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iPhone 17 Air Reportedly 9.5mm Thick At Camera Bump End

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Apple is expected to replace the iPhone "Plus" model in its upcoming iPhone 17 lineup with an all-new ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air, and so a lot of the rumors about the device have naturally concerned its thickness. Today, we may have learned one more detail in that regard.

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The Information has said the iPhone 17 Air will be around 6mm thick, while Jeff Pu thinks it will be 6mm thick. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes the iPhone 17 Air will be 5.5mm thick at its thinnest point, which likely means it will have a 5.5mm chassis with a thicker rear camera bump area.

Apparently taking Kuo's prediction as accurate, Chinese leaker Ice Universe has today claimed that the camera bump on the iPhone 17 Air is 4.00mm thick, indicating that the device is 9.5mm thick in total at its thickest point.

According to leaks and renders, the iPhone 17 Air has a single rear camera on the left and a microphone and LED flash on the right, all within the confines of an elongated bump, similar to the runway-style bar seen on Google Pixel phones.
Other rumors suggest the iPhone 17 Air has a 6.6-inch to 6.7-inch display, which means it will be larger than the iPhone 17 (6.3 inches) but smaller than the iPhone 17 Pro Max (6.9 inches). It's worth noting that Ice Universe last week claimed that the Air model is the same size of the Pro Max model in all but thickness, but this is inconsistent with the majority of rumors so far.
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. If the leaker's claim last week was just a blip, there could be something to this latest leak about the device's dimensions at its thickest point. Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 17 lineup around its usual mid-September time frame.

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Andres Cantu said:
Defeats the whole purpose of being an “air” model with that thick of a camera bump sticking out.

“Are you just happy to see me?” jokes come to mind 😆
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Oh, that big camera bulge sticking out your jeans pocket. Maybe it will be something nice to fiddle with as you’re waiting at the doctors surgery. Like a fidget bulge.
 
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macdaddy43 said:
Says the person posting on a site called MacRumors.com :p
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kevcube said:
Go read MacFacts if you have that attitude 😁
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Hah, point taken 😃 I guess I'm more of a 'classic rumour' kinda person, you know… spy photos of packaging/marketing materials, mysterious crates behind the scenes at the Moscone Center waiting to be unveiled, new product category whispers – that kind of stuff!
 
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Could you imagine how awesome the battery life would be if they just made the rest of the phone the same thickness as the camera bump? I am really getting sick of not having a phone that just lays flat on the table! I see no point or purpose in making the rest of the phone so thin but then having this giant wort sticking out the back. Not to mention they are just begging for Bendgate 2.0 (or whatever version we are on now).
 
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klasma said:
True. Incidentally, the iPhone 16e is also 9.5 mm with camera.

And just as a nitpick, the iPhone 6 with camera was already slightly thicker than the iPhone 5s (and iPhone SE1).
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That's what I mean, the 6 started the trend of getting thicker and heavier. Even though the 6 was thinner through most of the body, when you add the camera it was thicker than the 5S.
 
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orbital~debris said:
Hah, point taken 😃 I guess I'm more of a 'classic rumour' kinda person, you know… spy photos of packaging/marketing materials, mysterious crates behind the scenes at the Moscone Center waiting to be unveiled, new product category whispers – that kind of stuff!
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Those kind of rumors are long gone, lol. But that was an exciting time to be an Apple fan.
 
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klasma said:
True. Incidentally, the iPhone 16e is also 9.5 mm with camera.

And just as a nitpick, the iPhone 6 with camera was already slightly thicker than the iPhone 5s (and iPhone SE1).
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I tried to disprove this about the iPhone 6 but it turns out you are right. I didn’t remember that it also had a camera bump.

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