Apple unveils thinnest iPhone ever as new changes revealed

Apple's September event, labelled Awe Dropping, is nan biggest of nan twelvemonth for nan tech giant, pinch each eyes connected what's adjacent for nan celebrated iPhone bid for 2025.

Today, nan institution made its large uncover astatine nan Steve Jobs Theatre wrong their office successful Cupertino, California.

While leaks and rumours person been consistent for respective months now, Apple ne'er acknowledges that communicative - but nonetheless, it revealed precisely what had been anticipated: nan iPhone 17 scope pinch an all-new super-thin instrumentality successful nan mix.

Gone is nan "Plus" model, which offered nan larger surface without nan capacity and features of nan "Pro" models, and successful is nan "iPhone Air', which does person a larger surface than nan entry-level iPhone but has been engineered to person a full assemblage thickness of conscionable 5.6mm (not counting nan camera lens and module).

This thickness puts it 0.2mm thinner than nan Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge device, which launched respective months ago, conscionable for Apple to get that one-up connected their rival.

Despite its bladed profile, Apple was astatine pains to constituent retired that nan iPhone Air is Apple's astir durable smartphone ever.

Twelve years ago, erstwhile Apple announced their first "Plus" sized phone, nan iPhone 6 Plus, it was taxable to viral net videos of group trying and succeeding to crook nan instrumentality – known astatine nan clip arsenic "bend-gate." The questions coming will beryllium – does it bend?

Given modern materials and nan learnings from nan past decade, it's unlikely, acknowledgment to nan Titanium Frame and nan Ceramic Shield solid beforehand and back.

iPhone Air will travel successful 4 colours: "Space Black", "Cloud White", "Light Gold", and "Sky Blue".

Despite being "Pro level," nan iPhone Air has conscionable a azygous camera lens. Apple claims this is simply a camera "system" which allows for various focal lengths and a 48-megapixel sensor for optimal quality.

Under nan hood, Apple's latest processor for mobile, nan A19 Pro, will beryllium successful nan iPhone Air, thing Apple claims arsenic nan "fastest CPU successful immoderate smartphone."

Say farewell to that small SIM paper tray, though; nan iPhone Air will beryllium eSIM only worldwide, truthful users will request to person to eSIM erstwhile they move to iPhone Air.

Fortunately for Australians, nan USA switched to eSIM only connected iPhones respective years ago, truthful Apple has made nan process rather simple, and our telcos person been doing eSIM for a while.

Being truthful thin, nan artillery mightiness beryllium compromised, but Apple says it's still an "all-day" battery.

While nan iPhone 17 Air will apt beryllium nan leader merchandise for Apple successful trading terms, nan breadstuff and food of nan iPhone lineup beryllium supra and beneath it connected price.

The caller iPhone 17 kicks disconnected nan scope pinch a creation nary different to caller years; however, its capabilities are stepped up to "Pro" levels pinch a 120Hz show and a brighter screen.

It will beryllium disposable successful 5 colours: black, white, "Mist Blue", lavender, and sage.

Faster charging besides comes to nan iPhone 17, pinch a short 10-minute complaint tin of delivering hours much use, and it comes successful caller colours and pinch improved camera and capacity capabilities – including nan expertise to return a "landscape" selfie without moreover twisting nan telephone connected its side.

Meanwhile, astatine nan apical extremity of nan lineup, Apple's iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max person a chopped caller look.

Apple has chosen rather vibrant colours to spell alongside a accepted metallic option. The acheronian bluish and orangish colours look group to guidelines retired successful Telco and unit stores, and will judge guidelines retired erstwhile held by their owners stepping down nan street.

On nan backmost of nan device, nan camera "island" aliases bump now spans nan afloat width of nan phone, pinch nan cameras themselves separated from nan flash and sensors.

Remarkably, aft 2 years of trading nan titanium exemplary iPhone Pro phones, Apple has gone backmost to aluminium pinch a caller stronger alloy outperforming nan titanium option. This is nan first unibody aluminium phone, taking inspiration from nan measurement Apple builds their laptops.

The iPhone 17 Pro Max will characteristic nan biggest artillery successful immoderate iPhone.

Like nan iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro models are powered by nan A19 Pro spot for optimal capacity and comparability pinch Apple Intelligence.

A immense caller "plateau" connected nan backmost houses much exertion and camera capabilities for nan user. All 3 cameras are now 48-megapixel sensors, and tin of up to 8 times optical zoom.

iPhone 17 will commencement successful Australia astatine $1399, iPhone Air will commencement astatine $1799 while nan 17 Pro models commencement astatine $1999.

Despite nan tariff woes, it seems Apple has been capable to support prices connected par pinch nan erstwhile generation.

iPhone 17 goes connected pre-order this Friday, and is disposable to bargain from Friday, September 19.

Trevor Long travelled to Cupertino arsenic a impermanent of Apple.