iPhone 17 Air with silicon-carbon battery and aluminum frame
The Apple iPhone 17 Air is scheduled to launch in September of this year and will replace the iPhone 16 Plus. A new report now provides further details on its weight. It is said to weigh 146 g, although previous reports also mentioned 145 g and 150 g. Therefore, it can be assumed that the weight will be between 145 g and 150 g. This means that it will be lighter than the Galaxy S25 Edge from Samsung.
This is partly because Apple does not use a titanium frame like Samsung, but rather lightweight aircraft-grade aluminum from the 7000 series. This means that the frame of the iPhone 17 Air weighs 25-30 g. The OLED display weighs 35 g, the 48 MP main camera 5-7 g, the A19 chip and the motherboard together weigh about 10-12 g, the MagSafe module and other electronic components also weigh 10-12 g, the glass back weighs 15 g, and the battery weighs 35 g.
According to rumors, Apple will install a silicon-carbon battery in the iPhone 17 Air in order to squeeze out some more capacity despite the tight design. The exact capacity is unknown, but most reports assume it will be between 2,800 and 2,900 mAh. Rumors suggest that Apple is already working on a battery case for the device, which would render the entire concept of an extremely thin phone absurd.
The Apple iPhone 17 Air is also said to be 5.5 mm thin. Thus, while it loses the battery race to the Galaxy S25 Edge, which has 3,900 mAh, it wins in terms of thickness compared to the Edge’s 5.8 mm. It also reportedly features a 24 MP selfie camera and 8 GB of RAM. It has an OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate and always-on support, a Dynamic Island, Face ID, and supports wireless charging and global eSIMs.
Apple is working on haptic buttons for iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches
There are also rumors that Apple is developing haptic buttons for iPhones, although these may come too late for the iPhone 17 Air. Apple has not only resumed the haptic button project, but has also reportedly expanded the focus of the project to include iPads and Apple Watches.
Obviously, the company is convinced of the advantages of haptic buttons. In addition, they enable different functions for easy and firm pressing, short and long, or a combination of it.
There were rumors about haptic buttons for the Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max , but the plans were allegedly placed on hold. Now the development starts again if this rumor is right. It is not known when haptic buttons can be expected in Apple’s products, so it can be assumed that it will be nothing more this year.
According to the source of this rumor, the reason why Apple has not yet launched any devices with haptic buttons is that the problem of incorrect operation has not yet been completely solved. The question is whether the technology is ready for the iPhone 18 series.
