The so-called "iPhone 17 Air" model expected to launch later this year will have an ultra-thin design that is 5.5mm at its thinnest

Apple has remained notably absent from the foldable smartphone market, even as competitors such as Samsung and Huawei have spent years refining the form factor. While

In a new Medium post today, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo outlines a few expectations for the iPhone models coming this year. Most of it corroborates previous iPhone 17 rumors and Kuo’s own previous statements, but there is one interesting tidbit: The iPhone 17 Air could be a lot thinner than originally reported.

Phone 17 Air is coming this fall as an ultra-thin new model, and now Ming-Chi Kuo reports that it’s going to be thinner than we thought.