An iPhone 17 Air has been rumored for some time
It’ll apparently shave 2 mm off the iPhone 16 Professional
Apple’s personal modems will likely be smaller
There’s been loads of discuss round a possible iPhone 17 Air (or iPhone 17 Slim) mannequin subsequent yr – changing the iPhone 16 Plus, apparently – and now we’ve obtained particulars on simply how skinny this upcoming handset might be.
In line with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who tends to know what he’s speaking about in relation to Apple data, the iPhone 17 Air goes to be round 2 millimeters (0.08 inches) thinner than the iPhone 16 Professional.
Contemplating the iPhone 16 Professional is simply 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) entrance to again, that’s fairly a critical discount – knocking off some 24%. It could be Apple’s thinnest iPhone but, beating the iPhone 6 from 2014 (6.9 mm or 0.27 inches).
The slimming down is due partially to Apple’s anticipated swap to utilizing its personal modem in subsequent yr’s iPhones, fairly than utilizing chips from Qualcomm. It’s a rumor we’ve heard earlier than, and which Gurman has now talked about once more.
Chipsets and screens
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We’ll see the brand new Apple modem within the iPhone SE 4 to begin with, in line with Gurman – that’s tipped to reach in March 2025. After that, it’ll present up within the iPhone 17 fashions, with an improved model set to be prepared in time for the iPhone 18 in 2026.
Apple is even planning to make use of its personal modem chipset so as to add mobile connectivity to Macs and the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional, in line with the report – however that’s unlikely to occur earlier than 2026, because the expertise must be additional developed.
As for the iPhone 17 Air, earlier leaks recommend it’s going to do with no bodily SIM card slot to maintain it as skinny as potential, whereas it may also introduce a display screen that’s thinner and extra environment friendly in comparison with the present iPhone shows.
All of this thinning down will ultimately assist Apple within the growth of its first folding iPhone, in line with Gurman. That gadget appears unlikely to launch earlier than 2026 on the earliest – however it’s now reportedly on the way in which.
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