iPhone 17 Air: Here's What Apple's Thinnest iPhone Ever Will Look Like

[MacRumors]

A new hands-on video of an iPhone 17 Air dummy model has surfaced, providing a closer look at the rumored design of Apple's thinnest iPhone ever.

According to Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 17 Air will measure just 5.5mm at its thinnest point, surpassing the 6.9mm record held by the iPhone 6. However, to achieve this impressively thin and lightweight design, the device is expected to have some compromises compared to iPhone 17 Pro models, including worse battery life, only a single rear camera, only a single speaker, and an A19 chip instead of an A19 Pro chip.

iPhone 16 Pro models are 8.25mm thick, so the iPhone 17 Air would be 33% thinner than those devices, if Kuo is accurate. This ultra-thin design can be seen in the hands-on video, along with some of the device's other rumored features, including a 6.6-inch display with a Dynamic Island, a single 48-megapixel rear camera on a wide pill-shaped bump, a USB-C port, a single speaker, an Action button, and a Camera Control button.

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Other rumored iPhone 17 Air features include MagSafe and 12GB of RAM, and Apple reportedly plans to release an optional battery case for the device.

The device is also expected to lack a physical SIM card slot worldwide, meaning it will rely entirely on eSIM technology, even outside of the United States.

Apple will likely unveil the iPhone 17 Air in early September, so there are only around two months to go until the device is finally official.

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[mikext]

It does look so good. Unfortunately the battery probably looks quite the opposite of so good.

 

[darkmatter343]

Apple Store employees: “would you like a thick battery case with you’re new iPhone air”

 

[Plerf]

I think it’s funny that there is even more of a raised island and then another raise to the camera bump.

Which, yes, my iPhone 16 Pro also has both, but the island is barely a reef (sticking to geographic metaphors).

I’m sure all phone makers get away with dimensional……liberties in their marketing but it’s getting silly. 😜

 

[Six0Four]

I think it’s funny that there is even more of a raised island and then another raise to the camera bump.

Which, yes, my iPhone 16 Pro also has both, but the island is barely a reef (sticking to geographic metaphors).

I’m sure all phone makers get away with dimensional……liberties in their marketing but it’s getting silly. 😜

agree. camera lens should have been built into the bump. google pixel looks way cleaner.

 

[jblank]

I just don’t see who their target consumer is with this. It’s not a “mini” and it’s not a “plus” and it occupies a bizarre area in the lineup. Maybe it sells well but worse battery life is gonna be a killer for a whole lot of folks.

 

[HouseLannister]

Does not look good. You can do a raised camera or a camera bar. Not both. That is one fugly design.

 

[nathan_reilly]

its a small pet peeve but i wish the title was “thinnest YET”

 

[tooloud10]

It's a 'no' from me for the same reasons as above. And only one rear camera lens? If they're sticking them out further than the 'main' bump then they may as well put all the lenses in there.

But really, it's a solution in search of a problem.

 

[arthurgd3]

Apple needs a W bad and this just pulls them further down the Loss column. The media and even more the people are gonna have a field day with this one, GD this is one ugly ass design.

 

[Insidious]

Instead of a thinner phone, Apple should focus on getting the camera embedded nice and flat with the rest of the device like the old days.

 

[jblank]

Does not look good. You can do a raised camera or a camera bar. Not both. That is one fugly design.

Agreed. Its one of the worst looking iPhones ever, imo.

 

[carswell]

Was the design team mandated to come up with the ugliest possible camera bump for the iPhone 17 models?

What's more, the Air's bump has a bump! And that's despite stretching across nearly the entire width of the phone.

 

[Premium1]

Shouldn't be able to measure it at the thinnest point when you got a HUGE protrusion from the back.

 

[supergt]

The back of the phone is an abomination. Make it flush or don't make it at all.

 

[glsillygili]

No one is going to buy this thing. I don't understand the market for this but not a Mini iPhone.

 

[SmugMaverick]

No one is going to buy this thing. I don't understand the market for this but not a Mini iPhone.

Apple is in deep desperation mode right now and any gimmick will do.

They've become Samsung.

 

[AppleMark]

I don't get it... As surely the thinnest part of the phone is going to also be the thickest..? Once a case goes on to also protect the camera bump, it is not really doing what it is claiming to be IMO.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Apple is in deep desperation mode right now and any gimmick will do.

They've become Samsung.

There's a difference. Samsung isn't desperate.

 

[dustin_]

alright, i don’t think this is a bad looking phone. in fact, i’d consider buying one. however — single camera, “worse” battery life, and single speaker quickly move it into the, “nah, won’t work for me” category. my 13 mini has two cameras & two speakers, why settle for less?

 

[Jett0516]

That fat camera bump need to lose weight

 

[AlexESP]

For a rough dummy model, it looks very nice. As always, when we see the real product, with the right fit and finish, it will look much better.

 

[ahostmadsen]

What’s the point? Most people put their phone in a (bulky) case. I doubt the market appeal.

 

[SamRyouji]

That's a Camera Lens Mountain that sits atop a Camera Island.

 

[AlexESP]

Also, thickness of the camera bar is not so relevant — what matters the most is to make the part where you grab the phone thin. It doesn’t make sense to make the phone thicker just because there’s one component (camera) which is substantially thicker than the rest.