Apple’s all-new ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air shares the identical dimensions because the iPhone 17 Professional Max, with the one distinction being within the thickness of the gadgets, in line with the leaker Ice Universe.
Posting to their Weibo account, the Chinese language leaker at the moment claimed that the iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Professional Max have an identical physique size, width, display measurement, and bezels. “The one distinction is the thickness,” added the leaker. “The iPhone 17 Air is 5.5mm thick, whereas the iPhone 17 Professional Max is 8.725mm thick.”
If these dimension are correct, additionally they recommend that the iPhone 17 Professional Max will itself be considerably thicker than the prevailing iPhone 16 Professional Max.
Except for the alleged 5.5mm thickness for the iPhone 17 Air, which we have now heard earlier than, Ice Universe’s claims are fairly a big improvement and distinction with earlier rumors. Final 12 months, show trade analyst Ross Younger mentioned the iPhone 17 Air would have a 6.55-inch show, or a 6.6-inch show when rounded up.
Notably, this show measurement was challenged final month by YouTube creator Jon Prosser, who claimed that the iPhone 17 Air shall be outfitted with a bigger 6.7-inch show. (Younger has since reiterated his 6.55-inch show measurement declare for the iPhone 17 Air.)
Nonetheless, if Prosser is appropriate and the iPhone 17 Air has a 6.7-inch show, that is nonetheless far off the anticipated 6.9-inch show measurement of the iPhone 17 Professional Max. Apple elevated the show measurement of the iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max final 12 months, and they’re anticipated to stay the identical for the iPhone 17 Professional fashions. Certainly, Ice Universe at the moment mentioned that the body of iPhone 17 Professional Max has not modified, and is “similar to iPhone 16 Professional Max.”
| iPhone 17 Professional Max | iPhone 17 Air | |
|---|---|---|
| Depth | 8.73 mm | 5.55 mm |
| Top | 163 mm | 163 mm |
| Width | 77.6 mm | 77.6 mm |
| Show | 6.9″ (174 mm) | 6.9″ (174 mm) | Display Border | 1.15 mm | 1.15 mm |
Ice Universe has beforehand revealed correct dimensions of iPhones earlier than they’re launched, together with the sizes of the iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max. Nonetheless, we’re taking this specific rumor with a grain of salt for now till different sources can corroborate the claims. Apple is anticipated to launch the iPhone 17 lineup round its standard mid-September timeframe.
