According to professional newspaper reports, rumors from South Korea mike rumors, The next iPhone 17 “Air” model, or rather The first iPhone 17 Air model, It might not be as subtle as Apple originally envisioned. The news was reported by the “yeux1122” account on Naver based on industry sources, showing: The company reportedly had trouble producing the device with the required thickness. The key to reducing overall thickness is using a battery with a thinner substrate, but Apple appears to be making some technical compromises.
IL main obstacles will link to cost, Forcing Apple to rely on existing battery technology. therefore, iPhone 17 air battery may not be as thin as originally designed. expected The battery will have a certain thickness about 6mm, This means the entire device will be slightly thicker. Apple’s thinnest smartphone ever is the iPhone 6, measuring 6.9mm thick,suggestion iPhone 17 Air may not be much different from this value.
In comparison, other Apple devices, e.g.iPad Pro is 13 wheels and seventh-generation iPod nano, with a thickness of 5.1 mm and 5.4mm, will likely maintain its lead as the thinnest device. The iPhone 16 Plus, which is expected to be replaced by the iPhone 17 Air, is 7.8mm thick.
Regardless, it’s still a long time coming, and with the iPhone 17 Air and all the other iPhone 17s launching, that’s obviously as expected as ever Fall 2025 and the device should contain new chips “A19”, A rear camera and a screen with ProMotion technology that supports refresh rates up to 120Hz (let’s hope it’s actually time to find it on the “Pro”).
