The iPhone 17 Air is expected to be one of the first iPhones that will use an Apple-designed 5G modem chip. Apple's modem will be capable of theoretical 5G download speeds of up to 4Gb/s, which is slower than Qualcomm modems in current iPhones. The chip also won't support the fastest mmWave 5G, and it will be limited to sub-6GHz speeds.

Beyond this, the WEIS design considers another massive feature of the iPhone 17 Air: its skinny profile, which could measure as little as 5.5mm. By contrast, the iPhone 16 is 7.8mm thick. Two other comparisons: The 13-inch iPad Pro (2024) is 5.1mm thick, while the 11-inch model has a depth of 5.3mm.

Apple hasn't exactly been adventurous with the design of the iPhone in recent years. Since 2020's iPhone 12, most models have featured the same flat edges and display sizes, and the overall design of the iPhone has looked pretty consistent since,

There have been several alleged leaked details of the iPhone 17 Air, Apple's rumored new slim iPhone, but images have been limited to

Created by WEIS Studio, the concept imagines what the iPhone 17 Air would look like in a person’s hands. The device in the concept is based on the latest leaks, which suggest that the phone will be just 5.