Over the years, Apple has changed very little to the external appearance of the iPhone. Sure, the company changed the notch to Dynamic Island, the screen diagonal of the Pro model increased slightly and the iPhone Mini became a Plus model. But there has been no general revision to the form factor since the iPhone Now there are new details from Asia.
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Not thinner than iPad Pro M4
The new series, expected for September, is likely to replace the Plus model and be positioned below the Pro devices, which will remain in the range. According to the South Korean medium Sisa Journal, the air Total 6.25mm thick Ho, which will be at least 1.65 mm thinner than the 7.8 mm iPhone 16. This will beat the iPhone 6, which went down to 6.9mm in 2014. However, Apple won’t be able to beat the thinnest device in its current portfolio, the iPad Pro M4 13-inch with its 5.11mm.
At least Apple should be able to beat Samsung. According to reports, there is now a “Galaxy S25 Slim” planned, which could reach 6.6mm. There was earlier personal speculation that Apple was aiming for around 6mm for the iPhone 17 Air, but 5mm for the iPad Pro M4 13 is considered unrealistic as the iPhone lacks the necessary area for all the components.
Plus price instead of Pro price?
So Sisa Journal expects the iPhone 17 Air to be 20 percent thinner overall than the iPhone 16, and at least 25 percent thinner than the iPhone 16 Pro. The report also estimates the potential price. It is believed to be based more on the iPhone 16 Plus than the Pro model. At Apple you currently pay 1099 euros for the iPhone 16 Plus without contract and 100 euros more for the Pro model with a smaller screen.
The report quotes an unnamed industry insider as saying that Apple has already completed product planning for a slim version of the iPhone Air and has decided to launch it as a replacement for the existing Plus model. “The Plus model was stuck somewhere in the middle, so its identity was unclear to customers and sales were the worst. By converting it to a lean model, they can adopt a pricing policy at the level of the previous Plus model.
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