The MacRumors Show: iPhone 17 Designs Revealed!

[MacRumors]

On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss the recently leaked design of the iPhone 17 "Air" and iPhone 17 Pro.

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Earlier this week, a report from The Information's Wayne Ma revealed that the iPhone 17 Air will have a thickness of between 5mm and 6mm, which would make it the thinnest iPhone ever. In comparison, iPhone 16 models are 7.8mm thick and iPhone 16 Pro models are 8.25mm thick.

Due to this ultra-thin design, some compromises are said to be necessary. The device currently lacks a physical SIM card tray, a speaker on the bottom edge, an ultra-wide camera, and ultra-fast mmWave 5G support. Unsurprisingly, the device will also have a "smaller battery" than current iPhones, but it remains to be seen how battery life ultimately compares.

With just one camera, the unit is expected to be large and centered on the rear of the device for a dramatically different look compared to current models. The device should launch in September 2025 alongside the standard iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro models, with no iPhone 17 Plus expected.

Meanwhile, the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are expected to offer some of the most significant design changes in years. Both models will drop titanium and return to an aluminum frame for a more lightweight design and feature a new part-aluminum, part-glass rear to enable continued support for wireless charging. The camera bump is also purportedly larger and rectangular, cut into the aluminum top half of the rear rather than 3D glass.

We discuss the implications of these design changes and more. The MacRumors Show also has its own YouTube channel, so make sure you're subscribed to keep up with new episodes and clips:

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[bpa1093]

Why thinner and not just better battery life?

 

[Parowdy]

It’s Ritchie*, just saying.

 

[ScholarsInk]

What the Ive is going on?

 

[victorvictoria]

What I most want to know is not discussed. What's projected the battery life? How much does it weigh? What are the dimensions? How much memory is standard, and how much can be configured? What's it going to cost? What type of display? What chip?

 

[mrr]

Cool! Will it support the Apple Pencil?

 

[omenatarhuri]

Oh no, they’ll drop titanium before I get one. Lol, aluminium to more of the same.

Regards,
iPhone 13P

 

[nono_thank you]

Really enjoyed hearing Dan's take on a (possible) switch back to aluminum. Preach brother!

 

[jaymc]

My iPhone history - 3gs, 4, 5, 6+, 10, 11pro, 14pro ... and, agree with you, the 10 was the best.

 

[Mitochris]

What I most want to know is not discussed. What's projected the battery life? How much does it weigh? What are the dimensions? How much memory is standard, and how much can be configured? What's it going to cost? What type of display? What chip?

Don’t you also want to know whether safari feels snappier?

 

[Realityck]

Earlier this week, a report from The Information's Wayne Ma revealed that the iPhone 17 Air will have a thickness of between 5mm and 6mm, which would make it the thinnest iPhone ever. In comparison, iPhone 16 models are 7.8mm thick and iPhone 16 Pro models are 8.25mm thick.

In case anyone missed this humor poking fun at Apple's thinner iPhone 17 rumors

 

[applefan8254]

it'd be nice if an updated version of magsafe on this could do 30w, coupled with a relatively thin 6000mah 30w magsafe battery pack with magsafe on the battery pack itself to attach phone grips for when it's connected to the phone. no more empty battery. and we could keep using our phone grip even when the battery pack is attached.

 

[10anta]

Would be very surprised if the design doesn’t draw heavily on the first iPhone

 

[PPCmike]

Why are they dropping titanium?

 

[10anta]

Why are they dropping titanium?

I have a case on my iPhone 15 Pro Max, so it looks and feels like silicone. Titanium is a pointless expense for most.

 

[contacos]

I hope the actual design of the iPhone 17 Pro will look nothing like this. What is up with that half half backplate for no reason but to change SOMETHING, looks ugly.

 

[victorvictoria]

Don’t you also want to know whether safari feels snappier?

I don't care how Safari feels. Safari can take care of itself.

 

[JohnC1959]

I hope the actual design of the iPhone 17 Pro will look nothing like this. What is up with that half half backplate for no reason but to change SOMETHING, looks ugly.

Well the back of my phone will always look just like my case.

