Apple iPhone 17 Air

Brand: Apple
Category: Mobiles

Processor: Apple A19
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Display: 6.6 inches
Camera: Dual Camera
Battery:

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our editors

9.1 4.6 1

Design 9 / 10
Display 10 / 10
Camera 9 / 10
Features 8 / 10
Connectivity 10 / 10
Usability 9 / 10
Performance 9 / 10
Battery 9 / 10

Apple iPhone 17 Air has not been officially announced yet. The specs mentioned below are based on rumors.

Product Main Features:

The Apple iPhone 17 Air features a 6.6-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with HDR10 and Dolby Vision support, offering a resolution of 1290 x 2796 pixels (~467 PPI). The screen is protected by scratch-resistant glass for durability. It runs on iOS 19, powered by the Apple A19 chipset (3 nm), a hexa-core CPU, and Apple GPU for smooth and efficient performance.

The device is available in three storage variants: 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB, all paired with 8GB of RAM using NVMe for fast data access. The main camera system includes a 48 MP wide-angle lens with sensor-shift optical image stabilization (OIS), supporting features like dual-LED flash, HDR, and 4K video recording at multiple frame rates. The 12 MP selfie camera comes with depth and biometric sensors, HDR, Dolby Vision, and gyro-EIS for stabilization.

Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, and GPS support for multiple satellite systems. It also supports USB-C 2.0 and Ultra Wideband (UWB Gen2). Audio is delivered through stereo speakers, but there is no 3.5mm jack. Advanced features include Face ID, barometer, and satellite-based SOS and messaging functionalities, ensuring a blend of innovation and practicality.

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Apple iPhone 17 Air - SPECIFICATIONS

General

Model

Apple iPhone 17 Air
Released

Rumored
Status

Coming Soon

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.

Bar
Dimensions

5-6 mm thickness
Waterproof

IP68 dust/water resistant

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)

Super Retina XDR OLED
Size

6.6 inches
Resolution

1290 x 2796 pixels
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.

16M
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.

~467 PPI
Touch Screen

Yes
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.

Scratch-resistant glass
Features

HDR10, Dolby Vision

Hardware

CPU The main chipset of the device.

Hexa-core
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.

Apple GPU
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

8 GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.

128 GB 256 GB, 512 GB
Memory Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.

iOS 19

Camera

Rear Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.

48 MP (wide) + speculative camera details
Image

2160p
Video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps
Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)

Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Front Camera

12 MP (wide) + SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Network

SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.

Nano SIM
Dual SIM

eSIM only

Connectivity

Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB

Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Yes
Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.

Yes
Headphone Jack

No