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| Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Design |
Apple's premium iPhone lineup is scheduled to launch this fall, and according to a recent source, the iPhone 17 Pro Max, the model it will replace, has a thicker frame than the iPhone 16 Pro Max. It is said that this could allow for a larger battery, which is obviously excellent news given it has never been proposed before. Furthermore, there are intriguing implications for the tiny iPhone that is rumored to be in development, maybe dubbed the iPhone 17 Air, from the same study.
A reliable source, Ice Universe, is the source of the leak. The next Pro Max, according to a post on X, will have an 8.725mm thickness rather than the 8.25mm of the iPhone 16 Pro Max. That is less than 0.5 mm larger. You mean tiny, I know? Unless it's thin enough to be invisible in the hand and thick enough to support a larger cell within. This might be a significant improvement.
The leaker continues by revealing the iPhone 17 Air's dimensions, and the information is startling. It is possible that you anticipated the iPhone 17 Air to be a more compact version of the iPhone 16 Plus. However, Ice Universe claims in their Weibo account that the new model will be identical to the iPhone 17 Pro Max in all dimensions except thickness.
Continue to disclose exclusively: The iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro Max have identical dimensions in terms of length, width, screen size, and black edges. The thickness is the only difference. According to the source, the iPhone 17 Air measures 5.5 mm in thickness, while the iPhone 17 Pro Max measures 8.725 mm.
As a result, the new iPhone will have a display that is either as huge as or almost as large as the iPhone 16 Pro Max, which is 6.9 inches. which is significant for a first release, particularly if the screen size actually corresponds to the most costly iPhone model.
It appears that there will be more differences. According to other rumors, the iPhone 17 Air will employ the same Apple C1 modem as the recently revealed iPhone 16e, which isn't able to handle mmWave speeds like the iPhone 16 Pro Max and, most likely, the iPhone 17 Pro Max.
Perhaps that's for the best because mmWave phones require a side panel that appears to be too broad for the iPhone 17 Air's anticipated 5.5mm thickness. This raises the question of whether mmWave will also need to be used by future ultra-thin iPhones.
According to the source, the iPhone 17 Pro Max's dimensions are the same as those of the current model in other respects. This is not surprising considering that the current design was only introduced a few months ago and Apple rarely makes major design changes every year.
However, if other rumors are to be believed, it's possible that the camera panel could change and that the phone's back would be somewhat aluminum rather than the nearly all-glass design it now has. It might represent a more significant design modification.
"The iPhone 17 Pro Max looks so strong, and the increase in thickness of the body means that the battery must have increased," writes Ice Universe in a different Weibo post.
There are numerous reasons why Apple would change one aspect of an existing iPhone, so this is only speculation at this point, but it's encouraging nonetheless.
It should be noted that the iPhone 16 Pro Max has an exceptional battery life; I rarely conclude the day using it with less than 30% of the battery remaining.
Nevertheless, no one ever remarked, "My phone is fantastic, but the battery lasts too long," did they?
We can assume that the Air won't have the same battery life as the Pro Max as the same leaker also claimed that the anticipated ultra-slim iPhone, allegedly known as the iPhone 17 Air, would only be 5.5 mm from front to back but otherwise equal the Pro Max's proportions.