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'iPhone 17 Air' Launching Later This Year With These 17 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 worse battery life (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/03/iphone-17-air-battery-case-report/), only a single rear camera, only a single speaker, and an A19 chip instead of an A19 Pro chip.



Below, we recap 17 key rumors for the iPhone 17 Air as of June 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 potentially smaller (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/30/iphone-17-metalens-rumor/) 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 (disputed (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/03/iphone-17-promotion-rumors-disputed/) by one source)</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>12GB of RAM (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/24/iphone-17-air-12gb-ram-rumor/), exceeding the 8GB minimum for Apple Intelligence</li>

<li>Apple reportedly plans to release an iPhone 17 Air battery case (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/03/iphone-17-air-battery-case-report/)</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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