'iPhone 17 Air' Launching Later This Year With These 10 New Features

While the so-called "iPhone 17 Air" is not expected to launch until September, there are already plenty of rumors about the "ultra-thin" device.

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Overall, the "iPhone 17 Air" is shaping up to be a mixed bag. Due to its thinness, the device is expected to have some limited specifications compared to the iPhone 17 Pro models, including only a single rear camera, only a single speaker, no SIM card slot worldwide, and an A19 chip instead of the more powerful A19 Pro chip. Of course, the device will also be equipped with a smaller battery than other iPhone 17 models.

Below, we recap 10 key changes rumored for the "iPhone 17 Air" as of January 2025:

Bookmark our iPhone 17 roundup to stay up to date with more rumors over the coming months.

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Thanatoast Avatar
11 months ago
what does this phone accomplish? what need does it fulfill?
Score: 23 Votes (Like | Disagree)
neptuna Avatar
11 months ago
I know I am very much in the minority, but can we just get & keep a solid SMALL phone in the iPhone lineup? I miss the 13 Mini. I don’t think I will buy another phone until forced to at this rate, because I don’t want a huge slab of glass in my pocket
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
robertosh Avatar
11 months ago

what does this phone accomplish? what need does it fulfill?
My need :D
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
HobeSoundDarryl Avatar
11 months ago
Same answer to both of the above posts: Great profitability for AAPL. It fulfills the corp need to get to keep spinning "another record quarter." ???

Also, priced above Pro Max- if true- because Apple thinks fans will pay more than Pro Max for it. If they thought people would pay more than Vpro for it, it would be priced above Vpro. ???

Now through the other lens: customers could reject this product because they collectively feel it is priced too high... as many seems to have done with Vpro. Or reject because "we" no longer want "thinner" at the expense of some functionality or battery or whatever is compromised to support it. But the big question is: will customers vote with their wallets (as a group)?

Other than Vpro, there is a long history of Apple charging whatever they want for new stuff and people falling all over themselves to try to buy, buy, buy. That trains Apple executives to expect that outcome. Customers as a group can either teach them a lesson OR reinforce this idea that "we" will buy (almost) anything... and pay anything for it.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
kirky29 Avatar
11 months ago
Wait, is launching without something (physical sim card tray) considered a feature? ?
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Apple Mac Daz Avatar
11 months ago
Still can’t get my head round why it’s priced above a Pro Max
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)