Apple would like to replace its existing Plus range with a redesigned iPhone 17 Slim, with a 6.6-inch screen, Promotionand a single rear camera. The most notable feature of the next iPhonehowever, it is its thickness.

Compared to the current iPhone 16 Plus, which is 7.8mm thick, the iPhone 17 Slim would have a body that is just 6mm thick. This would make the device thinner than any iPhone Apple has released so far, but not the The thinnest Apple device ever. That honor belongs to 2024 iPad Pro with the M4 chip, which is only 5.1 mm thick.

As first spotted by MacRumorsanalyst Jeff Pu believes this will indeed be the case. Pu has already provided further details about the upcoming iPhone 17 Slim, saying in October 2024 that it would feature a 6.6 inch screen.

Apple may choose to use a titanium-aluminum alloy for the iPhone 17 Slim to avoid any bending. The iPhone 6, which currently remains the thinnest iPhone ever made, had a tendency to bend in people’s pockets, with some users even calling this phenomenon “curved door” at the time.

As for why the iPhone 17 Slim isn’t thinner than the iPad Pro, a rumor of October 2024 suggests the battery is to blame. Apple apparently isn’t using the new battery technology originally developed for the phone. This claim, however, comes from a user with a mixed history, so it should be taken with a grain of salt.

Besides the changed dimensions, the iPhone 17 Slim is also expected to introduce a 24 megapixels front camera. The device could also receive Apple’s next-generation A19 chip with improved efficiency and thermal management, as well as a thinner motherboard made of copper covered with resin.

The iPhone 17 Pro, on the other hand, is expected to feature the A19 Pro chip, featuring cutting-edge technologies from TSMC. 2nm technology And 12 GB of RAM. The iPhone 17 range is expected to be unveiled in September 2025.