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iPhone 17 Reaches Key Milestone Ahead of Mass Production

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Apple has completed Engineering Validation Testing (EVT) for at least one iPhone 17 model, according to a paywalled preview of an upcoming DigiTimes report.

iPhone 17 Air Pastel FeatureiPhone 17 Air mockup based on rumored design

The EVT stage involves Apple testing iPhone 17 prototypes to ensure the hardware works as expected. There are still DVT (Design Validation Test) and PVT (Production Validation Test) stages to follow before the devices enter mass production.

This is a routine but key milestone for Apple to have achieved ahead of the iPhone 17 series launching in the usual month of September.

Following the EVT stage, there is still a window for Apple to make some smaller iPhone spec changes, if necessary. For example, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently claimed that Apple would make a final decision on whether to include 8GB or 12GB of RAM in the iPhone 17 base model by May. At a minimum, Kuo expects the iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max to be equipped with 12GB of RAM.

Read our iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, and iPhone 17 Pro roundups to learn more about the upcoming devices and their rumored feature sets.

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HighwaySnowman Avatar
HighwaySnowman
18 months ago

Can’t wait to see iPhone Air. From “Unbox Therapy” with like 800k views the Reviewer was mind boggled over the thinness and said Apple will sell a boatload of these.
I doubt the stupid thin one will sell that well.

For one thing, it's still going to have the horrible camera wart.
For another, it's going to bend far more easily than a thicker phone.
And of course there's no chance the battery life will be anywhere near as good as a thicker phone.
Then there's the thermal throttling.

Might sell well the first few weeks, then the bad reviews will start coming in and sales will plummet. Wouldn't be surprised if Apple sees a lot of returns on it.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
izyreal Avatar
izyreal
18 months ago
That render looks a lot like a Pixel 9 Pro



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N0ughtsAndCr0sses
18 months ago
17 air will be a tribute to the basic phone. ☎️

So it’ll have a phone app and YouTube.

That’s it.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Jimmy Bubbles
18 months ago
Another year, sticking with my 15 pro.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
iamgalt Avatar
iamgalt
18 months ago

Another year, sticking with my 15 pro.
I'm hoping for at least another three years with my 15 pro max. I'll be good with 5 years of use out of it.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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DelayedGratificationGene
18 months ago

I doubt the stupid thin one will sell that well.

For one thing, it's still going to have the horrible camera wart.
For another, it's going to bend far more easily than a thicker phone.
And of course there's no chance the battery life will be anywhere near as good as a thicker phone.
Then there's the thermal throttling.

Might sell well the first few weeks, then the bad reviews will start coming in and sales will plummet. Wouldn't be surprised if Apple sees a lot of returns on it.
Battery life would seem to be a concern but I can’t imagine Apple not solving that dilemma right off the bat before they proceeded. Anyhow I’m just passing along the Reviewer amazement and excitement.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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