Willing or not, this fall, an ultra-thin iPhone 17 “air” (what everyone calls it) is coming soon. Influential people will please their slender profile; I will definitely try to use it to cut the cake. However, phones with fewer phones than USB-C ports may undoubtedly give us biological comfort that we once used on normal-sized tablets.
In addition to reporting that Apple plans to start iPhone release strategies starting next year (including 18 professionals, 18 air and foldable iPhones), as well as iPhone 18 and iPhone 18E in the spring (including 18 and iPhone 18E), the information is shorter in the spring iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e compared to the iPhone 17 and 17 advantages compared to the iPhone 17 Air.
“The percentage of users who can do a day without charging a thin phone is between 60 and 70 percent,” the report said. “For other models, the metric is between 80 and 90 percent.”
Naturally, thinner phones require a slim battery that accommodates the inside of the iPhone 17 Air's metal chassis. Apple can also compensate for smaller batteries in other ways, such as using efficient chips, but this may not be the case for this first-generation iPhone. Instead, Apple reportedly plans to sell battery boxes that users can attach to to extend the time between charges. Cynical people would say that this is classic Apple, creating a problem with selling attachments as a solution. Of course, idealists defend their skinny state and tell you if the battery life is the longest, buy a regular iPhone or Pro model at the top of the list.
Apple has previously proposed accessories to make up for the life of the battery life. In addition to the iPhone 12, Apple also sells MagSafe battery packs. Apple will never say why it sells a battery case, but that's almost certainly because the iPhone 12s (the first to include a 5G modem that craved) won't last the entire weekday. Apple stopped MagSafe battery packs a few years later. Is this a coincidence when the iPhone gets thicker and has longer battery life? Or is Apple stopping production because it doesn't want to swap the lightning port of the attachment to USB-C, and the EU forces it to switch to a universal port? I'm sure there are people in red ready to cry.
The reduced battery life on the iPhone 17 Air will lead to headlines, but that's not the only downgrade. We already know that this phone will have a rear camera – a sticking out phone. The information also reports that thin iPhones will have a single speaker instead of dual speakers in other iPhone 17s.
None of these news is coming to consumers this fall, but if you want the thinnest iPhone ever, getting a battery pack is a reality you have to accept. YouTuber Sam Kohl shared a video showing the high-quality virtual models of the new iPhone 17 and 17 Pros and iPhone 17 Air, and yes, the thin one is very ridiculous. The ultra-thin iPhone 17 is happening. There is already too much smoke.
Worse, the extra cost to turn the cost into an expensive iPhone. Rumors suggest that the iPhone 17 Air starts at $900 or more. Apple tends to charge extra fees for bragging rights. We still have the whole summer to spend until we know the price of the iPhone 17 air and battery pack. We also don't know if any Trump tariffs will push prices to the stratosphere. However, it is better to support itself now, so when Apple throws prices on Apple Park’s screen, the shock isn’t too shocked.
