The dreaded by many Pixel-inspired iPhone 17 Air design – rumored, in fact – appears to be getting increasingly actual with each new leak we get. Now, a newly leaked picture claiming to be a case for the yet-unannounced iPhone 17 Air hammers one other nail within the earlier iPhone design’s coffin.
Picture Credit score – Sonny Dickson on X
This corroborates the sooner leaked steel molds for the iPhone 17 sequence, in addition to an enormous quantity of CAD drawings that appear to have swarmed the Web. Your complete iPhone 17 household could also be getting a brand new look this 12 months (besides the bottom iPhone 17, it seems), with the iPhone 17 Professional trying dramatic (not in a great way, in my view) too. The iPhone 17 Air is alleged to switch the Plus within the lineup. Other than the redesigned digital camera bump that will now appear like a Pixel tribute, the telephone can also be mentioned to slim down noticeably. Rumors concerning the thickness of the iPhone 17 Air place it as probably the thinnest iPhone up to now, measuring 5.44mm or 5.5mm with out the aforementioned digital camera bar. For reference, the iPhone 16 is 7.8mm thick, whereas the iPhone 16 Professional Max is 8.25mm thick. Apparently, the digital camera bar might add some 4mm to the thickness on the Air’s high.
The leaker does not point out the place the picture of the case is coming from. Possibly, the case producer needs to remain forward of the competitors and is working primarily based on rumors fairly than official Apple data. Regardless of that, Dickson has additionally had efficiently correct leaks prior to now as properly, together with a leak concerning the iPhone 16 show sizes.
In the meantime, the iPhone 17 Air might have been deliberate to be a portless telephone or might haven’t been, however can also be rumored to have a trick up its sleeve so it will not endure a disappointing battery life because of its slim-chic physique.
When it turns into official, the iPhone 17 Air is anticipated to face the Galaxy S25 Edge, one other slim-chic telephone (arguably, with a much more lovely again) that is but to be formally launched. However it was teased by Samsung itself, so at the least we all know for sure its design is actual… which positively can’t be mentioned for the repeatedly leaking iPhone 17 sequence mismatched chaos.
