hello. This is Technologytodaynow. With the recent release of the Galaxy S25 Edge, interest in the iPhone 17 Air is also growing. There are claims that the iPhone 17 Air will be much thinner than expected, so we’re going to take a closer look.
iPhone 17 Air Thickness Expected
Apple’s new slim iPhone, the tentatively named iPhone 17 Air, will replace the Plus, and there are many opinions about its thickness. It is said to be slightly thinner than the 6.9mm iPhone 6, which is the thinnest iPhone released to date, or around the mid-to-late 6mm range of 6.25mm.
Comparison with Galaxy S25
The Galaxy S25 announced at the Galaxy Unpacked event in the first half of 2025 is said to be 6.4 mm thick. This figure is 0.8 mm thinner than the S25 base model, and we could realize that it is really thin just by looking at the actual product. Given the thickness information so far, it is likely that the iPhone 17 Air will be much thinner than we expect.
iPhone 17 Air Thickness, which is expected to be thinner than expected
According to a recent report by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 17 Air will be much thinner than previously rumored. According to Ming Qi Guo’s data, the iPhone 17 Air is expected to be 5.5 mm thick. At 5.5 mm, you can feel that the aforementioned Galaxy S25 Edge is extremely thin, with just 0.8 mm thinner than the base model, which is 0.9 mm thinner than the Galaxy S25 Edge. It is 1.1 mm thinner compared to the thinnest iPhone 6, and 30 and 33 percent thinner compared to the current iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro on sale, respectively.
the possibility of a design change
Specifically, compared to the 13-inch M4 iPad Pro, Apple’s thinnest product in history, the thickness difference is just 0.4 mm, 0.2 mm from the 11-inch model. Also, as I mentioned in the previous article, a photo of a rear backplate part that is believed to be the iPhone 17 Air was recently released.
There is a possibility that the camera design will change from an oval camera bump to a straight one. Just as the Galaxy S25 Edge has become thinner and the camera bump is more prominent, it is expected that it will rattle a lot when placed on the floor. If the 17 Air is released with a thickness of 5.5mm as per this news, the rattling could be quite serious.
Concerns about battery capacity
Maybe that’s why they’re changing the design. One concern at this thickness is that the battery capacity will naturally decrease. If it’s equipped with a silicon-carbon battery like a Chinese smartphone, you can use a relatively large battery, but if it’s equipped with 3,000 mAh like the Galaxy S25 Edge, it’s expected that the battery will last longer than the previous Plus models.
However, the situation is slightly better than the S25 Edge because there are iPhone models with a capacity of around 3,000 mAh, so I think the battery life will not be that short. I am looking forward to whether the iPhone 17 Air will be able to achieve a thickness of 5mm.