Leak Reveals Details Regarding IPhone 17 Air’s Camera Thickness

Apple plans to launch the iPhone 17 Air later this year, making it the slimmest iPhone to date. Ahead of any official announcement, a handful of details regarding the phone’s design and battery technology have leaked. Now, the reliable tipster Ice Universe has shared some additional details regarding the thickness of the iPhone 17 Air.

The iPhone 17 Air will reportedly have a thick camera bump

According to the source, the thickness of the iPhone 17 Air’s camera bump is 4.4 mm. Previous reports have suggested that the phone will have an overall thickness of 5.5 mm. Altogether, the iPhone 17 Air will have a total thickness of 9.5 mm where the rear camera bump is located. Ice Universe has previously revealed accurate dimensions of iPhones before their official launch, including the sizes of the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.

It’s worth mentioning that Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had previously suggested that the iPhone 17 Air will measure 5.5 mm at its slimmest point. Meanwhile, Jeff Pu bets on 6 mm overall thickness.

The slimmest iPhone could have a Pixel phone-like elongated camera island

As per previous reports, the iPhone 17 Air will feature a single rear camera on the left side and a microphone and LED flash unit on the right. An elongated island could host all of these, resembling the runway-style bar featured on the Google Pixel phones.

Furthermore, rumors suggest that the iPhone 17 Air will have a display measuring between 6.6 and 6.7 inches. This would make it bigger than the iPhone 17 (6.3 inches) but smaller than the iPhone 17 Pro Max (6.9 inches).

It’s worth adding that Ice Universe last week indicated that the Air model will have the same size as the Pro Max variant in all but thickness. However, this is inconsistent with the majority of reports so far. That said, since the iPhone 17 Air won’t officially arrive before September, there’s a lot to learn about the device from the rumor mill.