It has been heard for months now from various reliable sources that the Appeal plans to release a redesigned, much thinner iPhone 17 model next year.
The name of the device has not been shared and until it happens, we refer to it as “iPhone 17 Air”.
There have been conflicting rumors about the design and specifications for the premium smartphone but most sources agreed that it will about 6.6 inch screen. In July, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said he expected the device to have a standard A19 chip, a Dynamic Island, a single rear camera and a modem 5G designed by Apple.
This week, analyst Jeff Pu agreed that the slim iPhone 17 model will have a 6.6-inch display and an A19 chip manufactured on the same TSMC 3nm process used for the A18 Pro chip . He also expects the device to have an aluminum frame, Face ID, a 48-megapixel rear camera, a 24-megapixel front camera and 8GB of RAM to support Apple Intelligence.
Highly reliable Pu expects the slim iPhone 17 model to have a remarkable new design compared to previous iPhone models. He said the device will be a mid-range iPhone that will replace the Plus model, as there will be no iPhone 17 Plus in next year’s lineup.
Apple will probably unveil the “iPhone 17 Air” in September 2025, so we have many months to go until the launch, and some features may change over time.