More than a facelift, the iPhone Air is a different strategy altogether, being neither a more affordable base model nor a feature-packed Pro phone. Instead, rumors describe a phone that’s aimed to please people who are willing to sacrifice some function for a sleeker, slimmer design. Basically, it’s the iPhone version of the original MacBook Air.

A report says all iPhone 17 models will feature vapor chamber cooling, which is great news for the iPhone 17 Air.

For what it's worth, analyst Jeff Pu also backs the iPhone 17 Air to have a lone 48MP main camera, adding that the phone's front camera will be a 24MP sensor. That claim is consistent with rumors about the rest of the iPhone 17 lineup getting an upgrade from the current 12MP TrueDepth camera on iPhones.

We're finally coming out of Apple's slower holiday season for news and rumors, and it looks like we've got some hardware and

Rumors suggest Apple's iPhone 17 series may include a new 'Air' model, focusing on a thin and light design. This potential iPhone 17 Air could be the thinnest iPhone yet, possibly featuring a titanium-aluminum alloy body and a 6.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the iPhone 17 Air will cost less than the iPhone Pro models, contradicting the long-standing expectation that the new ultra-thin iPhone would be even more expensive than the iPhone Pro Max models.