iPhone 17 Air Launching in September With These 16 New Features

We recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models as of April 2025
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.

Overall, the iPhone 17 Air sounds like a mixed bag. While the device is expected to have an impressively thin and light design, rumors indicate it will have some compromises compared to iPhone 17 Pro models, including only a single rear camera, a single speaker, and an A19 chip instead of a more powerful A19 Pro chip.

While there have been some concerns that the iPhone 17 Air’s thin design could result in limited battery life, the device might end up beating expectations. There are three rumored features for the iPhone 17 Air that could contribute to longer battery life than one might imagine, including a higher-density battery, Apple’s power-efficient C1 modem, and the lack of an Ultra Wide camera providing more internal space for a larger battery.

Below, we recap 16 key rumors for the iPhone 17 Air as of April 2025:

The thinnest iPhone ever, measuring just 5.5mm at its thinnest point, but possibly up to 9.5mm with the rear camera bump included. This tops the current 6.9mm record set by the iPhone 6. It also means the device would be around 30% thinner than the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, and around 33% thinner than the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.
6.6-inch OLED display with Face ID and a Dynamic Island
ProMotion support for up to a 120Hz refresh rate
A19 chip instead of A19 Pro chip
A single 48-megapixel rear camera on an all-new elongated camera bar
A 24-megapixel front camera
A single speaker in the earpiece, no bottom speaker
Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip
Apple-designed C1 modem for cellular connectivity
eSIM only, no physical SIM card slot worldwide
USB-C port
High-density battery
Camera Control button
Action button
MagSafe
Newly reported today: 12GB of RAM, exceeding the minimum for Apple Intelligence