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newApplesmartphones potentially on the horizon.

Four of those five prospective devices will be updates to existing model lines.

An iPhone 15 Pro Max held in the hand

The iPhone 15 Pro Max

So, what can we expect in terms of hardware?

Below, weve rounded up five of the biggest rumored features of the iPhone 17 Air.

But just how thin, I hear you ask?

5 rumored iPhone 17 Air features: design, battery, chipset, and more - YouTube

The iPhone 6 is the thinnest iPhone to date, measuring 6.9mm front to back

According to serial Apple tipster Ming-Chi Kuo, theiPhone 17 Air will measure just 5.5mmat its thinnest point.

To date, the thinnest iPhone ever produced is theiPhone 6, which measures 6.9mm front to back.

However, there are reasons to doubt this claim.

The iPhone 6

The iPhone 6 is the thinnest iPhone to date, measuring 6.9mm front to back

Based on what was reported by my source, this would be the new iPhone 17 design.

Doing so would therefore mark a radical departure for a company known for its design consistency.

Middling battery life

One potentially disappointing feature of the iPhone 17 Air could be its battery life.

iPhone SE 2022

The iPhone SE (2022) was the last iPhone to feature a single-lens camera

Thats not immediately concerning the long-lastingiPhone 16andGalaxy S24, for instance, have 3,500mAh and 4,000mAh batteries, respectively.

Therefore heat dissipation will be much tricker, potentially leading to shorter battery life.

Visual Intelligence on an iPhone 16

Visual Intelligence running on the iPhone 16 Pro

The Apple iPhone 14 charging on a green background

SIM card going into an iPhone