On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Present, we focus on the not too long ago leaked design of the iPhone 17 “Air” and iPhone 17 Professional.
Earlier this week, a report from The Data‘s Wayne Ma revealed that the iPhone 17 Air may have a thickness of between 5mm and 6mm, which might make it the thinnest iPhone ever. Compared, iPhone 16 fashions are 7.8mm thick and iPhone 16 Professional fashions are 8.25mm thick.
As a consequence of this ultra-thin design, some compromises are mentioned to be mandatory. The machine at the moment lacks a bodily SIM card tray, a speaker on the underside edge, an ultra-wide digicam, and ultra-fast mmWave 5G help. Unsurprisingly, the machine may even have a “smaller battery” than present iPhones, nevertheless it stays to be seen how battery life finally compares.
With only one digicam, the unit is predicted to be massive and centered on the rear of the machine for a dramatically completely different look in comparison with present fashions. The machine ought to launch in September 2025 alongside the usual iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Professional fashions, with no iPhone 17 Plus anticipated.
In the meantime, the iPhone 17 Professional and iPhone 17 Professional Max are anticipated to supply a few of the most important design adjustments in years. Each fashions will drop titanium and return to an aluminum body for a extra light-weight design and have a brand new part-aluminum, part-glass rear to allow continued help for wi-fi charging. The digicam bump can be purportedly bigger and rectangular, minimize into the aluminum high half of the rear moderately than 3D glass.
We focus on the implications of those design adjustments and extra. The MacRumors Present additionally has its personal YouTube channel, so ensure you’re subscribed to maintain up with new episodes and clips:
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