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Ultra-Thin 'iPhone 17 Air' Rumored to Include These 12 Features
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MacBook Air. iPad Air… Some people like you asked the same question at that time and look, it seems they are not doing it badly.
I agree; time will tell. Apple is having a hard time selling the Plus, so having an Air version that's thinner, lighter, and great battery life might entice people to buy the Air.
I'm looking forward to the reviews for the 17 Air once it's out. I really need a thinner iPhone for how I like to keep it in my shirt pocket for shirts I like to wear everyday. The 17 air might be the one.
As a photographer who's made a ton of photos on my various iPhones over the years, starting with a 5, I'd be fine with a single 48 Pixel camera as long as the focal length is close to what I use for the photos I make - somewhere close to 35mm.
As a photographer who's made a ton of photos on my various iPhones over the years, starting with a 5, I'd be fine with a single 48 Pixel camera as long as the focal length is close to what I use for the photos I make - somewhere close to 35mm.
I seriously cannot fathom why anyone cares about one speaker. So what? One tinny sounding speaker instead of two tinny speakers which are only two inches apart anyway, the stereo effect has to be negligible at best. Anyone who cares about sound is going to use earbuds anyway.
That was what jumped out at me. The charging port has been at the iPhone's center since the first model. Having it off-center seems odd (though if true I'm sure it was done for practical and not aesthetic reasons).
just because the macbook and ipad has an air….why not with the iPhone! they should make the single lense at least to have zoom not digital
Whatever this thing turns out to be, I’m really holding off buying much more Apple stuff for the foreseeable future. Hopefully by then it will be a mature product, if it materializes.
In the meantime I should be good to get by with what I have. And will look forward to seeing what actually comes out.
In the meantime I should be good to get by with what I have. And will look forward to seeing what actually comes out.
The charging port on the XR and 11 was also off center.
LOL, Go for it! Most people use Android already (especially on MacRumors). Use whatever makes you happy. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out… 😉
A notable contingent of iPhone users: "we want there to be a smaller iPhone again!"
Apple: "Okay, we've made it smaller, in a super important dimension!"
Apple: "Okay, we've made it smaller, in a super important dimension!"
Interesting. Though I don't have any experience with recent iPad models, I do have an iPad Air 3rd Gen, and it's not much thicker at 6.1mm, so I should have put two and two together. The 17 Air is supposed to get a 24 megapixel front-facing camera, and maybe better/larger optics, so maybe that's added a little to the depth requirement, and/or maybe Apple will have a surprise upgrade for the rear-facing camera requiring the space provided by the bump, but then again, maybe Apple just decided having a wider bump would be seen as a distinguishing visual "design feature". If stopping rocking when placed on a flat hard surface was the goal, you'd think they'd be doing that with the base 17 too, but rumored designs show they're not.
Of course, but that means you can’t argue based on what is present on the iPad Pro.
Yeah, based on current information, the rationale for the new bar design, and why the regular iPhone is excluded, is unclear. I guess we’ll have to wait for more info, or for the launch.
I’m liking this c1 chip for future modem development. Hopefully the regular 17 will have it.
My point was that thickness isn’t a factor because the iPad Pro is thinner than the rumored iPhone 17 Air. The only thing I can think of is that the battery is going to take up more a footprint, limiting the space for a second speaker. But it’s rumored to have a 120hz display, so they don’t seem too worried about battery life 🤷♂️
Yes, thickness may not be a factor per se, but volume (space) may very well be. Looking at an iPad teardown, it has lots of space besides the battery. An iPhone not so much. Furthermore, thinner does affect the sound quality. An iPad is able to compensate to some extend by having larger speakers, but that’s less of an option on an iPhone.
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lol. Wait, an offset centered USB-C is a feature?
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.
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 12 key rumors for the "iPhone 17 Air" as of March 2025:
Bookmark our iPhone 17 Air roundup to stay up to date with more rumors in the coming months.
- 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
- 8GB of RAM for Apple Intelligence support
- 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
- An off-center USB-C port
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