Skip to main content

iPhone Air

See All Stories

EU confirms Apple can make a portless iPhone without USB-C

EU confirms Apple can make a portless iPhone without USB-C | MagSafe charger on colorful background

The iPhone 17 Air is expected to be the slimmest iPhone Apple has ever made, and a report over the weekend suggested that the company even considered making it the first portless phone. It said the iPhone maker ultimately decided against this, in part because it feared removing the USB-C port would have brought it into conflict with the EU.

However, I’ve had confirmation from the bloc that dropping the USB-C port for a completely portless phone would in fact be completely legal …

Expand Expanding Close

Report: Apple considered removing USB-C port from iPhone 17 Air, more

iPhone 17 Air display

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, iPhone 17 Air will feature a number of features from the iPhone 16 Pro, including Camera Control and ProMotion. Rumors have long suggested that the entire iPhone 17 lineup would feature ProMotion, but it wasn’t quite clear whether or not iPhone 17 Air would feature Camera Control. Despite the thinness though, it now seems likely the phone will feature Camera Control.

Apple had also considered making the iPhone 17 Air its first “port-free” iPhone, and going all in on wireless charging. The company ultimately decided against this.

Expand Expanding Close

Here’s how thin the iPhone 17 Air is expected to be, with the camera bar

The upcoming iPhone 17 Air is expected to be all about sleekness – getting the thinnest iPhone ever, though at the expense of specifications.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo surprised everyone earlier this year when he suggested that the device may be even thinner than expected, and his view has now been echoed by another leaker …

Expand Expanding Close

3D-printed iPhone 17 design mockups give us a new look at what’s expected

3D-printed iPhone 17 design mockups give us a new look at what's expected

By this point, we’re seeing a very consistent story emerging in terms of the iPhone 17 design for each of the four models – and a new video with 3D-printed mockups helps bring those designs to life.

The designs are based on CAD drawings first shared by Majin Bu and since endorsed by two other Apple leakers …

Expand Expanding Close

Here’s the complete iPhone 17 line-up according to three high-profile leakers

Here's the complete iPhone 17 line-up according to three high-profile leakers | CAD drawing shared by Majin Bu

While there have been some differences of opinion between leakers in the past, three high-profile ones have all endorsed the same CAD drawing of the complete iPhone 17 line-up.

The drawing shows the three completely different camera layouts expected for the base iPhone 17, the iPhone 17 Air, and the two iPhone 17 Pro models …

Expand Expanding Close

This realistic concept shows what the iPhone 17 Air might look like in real life

iPhone 17 Air concept by WEIS Studio

We’ve been hearing a lot of rumors about an “iPhone 17 Air” recently as Apple seems to be working on an ultra-slim iPhone to be announced later this year. After seeing some low-resolution leaked images showing the back of this new iPhone, a realistic concept now gives us a better idea of what it will look like in real life.

Expand Expanding Close

Beyond the iPhone 17 Air, would you accept a portless phone to go thinner? [Poll]

Beyond the iPhone 17 Air, would you accept a portless phone to go thinner | Oppo phone shown next to iPhone 16

We’re expecting the iPhone 17 Air to be Apple’s thinnest ever phone, but with the depth of phones now constrained by the USB-C port, would you go portless to get a thinner iPhone?

Chinese Android smartphone maker Oppo has been teasing an ultra-thin model, and saying that the height of the USB-C port is preventing phones from getting any slimmer …

Expand Expanding Close

Samsung confirms new ‘Galaxy S25 Edge’ to rival rumored iPhone 17 Air

Samsung made a slew of announcements today at its Unpacked 2025 event today, headlined by the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra.

At the end of the event, however, Samsung also dropped a surprise teaser for its forthcoming ultra-thin Galaxy S25 Edge. Samsung’s teaser comes ahead of Apple’s rumored release of its ultra-thin smartphone, the iPhone 17 Air, later this year.

Expand Expanding Close