Four advantages of the iPhone 17 Air compared to the iPhone 17 Pro.

The decision to buy an iPhone next year will be particularly difficult for many users. Both the new iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max have many virtues, but also the new iPhone 17 Air will. Here are four advantages that the iPhone 17 Air will have over the iPhone 17 Pro.

New ultra-thin radical design

This is the important advantage that will define many discussions among buyers of the iPhone 17 models.

The iPhone 17 Air is expected to become much thinner and become the thinnest iPhone ever produced by Apple.

Exact measurements are not yet known, but reports indicate a body 25% thinner than current Apple Pro models.

The thinnest previous Apple phone was the iPhone 6 with a thickness of 6.9 mm. The 17 Air will be even thinner, probably between 6 and 6.5 mm.

Here is Apple's current line for comparison:

• Iphone 16: 7.8
• Iphone 16 Plus: 7.8
• Iphone 16 Pro: 8.25
• iPhone 16 Pro Max: 8,25

This thinness will involve compromises, such as battery life and reductions in camera quality. But the new ultra-thin design will feel like the future.

Screen size that could be the best of the two options

The iPhone 17 Pro et Pro Max devraient conserver les modems 5G existants fournis par Qualcomm, tandis que l'iPhone 17 Air présentera un modem en maison d'Apple, attendu depuis longtemps.

Questo premier module 5G d'Apple sera en certains aspects inférieur au module de Qualcomm, mais apporte aussi la promesse d'avantages uniques.

Ad esempio, Mark Gurman menziona que "sera en profonde intégration avec les processeurs principaux progettati par Apple pour utiliser moins d'énergie, scanner le service cellululaire plus efficacement et offrir un support meilleur des fonctionnalités intégrées pour la connexion à des réseaux satellites.

Se l'iPhone 17 Air fosse été le premier appareil à recevoir la modem d'Apple, il aurait pu être un peu risqué.

Fortunatamente, le nouveau iPhone SE 4 — aussi doté du modem d'Apple — sera lancé environ six mois avant la présentation de l'iPhone 17. Cela lui permettra à Apple de disposer suffisamment de temps pour tester les nouvelles fonctionnalités et relâcher eventuels mises à jour logicielles pour corriger eventuels bugs initiaux.

Comparison between iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro: conclusion

I repeat continuously of deciding which model of iPhone 17 I want to buy next year, and I believe that this will continue to happen until Apple officially reveals the new models in September.

To have the best iPhone is important for me, but after years of iterative minor updates, the fresh and forward-thinking design of the iPhone 17 Air will be very tempting.

Which model of iPhone 17 do you want to buy? Inform us in the comments.

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