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Rumors of theiPhone 17 Slim or iPhone 17 Airhave been steadily flowing over the past few weeks.

Im excited to see any new iPhone launch, and to test out its capabilities.

iPhone 17 Air concept image

Alleged renders of the iPhone 17 Pro.

But iPhones are already slim enough to fit in the skinniest of pockets.

Getting another millimeter or two slimmer would do little to alter this, and likely impact the durability too.

Its not just the size that seems odd to me.

Renders of the iphone 17 in teal, green and dark green

Alleged renders of the iPhone 17 Pro.

The trade-off for a slim iPhone in this style doesnt seem worth it at all.

Making the Air a more expensive phone, as rumored, also seems ridiculous.

And all this goes for Samsung and its allegedGalaxy S25 Slim,too.

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The iPhone 12 mini.

I enjoy using them a lot, such as theAsus Zenfone 10from last year.

Downgrading to theiPhone SEbrings the same limited update problem as well as the iPhone 13.

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