 

[-BigMac-]

On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss the recently leaked design of the iPhone 17 "Air" and iPhone 17 Pro.

Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos​

Earlier this week, a report from The Information's Wayne Ma revealed that the iPhone 17 Air will have a thickness of between 5mm and 6mm, which would make it the thinnest iPhone ever. In comparison, iPhone 16 models are 7.8mm thick and iPhone 16 Pro models are 8.25mm thick.

Due to this ultra-thin design, some compromises are said to be necessary. The device currently lacks a physical SIM card tray, a speaker on the bottom edge, an ultra-wide camera, and ultra-fast mmWave 5G support. Unsurprisingly, the device will also have a "smaller battery" than current iPhones, but it remains to be seen how battery life ultimately compares.

With just one camera, the unit is expected to be large and centered on the rear of the device for a dramatically different look compared to current models. The device should launch in September 2025 alongside the standard iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro models, with no iPhone 17 Plus expected.

Meanwhile, the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are expected to offer some of the most significant design changes in years. Both models will drop titanium and return to an aluminum frame for a more lightweight design and feature a new part-aluminum, part-glass rear to enable continued support for wireless charging. The camera bump is also purportedly larger and rectangular, cut into the aluminum top half of the rear rather than 3D glass.

We discuss the implications of these design changes and more. The MacRumors Show also has its own YouTube channel, so make sure you're subscribed to keep up with new episodes and clips:

Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel!​

You can also listen to The MacRumors Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, or your preferred podcasts app. You can also copy our RSS feed directly into your podcast player.

​

If you haven't already listened to the previous episode of The MacRumors Show, catch up for our discussion with some of the biggest changes in our personal Apple ecosystems this month.

Subscribe to The MacRumors Show for new episodes every week, where we discuss some of the topical news breaking here on MacRumors, often joined by interesting guests such as Kevin Nether, Jon Prosser, Luke Miani, Matthew Cassinelli, Brian Tong, Quinn Nelson, Jared Nelson, Eli Hodapp, Mike Bell, Sara Dietschy, iJustine, Jon Rettinger, Andru Edwards, Arnold Kim, Ben Sullins, Marcus Kane, Christopher Lawley, Frank McShan, David Lewis, Tyler Stalman, Sam Kohl, John Gruber, Federico Viticci, Thomas Frank, Jonathan Morrison, Ross Young, Ian Zelbo, and Rene Ritchi... Click here to read rest of article

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[contacos]

Well the back of my phone will always look just like my case.

I don't use a case. It is an item I use for 2 years before replacing it. If something happens, I'll file an AppleCare+ claim.

 

[dampfnudel]

Why are they dropping titanium?

Maybe they realized now that it’s not much of a selling point and the weight is creeping towards iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max territory so the switch to aluminum would make sense for reducing the weight to make holding one of these new iPhones more comfortable and save money for Apple at the same time.

 

[dampfnudel]

I hope the actual design of the iPhone 17 Pro will look nothing like this. What is up with that half half backplate for no reason but to change SOMETHING, looks ugly.

I think it’s time for a visual change. We’ve basically had the same look back there since 2019. The only changes were the addition of LiDAR four years ago and bigger lenses three years ago.

 

[PPCmike]

Maybe they realized now that it’s not much of a selling point and the weight is creeping towards iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max territory so the switch to aluminum would make sense for reducing the weight to make holding one of these new iPhones more comfortable and save money for Apple at the same time.

Hmm I haven't owned the titanium long term so I don't know how it would feel but I can see the added weight with say like an outter box case on and so on.

 

[CaspianKing]

It's all over. This is the last straw for me. Apple is unnovation makes me wanna Hawk Pui...

 

[JohnC1959]

It's all over. This is the last straw for me. Apple is unnovation makes me wanna Hawk Pui...

Sounds like a good time to move over to Android. I like the Mac much more than Windows PCs and I like the clean integration of the iPhone with the Mac so that's what keeps me with Apple for now. While I've seen a few novel ideas in the Android phones I haven't yet seen anything that's especially compelling to warrant a switch for me yet. Time will tell.