It seems that this is going to be the year of ultradelgated phones. So much Samsung as Apple They prepare variants of their telephone numbers of the range of range sensibly thinner in exchange for sacrificing some features. In the first case, and always talking about leaks and rumors, it will be called S25 Slim And, in the second, iPhone 17 Air. In this article we will review the rumors about the model of Apple which should be part of the iPhone 17 series, which will be launched next fall.
How many mm thick will the iPhone 17 Air have?
The iPhone 17 Air, which bets all its value to design and elegance, will be very thin, but the thickness it will present varies according to the sources. Earlier this month, the Ming-Chi Kuo supply chain analyst advanced a phone from 5.5 mmwhich would make it slightly thicker than the 5.1 mm iPad Pro M4that Apple launched last May. Shortly after, Bloomberg’s reporter Mark Gurman reaffirmed, after writing it in December, in which the new phone would be ‘about 2 millimeters thinner’ than the iPhone 16 Pro 8.25 mm, which would leave it in some 6.25 mm. Analyst Jeff Pu has suggested that he would measure around 6 mm.
Until now, the thinner iPhone that Apple has produced has been the iPhone 6launched in 2014 with 6.9 mm thick.
A new type of battery?
In November 2023, Etnews said Apple was developing A new densest batteryusing carbon nanotubes and a mixture of materials such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and aluminum.
However, in November 2024, the Korean filter Yeux1122 He said Apple would use standard battery technology. As he said, the company tried to reduce the size of the internal components to increase battery capacity and achieve a thinner design, But he did not achieve the results he expected. In that same month, The Information published that Apple was having problems finding space for battery, SIM card and thermal materials inside the phonewhat limits how thin it can be.
A more recent rumor of the digital filter Chat Station suggested that both the iPhone and also rumored Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim would have A battery between 3,000 and 4,000 mAh and measured between ‘5, x mm and 6, x mm’.
The iPhone 17 Air screen: technology and size
Everything indicates that the iPhone 17 will use the same panel technology Ltpo Oled Present in the current pro models, with an adaptive soda that allows the 120 Hz and falls to 1 Hz. This technology is key to the screen function always active without high battery consumption.
As for size, rumors generally agree that it will measure about 6.6 inchesa little smaller than 6.7 inches of the iPhone 16 Plusthe model within the iPhone family that The iPhone Air is expected to replace. The phone will include Dynamic Island with Face ID, as well as the rest.
More Apple chips inside
Recently, Mark Gurman reported that Apple will equip the iPhone 17 Air with internal chips for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, as well as with a cellular modem, own. It would be the first time that Apple dispenses with Qualcomm In this area. Apparently, the company is confident enough to begin integrating this modem before iPhone 17, possibly with the iPhone Se 4in the coming months.
As for the soc, the iPhone 17 Air is expected to have a standard chip A19reserving the A19 Pro for pro models. You could also have 8 GB of RAM and Apple Intelligence functions.
Less cameras, but possibly more expensive
Rumors say that the iPhone 17 Air You will only have one rear camera. According to the analyst Jeff Pu, cited in October by Macrumors, this will be of 48 megapixelswhile the front camera will be 24 megapixels.
Despite not having the complete game of the Pro or the double camera configuration of the base models, The Information published that it could cost More than 1,299 dollars of the iPhone 16 pro max current.
But not all rumors match. The Wall Street Journal wrote in December that Apple points to a lower price than that of pro models, placing it Below $ 999where the iPhone 16 pro begins.
According to Gurman last August, Apple’s main reason for this Redesign of the iPhone is Increase salesafter the disappointing numbers of the mini and plus models in recent years. This January, has assured that Apple sees the Air strategy as ‘a proven winner’ to stimulate sales.
In this regard, The Wall Street Journal also added, noting that Apple seeks to grow with the iPhone 17 Air after years of ‘incremental improvements’. Although the iPhone continues to represent about half of Apple’s income, the media wrote that His ‘last major growth wave in sales was in 2021’thanks to the subsidies of the operators during the adoption of 5g.
Gurman also suggests that Apple is using this phone as A test field for new technologiesincluding its internal connectivity chips. Moreover, the Air would be a step towards the development of the necessary technology for a folding iPhone in the future.