According to TF International Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo, Apple will add a graphite sheet to the entire iPhone 17 lineup and an additional VC cooling system to the iPhone 17 Pro Max to improve heat dissipation. With the cooling system, the iPhone 17 lineup is expected to offer significant improvement in performance as compared to its predecessors.
For those unfamiliar with graphite sheets and VC (vapor chamber) cooling, both help spread the heat to a larger area and dissipate it to the environment through the outer surface. The cooling system keeps the key components of the phone (such as the SoC) at a controlled temperature and prevents thermal throttling.
The improved cooling system on the iPhone 17 Pro Max could be necessary to sustain enhanced on-device AI features
In turn, it enables the device to offer a better or more stable performance. This marks the first time Apple has added these cooling solutions to its iPhones.
Apple has always been indifferent to the cooling systems, however, the company could have finally decided to improve the cooling solution after seeing the performance capabilities of the A17 Pro and its successors.
The iPhone 17 Pro Max is also rumored to offer 12GB RAM while all other models will have 8GB RAM. 12GB RAM on the Pro Max model is expected to be due to more on-device AI features.
The iPhone 17 series may include a total of four iPhone models – the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Slim, iPhone 17 Pro, and the iPhone 17 Pro Max. As you can see, the iPhone 17 Plus can be replaced by the iPhone 17 Slim, which will not only be slimmer but will also be smaller in size.
According to previous reports, the iPhone 17 Slim could measure 6.55″ to 6.6″, which is smaller than the 6.7″ screen of the iPhone 15 Plus. Other than that, Apple is unlikely to offer any major changes in design with the iPhone 17 lineup as compared to its predecessor.
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