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| iPhone 17 Air could be the thinnest iPhone ever |
According to a recent blog post by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 17 Air will not have a physical SIM slot and will use eSIM technology. This has been mentioned before and it is possible that the iPhone 17 generation will only support eSIM in more countries.
If the 5.5mm thickness figure is accurate, the iPhone 17 Air will become the thinnest iPhone ever, surpassing the iPhone 6's record of 6.9mm. The device is about 30% thinner than the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus; about 33% thinner than the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max duo.
However, the 5.5mm thickness at its thinnest point could imply that the body will be ultra-thin, but the rear camera cluster will be thicker. The iPhone 17 Air is expected to have only one rear camera with a resolution of 48MP.
The latest 13-inch iPad Pro is just 5.1mm thick, so the iPhone 17 Air could be getting close to that impressive figure.
Kuo also said that the iPhone 17 Air will enter mass production in the second half of this year, and is expected to launch to customers in September, along with the iPhone 17 series. This ultra-thin iPhone model will replace the Plus model in this year's product line.
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