El iPhone 16 has been on the market for a couple of months and sales continue to grow. Although it does not seem to be the best-selling device, we know that a large part of Apple's global profits come from the iPhone, so regardless of sales, the company will sell its numbers as successes. Although there is still a long way to go until September 2025, there are already rumors of the launch of the iPhone. iPhone 17 Air, an additional model in the new product range What could it be the thinnest iPhone ever According to the latest rumors, whose thickness would only be 6mm.
6mm: iPhone 17 Air will be the thinnest iPhone yet
The iPhone 17 Air looks more and more like it will finally be a reality. This new device would be called the iPhone 17 Air or iPhone 17 Slim and would have a 6,6 inch screen and the A19 chip, a rear camera and the Dynamic Island. As its name suggests and following the nomenclature of Macs and iPads, this new device will stand out for its extreme thinness.
And this is what we are going to focus on since a few hours ago it was published by Jeff Pu in MacRumors that the next iPhone 17 Air will be just 6mm thick. This makes it the thinnest iPhone in history. above the iPhone 6 which was 6.9mm thick. In fact, below we leave you the iPhones and their thicknesses so you could compare, from thickest to thinnest:
- iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max: 8,25 mm
- iPhone 16 and 16 Plus: 7,8 mm
- iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max: 8,25 mm
- iPhone 15 and 15 Plus: 7,8 mm
- iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max: 7,85 mm
- iPhone 14 and 14 Plus: 7,8 mm
- iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max: 7,65 mm
- iPhone 13 and 13 mini: 7,65 mm
- iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max: 7,4 mm
- iPhone 12 and 12 mini: 7,4 mm
- iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max: 8,1 mm
- iPhone 11: 8,3mm
- iPhone XS and XS Max: 7,7 mm
- iPhone XR: 8,3 mm
- iPhone X: 7,7 mm
- iPhone 8 Plus: 7,5mm
- iPhone 8: 7,3mm
- iPhone 7 Plus: 7,3mm
- iPhone 7: 7,1mm
- iPhone 6s Plus: 7,3 mm
- iPhone 6s: 7,1 mm
- iPhone 6 Plus: 7,1mm
- iPhone 6: 6,9mm
The data is really amazing if we compare it with the current iPhone 16 since The iPhone 17 Air would be three-quarters thicker than the current iPhone 16. A technological challenge that will be a challenge for Apple, which will have to optimize all its components without sacrificing quality or battery life.