Are you fed up with the iPhone design? This is understandable since in recent years, the Cupertino company has not made major changes to the design of its smartphones. However, for a while, rumors have suggested the development of a completely innovative model in this area, which would be planned for 2025. This device would be called iPhone 17 Air and compared to the iPhone 17, the iPhone 17 Pro or the iPhone 17 Pro Max, this one should have a very different design.
Indeed, on the Air model, Apple would prioritize design and finesse, even if it has to make huge concessions in terms of the technical sheet. And while waiting for the release of this device in fall 2025, new information is circulating about the dimensions that this iPhone 17 Air could have. In a recent article, Mark Gurman, journalist at Bloomberg, indicates that the iPhone 17 Air would have a thickness that would be less than that of the iPhone 16 Pro by almost 2 millimeters.
The iPhone 17 Air would therefore be approximately 6.3 millimeters thick, and would be thinner than the iPhone 6, which was 6.9 millimeters thick. This would already be an achievement for an iPhone. However, Apple’s thinnest product would still be the 11-inch iPad Pro 2024, which is 5.3 millimeters thick.
A feat possible thanks to Apple’s efforts on 5G
One of the components that would help make the iPhone 17 Air thinner would be Apple’s 5G modem. Currently, iPhones use Qualcomm modems. But for years, the firm has been trying to develop its own 5G modems. And according to Mark Gurman, the firm would begin to use modems designed in-house on certain products in 2025. The Apple 5G modem would equip the iPhone SE 2025, as well as the future iPhone 17 Air. On the latter, the modem would benefit from better integration with other Apple components, which would save space and design a thinner device.
On the other hand, it is possible that the iPhone 17 Air has poorer connectivity, compared to other iPhones that use Qualcomm modems. Indeed, if the Apple 5G modem could have advantages in terms of design and energy efficiency, it could still have shortcomings compared to Qualcomm modems. For example, it is rumored that the first version of the Apple 5G modem may not support mmWave technology, which nevertheless allows for better performance on 5G.
As usual, as this information does not come from an official source, it should be treated with caution. However, it should be remembered that Mark Gurman is considered one of the most reliable sources of unofficial information about future Apple products.
- According to numerous rumors, Apple will release an iPhone 17 Air in 2025
- This model would offer an innovative design and would be the thinnest iPhone ever created
- According to an article by Mark Gurman on Bloomberg, this model would be thinner than the iPhone 16 Pro by around 2 millimeters
- The use of the Apple 5G modem, instead of those from Qualcomm, would contribute to this reduction in thickness
