iPhone 17 Air leak reveals what it might lack compared to the iPhone 17 Pro and I think that's too big a compromise

Date:
Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:41:46 +0000

Description:
A leak suggests the iPhone 17 Air will have fewer GPU cores than its Pro siblings, along with a worse screen and battery.

FULL STORY ======================================================================The iPhone 17 Air might have an A19 Pro chipset But it could have one less GPU core than the iPhone 17 Pro It might also have a worse screen and battery

The rumored iPhone 17 Air is an intriguing handset, as it could be a big hit for Apple or a colossal failure, depending on how well Apple balances its build with its specs, and on how much people take to a super-slim iPhone. The latest leak though suggests Apple might not have got the balance right for
me.

According to Fixed Focus Digital a leaker with a reasonable track record posting on Weibo (via GSMArena ), the iPhone 17 Air will have an A19 Pro chipset, just like the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max . Except, it wont quite be the same here, as this source claims that the Airs version will have five GPU cores, while the version used by the Pro phones will have six.

It remains to be seen how much difference that will make, but it would mean the iPhone 17 Air is less powerful than the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max though still probably more powerful than the base iPhone 17 , which will reportedly have a non-Pro version of the A19. Battery, screen, and camera compromises
The iPhone 16 Pro (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)

But this isnt the Airs only rumored compromise, as the same source also says that it will have a worse screen and battery than the iPhone 17 Pro.

They dont get specific here as to the ways in which theyre worse, but presumably this means a lower battery capacity. As for the screen, thats probably a reference to a previous claim they made that the base iPhone 17
and iPhone 17 Air wouldnt have a variable refresh rate , and in turn
therefore probably wouldnt have an always-on display though they will at least apparently have 120Hz screens.

So thats quite a lot of compromises, and coupled with the iPhone 17 Air probably just having one rear camera this would almost certainly be too much of a compromise for me. Really, it seems only those who value aesthetics over everything else would choose to purchase the Air.

Yet there might be a lot of buyers like that, with Fixed Focus Digital predicting that the iPhone 17 Air will be a hit. So it will be interesting to see how well it actually does. We should find out in September, as thats when the entire iPhone 17 series is expected to launch. You might also like 'This looks hideous': the iPhone 17 Pro has been shown off in a new orange shade that youre going to either love or hate New iPhone 17 rumors tease pricing
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