iPhone 17 Air could be Apple’s slimmest smartphone in a number of years, and particulars of the purported handset have beforehand surfaced on-line. A tipster has revealed the scale of the iPhone 17 Air, claiming that it is going to be 5.5mm thick, whereas its size and width may match the iPhone 17 Pro Max. If this declare is correct, Apple’s slimmer handset could possibly be about 0.34mm thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, which is predicted to debut subsequent month.
iPhone 17 Air Dimensions (Expected)
According to a submit by X (previously Twitter) consumer Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) states that the iPhone 17 Air will arrive with the identical size, width, and display measurement because the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The tipster claims that the scale of each these handsets (besides thickness) will match the iPhone 16 Pro Max. This means the iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro may each measure 163mm in peak and 77.6mm is width.
The tipster’s declare signifies that the iPhone 17 Air will sport a 6.9-inch LTPO AMOLED show, 0.2mm bigger than the handset it’s anticipated to exchange later this 12 months — the iPhone 16 Plus. The leaker says that the iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro Max will sport the identical slim show bezels because the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Unlike Apple’s flagship fashions, the upcoming iPhone 17 Air might be 5.5mm thick, in accordance with Ice Universe. This is significantly slimmer than the iPhone 17 Pro Max, which is claimed to be 8.7mm thick. However, the flagship mannequin is predicted to be geared up with three rear cameras, whereas the slim chassis of the iPhone 17 Air is predicted to characteristic just one rear digicam.
A latest report instructed that the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max would possibly all characteristic an aluminium body. Apple switched from stainless-steel to titanium on its Pro fashions with the iPhone 15 Pro, whereas its commonplace fashions have been geared up with aluminium frames for just a few years. On the opposite hand, the iPhone 17 Air will reportedly use a titanium body, as per the report.
Both the iPhone 17 Air and Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge are anticipated to reach with smaller batteries than the corporate’s commonplace fashions, in accordance with a report. In order to maintain the iPhone 17 Air as skinny as potential, the corporate can also be reportedly set to take away the bodily SIM slot on the smartphone. More particulars on the handset are anticipated to emerge within the coming months, forward of its anticipated debut later this 12 months.
