Disappointing information about iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Air leaked
Báo Dân trí•26/11/2024
(Dan Tri) - Leaked information about Apple's iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Air duo to be launched next year may disappoint many people.
iPhone 17 Pro will use aluminum frame again In 2017, Apple was one of the pioneers to bring stainless steel frame to the phone, with the iPhone X model. Six years later, the company continued to pioneer the titanium frame on the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max duo. Equipping stainless steel and titanium frames makes iPhone models more solid and luxurious. However, with the iPhone 17 version launched next year, Apple plans to use aluminum frames for all variants, including the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max duo. Previously, regular iPhone versions such as iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 15, 15 Plus... were all equipped with aluminum frames. The iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max will likely return to using aluminum frames, instead of titanium like the previous versions (Illustration: X). The above information was revealed by The Information citing close sources. The source also said that the back of the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max will be designed with the upper half made of aluminum and the lower half made of tempered glass. In particular, the island containing the camera on the back will be rectangular and made of aluminum, instead of square and made of tempered glass like the current versions. Meanwhile, the lower half of the product will still use tempered glass to equip the wireless charging feature. The island containing the camera of the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max is said to be larger in size than the old versions and this seems to be the only change in the design of the product. The Information newspaper regularly publishes leaked information with a high level of accuracy about upcoming Apple products. Therefore, this newly revealed information is likely to be accurate about the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max duo to be released next year. If the information revealed by The Information is correct, this may be something that disappoints many users when the titanium frame is highly appreciated for its durability, good corrosion resistance, anti-fingerprint, glossiness and creates a more luxurious feel than the aluminum frame. iPhone 17 Air will have to sacrifice many features in exchange for impressive thinness. The Information's source also revealed new information about the iPhone 17 Air, which is said to be Apple's thinnest iPhone ever. This is also the phone model that is receiving a lot of attention from the technology world at the moment. The source said that the iPhone 17 Air will be only 5 to 6mm thick, significantly reduced compared to the 7.8mm thickness of the iPhone 16. Currently, the iPhone 6 is Apple's thinnest iPhone, with a thickness of 6.9mm. Meanwhile, the 13-inch iPad Pro using the M4 chip is Apple's thinnest product, with a thickness of only 5.1mm. The iPhone 17 Air is said to be impressively thin compared to the iPhone 16 Pro (Illustration: 9to5Mac). However, the thinness of the iPhone 17 Air is making it difficult for Apple engineers to find a way to put the battery and heat-dissipating material inside the device. It is likely that Apple will have to sacrifice battery capacity to help the product achieve the desired thinness. In addition, the source also said that the iPhone 17 Air will only be equipped with one speaker because there is no more space to arrange a second speaker. Current iPhone models all have a second speaker on the bottom edge. Similarly, the iPhone 17 Air is also only equipped with one camera on the back because there is not much space to arrange a large camera cluster. iPhone 17 Air renders based on leaked rumors (Illustration: Getty). The Information also said that the iPhone 17 Air will be one of the first iPhones to use a 5G modem designed by Apple itself. However, Apple's 5G modem cannot achieve the same performance as Qualcomm's 5G chip and does not support 5G mmWave, a technology that allows for higher network speeds in some areas. Finally, The Information said that Apple engineers have not yet found a solution to put a physical SIM tray in the iPhone 17 Air. It is likely that the iPhone 17 Air will only be equipped with an eSIM instead of a physical SIM. However, some countries, such as China, require phone models sold on the market to be equipped with a physical SIM. Therefore, Apple will have to find a way to equip the iPhone 17 Air with a physical SIM slot if it wants to sell this product in the Chinese market. It can be seen that Apple is having to make quite a few trade-offs to create an iPhone with an ultra-thin design. However, the question is, do users really need such a super thin phone, or do they want a phone with a normal design but still equipped with a large enough battery for long-term use?
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