The iPhone 17 Air must make a number of compromises to be so thin, but there are also functions that you do not have to hand in.
Advantages and disadvantages of the iPhone 17 Air
Apple will come with the iPhone 17 Air later this year and that will be the thinnest iPhone ever, with a thickness of only 5.5 mm. That is almost half thinner than a ‘normal’ iPhone. This thin design of course has advantages and disadvantages, so we list them for you.
Advantages
1. Screen technology
The new thin iPhone does not make compromises when it comes to the screen technique. The Air gets a 6.6-inch OLED screen with LTPO, a scoop for regular models. This means that you get a lot of great display functions, such as 120 Hz Promotion and Always-on. The iPhone also becomes the same size as the iPhone 16 Plus that it replaces.
2. Price
Although the iPhone 17 Air has a more advanced design, the price is said to remain almost the same as that of the iPhone 16 Plus. This would mean that the price for the iPhone 17 Air will probably be around 900 euros.
3. Processor
You might expect a much thinner iPhone to be at the expense of performance. Nevertheless, according to the latest rumors, the iPhone 17 Air, just like the rest of the iPhone 17 series, gets the A19 chip. The device also receives 8 GB of memory for supporting Apple Intelligence.
4. Magsafe
When it became clear that the iPhone 16th would not get a magsafe, speculations appeared that it would not fit in the ultra -thin design of the iPhone 17 Air. However, recent leaks from Dummy models show that the new thin iPhone does get Magsafe.
Disadvantage
1. Cameras
The iPhone 17 Air gets a single 48-megapixel camera on the back. Although this 48-megapixel sensor offers a 2x optical zoom, you do not have the flexibility of an ultra-wide corner camera.
There is also no built-in zoom lens, which so far is never the case on regular iPhone models. If the camera is an important part for you, other iPhone 17 models are a much better choice.
2. Speakers
Iphone 17 Air apparently only gets one loudspeaker. The device would be too thin to place a second speaker at the bottom. Instead, Apple implements an improved speaker that you only use to make phone calls to compensate for the shortcoming.
You can do better to listen to music with your AirPods than with the built -in speaker.
3. Connectivity
The iPhone 17 Air gets Apple’s own modem, the C1 chip. This means that the device in the US does not support MMWave, something that supported the iPhone 16 Plus. It also means that the iPhone 17 Air does not support every mobile band that supported the iPhone 16 Plus, although this probably does not make too much difference in practical tests.
4. Battery life
Earlier rumors suggest that the iPhone 17 Air does not necessarily have to compromise on battery life thanks to batteries with a high density and optimized silicon, but newer rumors say something else.
The battery life of iPhone 17 Air will only be sufficient for around 60-70 percent of users, instead of the usual 80-90 percent. Apple would even work on a special battery cover to compensate for this difference.
The iPhone 17 Air appears in September
Like every year, the completely new iPhone series will appear in September. Given the aforementioned disadvantages, the question is whether the device will be a success. In particular, the disappointing battery life could sometimes affect Apple. And the final selling price will also influence.
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