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- Apple will be making the iPhone 17 Air 25% thinner than the current iPhone 16 Pro.
- The company aims to achieve a 2mm reduction from the iPhone 16 Pro’s thickness.
- Apple has been pushing for thinner and sleeker devices for a while.
- Apple launched the M4 iPad Pro and Apple Watch Series 10 with reduced thickness in 2024.
Multiple reports have already revealed that Apple is working on making the iPhone 17 Air the thinnest phone in the company’s portfolio. Now a recent Bloomberg report reveals more precise details about how thin the upcoming iPhone is actually going to be.
As per the reports, the Apple iPhone 17 Air will be 25% thinner than the current iPhone 16 Pro model. This will make it ‘thinnest phone yet’ in Apple’s portfolio.
Thinnest Apple Product
Apple has been pushing for thinner and sleeker devices for a while now. In the year 2024, we first had the M4 iPad Pro launched in May as Apple’s thinnest device ever. This was followed by the Apple Watch Series 10 in September with a significant reduction in thickness.
However, the iPhone 16 series didn’t change much when it comes to the thickness of the phones. Apple is working on changing this with the iPhone 17 Air.
The current iPhone measurements are as follows –
- iPhone 16: 7.8mm
- iPhone 16 Plus: 7.8mm
- iPhone 16 Pro: 8.25mm
- iPhone 16 Pro Max: 8.25mm
iPhone 17 Air – Company’s Thinnest Phone Yet
The new model won’t feature top-tier specs but is expected to showcase Apple’s vision for the future of iPhone design.
According to Mark Gurman in a Bloomberg report, “That device will be the company’s thinnest phone yet and showcase why Apple spent billions of dollars to replace Qualcomm…By using its own modem, Apple is able to create a smartphone that’s about 2 millimetres thinner than an iPhone 16 Pro.”
A 2mm reduction from the iPhone 16 Pro’s thickness would make the iPhone 17 Air approximately 6mm thick. This amounts to an overall thickness reduction of about 25%, which is slightly more for Pro models and slightly less for the base models.
Apple clearly is focusing in making its devices more sleeker and thinner. With all the new rumours and updates, it looks like iPhone 17 Air could set a new benchmark in this regards for both the company and smartphone industry.
FAQs
Q1. How much thinner will the iPhone 17 Air be compared to the iPhone 16 Pro?
Answer. The Apple iPhone 17 Air will be 25% thinner than the current iPhone 16 Pro, making it approximately 6mm thick, which is about 2 millimeters thinner.
Q2. What other Apple products have seen significant thickness reductions in 2024?
Answer. In 2024, Apple launched the M4 iPad Pro in May and the Apple Watch Series 10 in September, both with significant reductions in thickness.
Q3. How thin are the iPhone 16 models?
Answer. iPhone 16 is 7.8mm thin, iPhone 16 Plus is 7.8mm thin, iPhone 16 Pro is 8.25mm and iPhone 16 Pro Max is 8.25mm.
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