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Thanks to handset prototypes, the report revealed several new details about the slim iPhone.
Allegedly, the prototypes feature a thickness between 5mm and 6mm.
The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus models are 7.8mm thick, while the iPhone 16 Pro versions are 8.25mm.
Due to losing between 2 and 3mm of thickness, compromises have been made.
While the design isn’t finalized, the current version does not feature a physical SIM card tray.
This means that the phone would use a virtual SIM card.
According to Ma’s report, Apple plans to eliminate eSIM next year in as many markets as possible.
Outside of the SIM card, the iPhone 17 Air might only feature one speaker in the earpiece.
There isn’t enough room for a speaker on the bottom of the phone.
Current iPhone 16 models have two or three rear cameras.
Ma’s report notes that the modem will lack mmWave 5G support and have a slower overall data speed.
According to the report, theiPhone 17 Pro Modelswill switch from titanium frames to aluminum ones.
Additionally, the rear of the phone will feature a “part-aluminum, part-glass design.”
The camera bump is supposed to change to a larger rectangle made of aluminum rather than 3D glass.
This bump is supposed to be larger than that on previous Pro models.
The bottom half of the machine is supposed to be glass to “accommodate wireless charging.”
A glass back was first introduced on the iPhone 8; most previous models featured aluminum panels.
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