Apple is expected to mix up its smartphone lineup yet again with a new slim iPhone 17 Air rumored to be replacing the underperforming Plus handset (which itself replaced the poorly selling mini phone).

In a new Medium post today, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo outlines a few expectations for the iPhone models coming this year. Most of it corroborates previous iPhone 17 rumors and Kuo’s own previous statements, but there is one interesting tidbit: The iPhone 17 Air could be a lot thinner than originally reported.

Apple enthusiasts are talking about the upcoming iPhone 17 Air, which is expected to debut in September this year. Leaks suggest that this model could reshape Apple’s flagship lineup by replacing the iPhone Plus variants with a thinner,

For what it's worth, analyst Jeff Pu also backs the iPhone 17 Air to have a lone 48MP main camera, adding that the phone's front camera will be a 24MP sensor. That claim is consistent with rumors about the rest of the iPhone 17 lineup getting an upgrade from the current 12MP TrueDepth camera on iPhones.

Apple iPhone 17 Air could debut in 2025 as the slimmest iPhone ever, with a thickness of just 6.25mm. Discover rumoured features and pricing.

The so-called "iPhone 17 Air" model expected to launch later this year will have an ultra-thin design that is 5.5mm at its thinnest

Phone 17 Air is coming this fall as an ultra-thin new model, and now Ming-Chi Kuo reports that it’s going to be thinner than we thought.