Apple iPhone 17 Air: an almost pro model, but not on these key points
Over the months, the characteristics of theiPhone 17 Air Specify, thus leaving less and less shadow points on this first ultra-fine model. Faced with a new information leak, it seems that Apple wishes to make it a much more pro model than expected – while keeping certain advantages to its most premium smartphones.
An iPhone 17 Air not so far from the iPhone 17 Pro
While the variant Air is about to replace the emblematic More On the iPhone, Apple would not have the same ambitions for this model placed between the standard iPhone and the pro variants.
Fixed Focus Digital has indeed shared on Weibo that the iPhone 17 Air would take on the A19 Pro chip, the same chip as that of iPhone 17 pro and 17 pro max… With an exception. Indeed, it would have one less graphic heart, and therefore displayed performance slightly below. An understandable choice when you know that this model would target the majority of users, not Power USERS.
By the way, we remember that the iPhone 17 Air is also entitled to a particularity of the pro for this year 2025: 12 GB of RAM. What ensure performance that holds the road for many years, especially for future advanced artificial intelligence functions. Information which has also been corroborated by the informant Fixed Focus Digital.
To this would be added a very distinctive design Other models, playing on the ultra-fine.
But important differences still there
Great performance and differentiating design will not be enough to compare it completely to ultra high -end models. Indeed, there are still many differences between the iPhone 17 Air and the iPhone 17 Pro.
This goes through a 6.6 -inch screen 120 Hz without promotion technologybut also a photo module limited to a main 48 MP sensor-and therefore without the ultra-angle of the iPhone 17 nor the telephotto of the iPhone 17 pro.
Finally, the battery would be smallerwhich would result in autonomy Far from user needs. It remains to be seen whether Modem C1, introduced on the iPhone 16th, or even Apple’s software optimization will be able to overcome this defect by doing more miracles than expected on the iPhone 17 Air.
