rumour and guess environ upcomingsmartphonescould keep a news site going on their own . No earlier has a gimmick launch , than the next iteration of that twist appear in some human body on the net . But when it ’s a new phone that does n’t have a predecessor to liken to , the hearsay mill gets even more frantic .

TheiPhone 17 Air , or iPhone 17 Slim , is such a twist . It ’s fresh , new , and exciting . And while we do n’t know if it will even establish – there are no guarantees the rumours will become a reality after all – it ’s appear in so many leaks of late , it would be a surprise if there was n’t an constituent of verity in them .

As such , the late leak surrounding the skinny iPhone comes fromleaker Majin Bu on X , and it shows what looks like a dummy showcase for the iPhone 17 Air alongside a dummy sheath for the iPhone 17 Pro . Not a great hand is given away from the image , but it does further reiterate just how slim the iPhone 17 Air could be against the rest of the iPhone 17 range .

We ’ve antecedently seenrenders comparing the iPhone 17 Air to the iPhone 16 Proso this unexampled look-alike offers some extra supporting evidence from another source highlighting the potential conflict between the Air and Pro models . This seed is take the comparing gadget is the rumoured iPhone 17 Pro rather than the currentiPhone 16 Pro , but it ’s unlikely the iPhone 17 Pro will be buddy-buddy than the iPhone 16 Pro .

How slim could the iPhone 17 Air be?

Previous reports have claimed the iPhone 17 Air will descend in at 5.5 millimetre duncical , which compared to the iPhone 16 Pro ’s 8.25 mm would be harmonious to what the photograph show . That 5.5 millimetre measurement has been detailed a number of time , and while the late persona posted on X does n’t provide any further mensuration details for the iPhone 17 Slim or iPhone 17 Pro , it suggests the iPhone 17 Pro will be similar to the currentiPhone 16 Pro , with the iPhone 17 Slim considerably thinner .

Interestingly , 5.5 millimetre is n’t actually the slimmest product Apple offers – theiPad Pro ( M4)is slimmer at 5.3 mm , but it would be slimmer than what is expected for theSamsung Galaxy S25 Edge , rumoured to measure 5.84 mm .

Of course , nothing is official for the Apple iPhone 17 Air as yet , and even if it does come along , it ’s not due until much after this year , likely September when theiPhone 17series is expect to debut .

Samsung’sGalaxy S25 Edge , meanwhile , the other slim equipment consistently being talking about presently , is not only official as Samsung itself teased it , but it is ask to set up in mid - April so it will come much sooner than Apple ’s alternative .