The rumored “iPhone Air” (or perhaps it will be dubbed the “iPhone Slim”) will have no physical SIM card, according to The Information (a subscription is required to read the article).
An eSIM is a digital SIM that allows you to use a cellular plan from your carrier without having to use a physical nano-SIM. In the U.S., all iPhone 14 and later models don’t have a SIM card tray, and use eSIM technology. However, Apple hasn’t released any iPhones without a SIM card tray outside of the U.S.
The Information also claims that the iPhone Air is likely to be the thinnest iPhone ever with a thickness of between 5mm and 6mm. However, that svelte design welcome at a price. It will purportedly pack only one speaker and have a smaller battery that current iPhones.
As for other iPhone 17 models, The Information says the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max will have “significant design changes.” Those include a part-aluminum, part-glass design and a “rectangular camera bump made of aluminum rather than traditional 3D glass,” while the bottom half will continue to be made of glass to support wireless charging.
