideous it actually is and weigh the tradeoffs.

 

[vtrautia]

Massive camara bump makes no sense. Make it smaller Apple.

 

[SammyG7]

esim only worldwide? I thought certain countries (China) don't allow esim?

 

[jparentiii]

The picture isn't real, stop commenting on fake pictures.

 

[Legend of Ive]

This phone will be a flop. its going to be priced more than 16e and close to pro price, while offering less features in exchange for being a few mm thin.

 

[blairh]

First time in a long time that I'm excited for a new iPhone. Will be very fun to use for a year while we wait for the folding iPhone.

 

[TechTexan]

This phone will be a flop. its going to be priced more than 16e and close to pro price, while offering less features in exchange for being a few mm thin.

I think it will be $, but sell very well.

 

[Mity]

That is an ugly design. The entire 17 series look horrendous, especially when compared with Honor, Nothing and Vivo. I can't believe the Chinese OEMs now have better design language than Apple.

The Nothing 3a Pro is $460+tax BTW

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Check out the AI capabilities of the Honor Magic 7 Pro, which has 7 years of Android updates:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jah80kR1szs

https://www.wired.com/review/honor-magic-7-pro/

 

[kayana]

Wait so the camerabump is thicker than the actual phone?
That's ugly. And just imagine putting THAT in your pocket.

I'm sticking to my iPhone 6S.

 

[ImAlwaysRight]

So it comes with a carrying handle now? Glad I got the iP16Pro, which will last a number of years.

 

[subjonas]

The picture isn't real, stop commenting on fake pictures.

That’s what a rumor site does.

 

[subjonas]

Wait so the camerabump is thicker than the actual phone?

That’s what a bump is.

 

[elgipsy]

At this stage the camera bump is embarrassing… just make the phone a few millimetres thicker so that the phone can lay straight on a table

 

[anthogag]

Perhaps the actual iPhone Air will have the camera lens flush with the bar.

 

[LexaGrey]

I expect the larger camera bar has a larger speaker driver as well as faceID/high pixel front camera and eliminates wobble. A good trade off for ugly.

It will be interesting if there is a chin to accommodate USB-C width since they aren’t allowed to use thinner lightning.