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iPhone 17 Air Launching Later This Year With These 16 New Features

While the so-called "iPhone 17 Air (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-17-air/)" is not expected to launch until September, there are already plenty of rumors about the ultra-thin device.



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Overall, the iPhone 17 Air sounds like a mixed bag. While the device is expected to have an impressively thin and light design (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/22/iphone-17-air-thinness-video/), 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.



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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 (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/16/iphone-17-air-price-battery-life-more/). 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 (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/06/iphone-17-air-high-density-battery-rumor/), Apple's power-efficient C1 modem (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/19/iphone-16e-battery-life/), and the lack of an Ultra Wide camera providing more internal space for a larger battery (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/28/iphone-16e-teardown/).



Below, we recap 16 key rumors for the iPhone 17 Air as of April 2025:<ul><li>The thinnest iPhone ever, measuring just 5.5mm at its thinnest point (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/10/iphone-17-air-details-ming-chi-kuo/), but possibly up to 9.5mm with the rear camera bump included (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/12/iphone-17-air-9-5mm-thick-including-camera/)</li>

<li>6.6-inch OLED display (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/06/iphone-17-slim-to-feature-6-55-inch-display/) with Face ID and a Dynamic Island (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/24/kuo-ultra-thin-iphone-17-specs/)</li>

<li>ProMotion support (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/01/ltpo-for-all-iphone-17-models-report/) for up to a 120Hz refresh rate</li>

<li>A19 chip (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/24/kuo-ultra-thin-iphone-17-specs/) instead of A19 Pro chip</li>

<li>A single 48-megapixel rear camera (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/18/iphone-17-air-rumored-features/) on an all-new elongated camera bar (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/17/iphone-17-air-front-page-tech-renders/)</li>

<li>A 24-megapixel front camera (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/18/iphone-17-air-rumored-features/)</li>

<li>A single speaker (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/25/iphone-17-air-features-reported/) in the earpiece, no bottom speaker</li>

<li>Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/21/iphone-17-air-wifi-7-rumor/)</li>

<li>Apple-designed C1 modem for cellular connectivity (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/20/apples-c1-modem-iphone-17-air-lack-mmwave/)</li>

<li>eSIM only, no physical SIM card slot (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/10/iphone-17-air-details-ming-chi-kuo/) worldwide</li>

<li>USB-C port (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/16/slimmer-iphones-without-usb-c-ports/)</li>

<li>High-density battery (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/06/iphone-17-air-high-density-battery-rumor/)</li>

<li>Camera Control button (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/16/iphone-17-air-price-battery-life-more/)</li>

<li>Action button (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/16/iphone-17-air-magsafe-action-button/)</li>

<li>MagSafe (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/16/iphone-17-air-magsafe-action-button/)</li>

<li><strong>Newly reported today:</strong> 12GB of RAM (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/24/iphone-17-air-12gb-ram-rumor/), exceeding the minimum for Apple Intelligence</li></ul>Bookmark our iPhone 17 Air roundup (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-17-air/) to stay up to date with more rumors in the coming months.<div class="linkback">Related Roundup: iPhone 17 Air (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-17-air/)</div>
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