While the technology world is following Apple's footsteps with a series of iPhone 17 products expected to launch in September 2025, a curious name is iPhone 17 Air - the version positioned as "super thin - super light - different". However, that fashionable design comes with an inevitable problem: modest battery capacity.
Smaller battery - exchanged for a thin and light design
According to sources from supply chains and analysts such as Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 17 Air will be only about 5.5mm thick, making it the thinnest iPhone ever. However, to achieve this, Apple is forced to reduce battery capacity to only about 2,8002,900 mAh much lower than the iPhone 15 (3.349 mAh) or iPhone 16 (expected 3,561 mAh).
Apple tries to save lives with AI technology and new batteries
Not stopping at cutting down, Apple is said to be trying to optimize the battery in many approaches:
• Using a high-density silicon-anode battery, it helps increase energy storage efficiency by about 15 20% without thickening the device.
• Integrating an Apple-developed C1 modem, replacing the Qualcomm chip, with significant power savings.
• iOS 26 is expected to integrate Apple Intelligence to optimize battery management according to user habits such as automatically reducing performance or adjusting screen scanning frequency when not necessary.
Battery spine - a mandatory "fire fighting" option?
Despite efforts to improve, Apple may still launch battery cases specifically for the iPhone 17 Air - a similar move previously applied to the iPhone SE or previous battery pack models. This indirectly admits that the battery life of this model is difficult to meet the expectations of the majority of users, especially those who often work mobile, record videos or play games.
