Igeekphone News, May 20th: @MajinBuOfficial shared a set of comparison photos of Apple iPhone 17 Air (unnamed) and iPhone 16 Plus the day before yesterday.
Existing leaks indicate that the iPhone 17 Air will replace the iPhone 16 Plus and be released together with the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max in September this year. IT Home will bring you detailed reports at that time.
In recent years, various statistics have clearly shown that the mini/Plus model is the best-selling one among the main iPhone products of all generations. This is also the reason why Apple replaced the Plus with the Air. Apple hopes to use “extreme thinness and lightness” as a selling point to drive more demand for phone replacement.
Rumors show that the iPhone 17 Air is only 5.5 millimeters (or 5.65 millimeters) thick, but its battery capacity has also decreased to only 2800 mAh, even smaller than the controversial 3900 mAh battery of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge.
It is also reported that Apple might launch a phone case with a built-in battery (not as a gift but sold separately), thereby indirectly enhancing battery life and generating more revenue. However, this would obviously directly undermine its advantage of being thin and light.
Furthermore, the Apple iPhone 17 Air weighs approximately 145 grams, which is even lighter than the 163 grams of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. However, the iPhone has only one rear camera, while the S25 Edge has two.