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'iPhone 17 Air' Rumored to Start at $899 With Surprisingly Good Battery Life, Camera Control, and More
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The owners of this phone will be beta testing half of the iPhone Fold.
That’s purely a baseless rumour at present and is not shared by all the analysts and leakers, they can’t even all agree if it will have the camera control button or not.
I have the 14 ProMax currently, I open the camera app, zoom in if I need to and press the shutter button. That’s it. I have no need use or care for all the ‘pro’ features. So the Air will do me fine most likely.
I would argue you are wrong, if you look at the iPhone forum on here PLENTY of people post with none Pro iPhones. And in fact all my 14 Pro Max I got last year has done is made me hate the design cause it is like a brick and weighs as much as one, and then buying my 11” iPad Pro M4 has made me want a thin phone even more! So for me the Air sounds perfect, I would consider the 16e and shall look at it when the time comes, but my eyes appreciate a bigger display these days.
I have read so many posts in the iPhone forum on here of people ditching their Pro Max phones for the standard size Pro or even the standard none Pro iPhone because of the bulk and weight of the Max models. I wonder how many will buy an Air instead?
Almost every picture I take is with it -- at least to launch the camera; I use camera control to take the photo about 80% of the time. So, hundreds to thousands of times.
The whole iPhone line needs a new design look. (Hardware & software) I like the look of the camera setup bump on the Pixel 9’s why can’t Apple do something like it? I want Apple to start taking risks but honey I don’t know if anyone really has a design vision since the whole design team left Apple.
People? What people? I care because it’s going to be lighter.
This is an instant buy for me if Apple doesn’t throw a curveball with something crazy.
Well, if the iPhone 17 Air is priced at $899, hopefully, the starting storage is 256GB.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today shared some new details about the rumored iPhone 17 Air.
In his Power On newsletter, Gurman said he was told that the device may start at roughly $899 in the U.S., which means that it would occupy the same price point as the iPhone 16 Plus. This would make sense, as it has been widely rumored that the Air model will take over the Plus model's spot in the iPhone lineup going forward.
Despite its rumored ultra-thin and lightweight design, Gurman said the iPhone 17 Air will provide battery life that is "on par with current iPhones," although he did not mention any specific models. Presumably, this means that the device's battery life will be equal to the lowest-end iPhone 16 model, at a minimum. That would be surprisingly good.
Gurman said Apple has made hardware and software optimizations to make the iPhone 17 Air more power efficient. There are three rumored features for the iPhone 17 Air that should contribute to the device offering longer battery life than one might have imagined, 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.
Gurman said the iPhone 17 Air will be equipped with the Camera Control button that debuted on all iPhone 16 models last year. This is the first time that this feature has been rumored for the device. The button provides quick access to the camera and related settings, but some people find it to be a nuisance and disable it.
He also revealed that the iPhone 17 Air's bezels around the screen will apparently be around as thin as the ones on the iPhone 16 Pro models.
A few other iPhone 17 Air specifications that he mentioned had already been rumored previously, including a 6.6-inch display with 120Hz ProMotion support, a Dynamic Island, a standard A19 chip instead of an A19 Pro chip, a single 48-megapixel rear camera, the C1 modem, and the lack of a physical SIM card slot seemingly worldwide.
Unsurprisingly, look for the iPhone 17 Air to launch in September this year.
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Yes, all the time. Don’t get the hate for it at all. Not essential but very useful.
As for the Air, I don’t get who it’s for. The issue with the plus/max phones is pocket ability and one handed use, not thickness. Is there really a large group of buyers who want a big phone but hold off because of the thickness?
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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today shared some new details about the rumored iPhone 17 Air.
In his Power On newsletter, Gurman said he was told that the device may start at roughly $899 in the U.S., which means that it would occupy the same price point as the iPhone 16 Plus. This would make sense, as it has been widely rumored that the Air model will take over the Plus model's spot in the iPhone lineup going forward.
Despite its rumored ultra-thin and lightweight design, Gurman said the iPhone 17 Air will provide battery life that is "on par with current iPhones," although he did not mention any specific models. Presumably, this means that the device's battery life will be equal to the lowest-end iPhone 16 model, at a minimum. That would be surprisingly good.
Gurman said Apple has made hardware and software optimizations to make the iPhone 17 Air more power efficient. There are three rumored features for the iPhone 17 Air that should contribute to the device offering longer battery life than one might have imagined, 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.
Gurman said the iPhone 17 Air will be equipped with the Camera Control button that debuted on all iPhone 16 models last year. This is the first time that this feature has been rumored for the device. The button provides quick access to the camera and related settings, but some people find it to be a nuisance and disable it.
He also revealed that the iPhone 17 Air's bezels around the screen will apparently be around as thin as the ones on the iPhone 16 Pro models.
A few other iPhone 17 Air specifications that he mentioned had already been rumored previously, including a 6.6-inch display with 120Hz ProMotion support, a Dynamic Island, a standard A19 chip instead of an A19 Pro chip, a single 48-megapixel rear camera, the C1 modem, and the lack of a physical SIM card slot seemingly worldwide.
Unsurprisingly, look for the iPhone 17 Air to launch in September this year.
Article Link: 'iPhone 17 Air' Rumored to Start at $899 With Surprisingly Good Battery Life, Camera Control, and More
Is this really the limiting factor for space in terms of z-space? I always thought the main camera was the issue because every manufacturer is putting the largest possible main camera in there. Ultrawides generally have smaller sensors but also quality wise don't demand as much so don't need as large of a sensor. Bottom line is I always thought the space limitation was really driven by the main camera. Putting additional cameras in there that fit in the same z-space isn't really an issue--the difference is whether you have a single bump for a single camera or you need a larger bump to house the current 3 cameras in the Pro phones. If Apple's really going with this camera bar a-la Pixel, then they should be able to fit 1, 2, or 3 cameras and have it make no difference for the battery.
I use it most of the time. I find it useful. It’s great to have a physical button that will consistently launch the camera no matter what is on the screen. And my finger is already on it so I end up just using it for shutter and switching cameras. I use it one handed too.