After months of speculation, we finally have a rumored size for the iPhone 17 Air: The phone might be as thin as the iPad mini 7.
The so-called iPhone 17 Air has been in the news for months, as rumor after rumor claimed that Apple will launch its thinnest iPhone model since the iPhone 6 next year.
Some reports claimed this new ultra-thin iPhone 17 model might not be as thin as Apple might want due to several constraints the company has to deal with. At the time, I said the device doesn’t even have to be thinner than the 6.9mm iPhone 6 to meet my needs. I want a thin profile and a large screen from my next profile, despite any compromises I might have to deal with.
While the iPhone 17 Air reports we have seen so far did not mention specific sizes, we finally have that information from a well-known insider. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the iPhone 17 Air should be about 2mm thinner than the iPhone 16 Pro. If accurate, it would be thinner than the iPhone 6 and about as thick as the iPad mini 7.
The iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max have the same 8.25mm thickness. They’re not even the thinnest iPhone 16 models. The base model and the iPhone 16 Plus measure 7.80mm in thickness. After using the latter for almost two months, I can tell you that it’s not thin enough for my taste. I returned the iPhone 16 Plus primarily because it was too big. The thickness is part of that.
