Apple iPhone 17 Air is the new internet hype. Several leaks suggest that Apple is working on the slimmest iPhone ever, which is coming in September 2025. Here are all the leaks and rumors of the iPhone 17 Air.
Apple iPhone 17 Air will be slimmer than the 6.9-mm iPhone 6
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Design | Display | Shooters | Battery Life | Performance | Miscellaneous
Design
For starters, the design of the Apple iPhone 17 Air will be very similar to the iPhone 16 Plus. Even though leaks suggest a horizontal camera housing, Apple is less likely to follow Google Pixel’s path to house a single 48-MP shooter. Such design language is possible as well, as the iPhone 16 base models inherited the iPhone X’s design.
Moving on, the “Air” means slimmer and lighter to Apple. As a result, the Apple iPhone 17 Air will be the slimmest iPhone ever made. Per Ice Universe, “The iPhone 17 Air is 5.5 mm thick, while the iPhone 17 Pro Max is 8.725 mm thick.” For a better perspective, the iPhone 6 was 6.9 mm thick.
Display
How does a 6.6-inch Super Retina XDR OLED (1290 x 2796 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio, ~467 PPI density) display sound? Well, the Apple iPhone 17 Air may feature such a display, which will be better than the iPhone 16 base model and the iPhone 16e. However, there are no promises of a higher refresh rate yet.
Shooters
Apple iPhone 17 Air has some interesting leaks in this department. Apple continues to improve its shooters. With the iPhone 17 series, taking a picture will be on another level.
Primary Shooter
The primary shooter will be a 48-MP (f/1.6, 26 mm, 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS) wide-angle camera. Will also feature dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR photo/panorama, video: 4K @ 24/ 25/ 30/ 60 fps, 1080p @ 25/ 30/ 60/ 120/ 240 fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60 fps), and stereo sound recording. Apart from numbers, this shooter may come with a variable aperture.
Variable Aperture
Well, the concept of this variable aperture is similar to the human eye. Like a human eye, the variable aperture will allow or restrict the light coming to the lens based on the lighting condition of the surroundings. While in a darker place, the aperture will open widely (low f-number) so more light can hit the lens for a brighter picture. In a bright environment, the aperture will allow less light (high f-number) so the image does not look burned or faded. This will result in better portrait images as well as enhanced night photography. Till now, the amount of light coming to the lens of an iPhone is digitally managed. With the iPhone 17 series, the variable aperture will be a mechanical component installed with the rear shooter to be controlled electrically. And, this is when the horizontal camera housing leak looks promising.
Selfie Shooter
This is the same 12 MP (f/1.9, 23 mm, 1/3.6″, PDAF, SL 3D depth/ biometrics sensor) wide-angle selfie camera from the iPhone 16 series. Moreover, there may be a 24-MP selfie shooter instead of the current 12 MP sensor of the iPhone 16 series. However, the chances are very low.
The image quality of this selfie shooter will remain mostly the same compared to the latest iPhone models, the iPhone 16 series. The iPhone has the best selfie shooter on the market right now. Therefore, a 12-MP selfie sensor does not seem to be a bad idea for the upcoming iPhone 17 Air. Images by the primary shooter of the Apple iPhone 17 Air should be more realistic and color accurate provided the availability of variable aperture on this model.
Battery Life
A non-removable 4,400-ish mAh Li-Ion battery will power the Apple iPhone 17 Air allowing more than 27 hours of video playback. Some leaks suggest a 3,000-mAh Li-Ion battery for this iPhone. To refute this, the 6.1-inch iPhone 16e already housed a 4,005-mAh Li-Ion battery. Therefore, the 6.6-inch iPhone 17 Air will have more room for a larger battery.
Moving on, there will be no support for MagSafe, like the iPhone 16e. Also, the USB-C port will not support a display port. Worth mentioning, Apple iPhone 17 Air will support 25 Watt Fast Charging.
Performance
Apple iPhone 17 Air will be powered by iOS 19. Under the hood, there will be an Apple A19 (3 nm) SoC with a 5-core GPU. Like the iPhone 16e, the in-house Apple-built C1 chip will take care of the connectivity department. This time, the C1 chip will feature UWB 5G support as well.
An 8-GB RAM will be paired with 128 GB/ 256 GB/ 215 GB/ 1 TB storage variants. Thus, the performance of the Apple iPhone 17 Air will dominate similarly priced smartphones in 2025, if not most other flagships.
Miscellaneous
Apple iPhone 17 Air will be a great iPhone; however, its price tag is still a mystery. Allow us to explain the dilemma, the iPhone 17 Air will pack fewer features than the iPhone 17. However, the screen size will be larger than the iPhone 17 and similar to the iPhone 17 Plus. The iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus will have a price tag of $799 and $899 respectively. There is a high chance that the iPhone 17 Air will cost around $699 to $749. On a different note, the iPhone 16e costs $599 for 128 GB now. What if there will be an iPhone 17e?
Apart from these, there will be Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, and many more. The color options have not been disclosed yet.
Wrapping Up
Apple iPhone 17 Air, the slimmest iPhone ever is on the pipeline per leaks and rumors. Based on internet hype, this iPhone is going to be a very popular model among the younger generations. Who does not want a bigger, slimmer, and less-pricer iPhone with all the exclusive features? Stay tuned and bookmark this story for more leaks about the iPhone 17 Air moving forward.
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