Apple has introduced its latest series of iPhones, which now includes an ultra-thin edition of its most sought-after model.
The iPhone 17 series features a newly streamlined version that will carry the Air designation, a name Apple already uses for its most slender iPads and Mac computers.
As part of its annual tradition, Apple has ensured that all four new iPhone 17 models include enhanced cameras and batteries that outlast those of the previous year’s models.
Every iPhone 17 model will come with a minimum of 256 gigabytes of storage, a significant increase from the previous generation’s base level, and will be offered in a range of colors: lavender, mist blue, black, white, and sage.
Apple CEO Tim Cook stated, “We are raising the bar again,” to an audience gathered at an auditorium dedicated to the company’s late co-founder, Steve Jobs, on its campus in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday (September 9).
The iPhone Air, Apple’s slimmest iPhone to date, measures only 5.6mm thick, making it slightly thinner than Samsung’s Galaxy S25 edge, which is 5.8mm.
With Apple’s introduction of the Air model, notably slimmer than its competitors, Samsung quickly responded with a jab at its primary rival.
While the Air is exceptionally slim, it lacks one feature: it is not foldable.
In September 2022, following Apple’s annual iPhone 14 announcement, the official Samsung Mobile US Twitter account remarked: “Let us know it when it folds.”
On Tuesday, Samsung revisited their three-year-old comment by retweeting it after the iPhone 17 was showcased.
“#iCant believe this is still relevant. [skull emoji],” Samsung commented.
While Samsung highlighted the phone’s inability to fold, others noted another aspect of the iPhone Air.
The iPhone may be extremely thin, but this design choice seems to affect its overall appearance.
Images showing the bottom of the phone prompted someone on Twitter to comment: “The USB-C port on the new iPhone Air is misaligned lol.”
Another individual responded: “Ouch. This is so painful to look at. Somebody please help cleanse my eyes.”
“Steve Jobs would have said this is a disgrace,” added a third voice.
Offering an explanation for this design, one observer suggested: “It’s because of how thin it is and the display layer needs that offset. There’s literally no space left vertically.”
What is your opinion? Does the slightly misaligned USB-C port deter you from considering the iPhone Air?