iPhone 17 Air may be thinner than expected, new leak surfaced

There has been so much speculation about the release of the iPhone 17 Air as the thinnest phone of Apple, but as it turns out, it may not be as thin as speculated. This phone is likely to be released in 2025, while the rest of the iPhone 17 series phones are likely to be released in September 2025. As per recent tipper Ice Universe, the iPhone 17 Air camera bump would be 4.4mm thick but the phone as a whole would likely be around 5.5mm thick. That would mean that it would be up to 9.5mm thick at the thickest point due to the camera bump.

Apple is launching an ultra-thin model for the first time ever, so the thickness of the phone is being discussed. According to famous Apple tipper Ming-Chi Kuo's analysis, the iPhone 17 Air would be 5.5mm thick with the camera bump. Tipper Jeff Pu has asserted that the overall thickness would be 6mm.

Now, according to another leak, this phone could be even thicker than this. Ice Universe on the Chinese blogging website Weibo has claimed that the camera bump of the iPhone 17 Air will be 4mm, which could take its total thickness to 9.5mm. According to the leaked renders, it will have a single rear camera on the left, while the microphone and LED flash will be on the right. This design is being compared to the camera bar design of the Google Pixel series.

If the rumors prove to be true, the iPhone 17 Air could usher in several new changes. The biggest change will be that Apple is introducing a slimmer model for the first time by removing its "Plus" model. Also, it may come with a different design from previous iPhones.