It turns out Apple’s upcoming ultra-thin iPhone will probably be pretty light, too.
The latest leak about the rumored iPhone 17 Air comes courtesy of user “yeux1122” on the Korean Naver blog, as spotted by MacRumors. According to the blog, which has been correct about these sorts of things in the past, the new thin iPhone will weigh just 145g. Per MacRumors, that would put it somewhere between the 2020 iPhone SE and the iPhone 13 Mini in terms of weight.
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In other words, it’s pretty light. That would be almost 20g lighter than the new Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, which is the most notable competitor to the iPhone 17 Air that exists right now.
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The Naver post also indicates that the iPhone 17 Air has a 2,800mAh battery inside of it. That pales in comparison to a lot of other modern smartphones, like the budget Google Pixel 9a, which has a 5,100mAh battery. However, battery capacity isn’t necessarily a “the bigger number is always better” situation, and making an ultra-thin phone requires some compromises. The leak also suggests Apple could use a high density battery, which would increase its capacity to an extent.
Most expect the iPhone 17 Air to be announced in September of this year, along with the rest of the iPhone 17 lineup.
