The Rumored iPhone 17 Air Pricing Is Still Up in the Air

The terms of the rumored iPhone 17 Air — the thinnest telephone successful Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 lineup — remains uncertain successful the aftermath of conflicting reports.

There's a batch of buzz astir the iPhone 17 Air, which is reportedly acceptable to regenerate the Plus exemplary of this year's iPhones. But its outgo remains a mystery, with antithetic sources offering antithetic expectations of what iPhone users tin expect to wage for this ultra-thin device.

Reported leaks from TrendForce accidental the iPhone 17 Air volition motorboat astatine $1099, a notable summation implicit past year's iPhone 16 Plus, which launched astatine $899. Meanwhile, earlier this week, 9to5 Mac reported connected JPMorgan's expectations that the iPhone 17 Air is apt to stay astatine $899 or, astatine most, spot lone a insignificant terms summation to $949.

Despite its 6.6-inch display, the iPhone 17 Air is anticipated to beryllium lone 5.5mm thick, making it the slimmest iPhone ever released. Coupled with the information that it's besides apt to beryllium the astir lightweight modern iPhone astatine astir 145g, it's intelligibly aiming to gain its "Air" moniker. Glancing astatine these features alone, it makes consciousness that the iPhone 17 Air could spot a terms summation implicit past year's Plus exemplary — but things aren't rather that simple.

If each the rumors astir the iPhone 17 Air crook retired to beryllium true, Apple could beryllium making immoderate notable trade-offs to execute a thinner signifier factor, specified arsenic a smaller artillery and lone a azygous camera connected the backmost of the device. With these things successful mind, it's imaginable the institution could opt to support the aforesaid terms arsenic the iPhone 16 Plus to debar bringing rather arsenic overmuch attraction to what galore could comprehend arsenic drawbacks to this refreshed design.

So, for now, it seems nary 1 tin rather nail down what to expect from the iPhone 17 Air's terms — but astatine slightest we don't person agelong to hold for answers. We'll larn much astir what's successful store for the full iPhone 17 household erstwhile Apple announces the devices astatine its uncover lawsuit connected Tuesday, September 9 astatine 10 americium PT. If you're anxious to spot what's successful store, you tin ticker the lawsuit connected YouTube. If erstwhile merchandise dates for iPhones are thing to spell by, you'll beryllium capable to preorder the caller phones adjacent week.