Apple made a significant announcement introducing the iPhone 17 Air along with the iPhone 17 Series launch on 9th September 2025. Netizens say the iPhone 17 Air will be packed with the iOS’s new features, the best performance, and a significant design at the lowest price.
The sale will also start in India on 19th September 2025 from the official e-commerce store and offline showrooms.
Some early leaks suggest that the iPhone 17 Air will be packed with high-end performance and the thinnest body frame, claiming to be the lightest iPhone. Not only that, it will come with the iOS 26 latest update, which powers the next-gen AI features.
iPhone 17 Air
The iPhone 17 Air was officially confirmed just a few hours before its launch. A popular tipster, Abhishek Yadav, has published a leaked package of the iPhone 17 Air. Printed, which indicated the model is officially confirmed. Last year, Samsung launched its thinnest phone, the Galaxy S25 Edge, weighing just 163 grams and measuring only 5.88 mm in thickness. Netizens say Apple is preparing to launch the iPhone 17 Air to compete with Samsung’s S25 Edge.
The Galaxy S25 Edge features a 200MP primary camera, a 3900mAh battery, and up to 512GB of onboard storage. To rival this, Apple is introducing its thinnest iPhone yet, called the iPhone 17 Air.
Apple Foldable Device
Apart from these, early leaks also state that Apple will introduce its first-ever foldable device in September 2026. According to CNET Reports, the 9th September launch event could be another hint for the Apple Foldable, where they will discuss the foldable device and Apple Touch ID locks.
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The leaks suggest the Apple Foldable and Apple Touch ID will be included in the device from the next launch event, which will be hosted on 19th September 2026.
Who Should Buy the iPhone 17 Air?
If you already have the iPhone 16 or any of the 16 Series, don’t waste money and stay with your device. If you have older phones like the iPhone 13 or iPhone 15 and want to upgrade your device, then you can go with the iPhone 17 Air.
Not only that, but the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max early leaks suggested that all these devices are almost similar to the iPhone 16 series, respectively.
What to Expect From iPhone 17 Air?
According to 9To5Google reports, the iPhone 17 Air price will start at $949, which is likely the iPhone 16 Pro Plus device. So we can now expect the previous max model’s 6.9-inch, 120 Hz refresh rate display and improvements in the AI remove tool, charging speed, and storage.
It may pick the 48MP primary camera sensor for the rear camera setup and 16MP for the selfie camera. With the iOS 26 software upgrade, the camera will come with some new features and improvements in the systems, like AI Remover, AI Replace, AI Enhance, etc.
It was rumored last month that the iPhone 17 Air could have extended RAM, but we have not gotten any official leaks about that.
Memory is expected to start at 8 GB RAM along with the 256 GB/512 GB and 1 TB storage.
Final Thought
In my opinion, the iPhone 17 Air is new in the lineup, so we cannot directly compare it with any previous model, but as the price table leaks, it is going to directly compete with the iPhone 16 Plus model.
So if you already have the iPhone 16 pro Plus, in my opinion, you don’t have to upgrade your device
