Apple's heading into 2025 with one of the biggest iPhone shake-ups in years, and the star of the show? The ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air, measuring just 5.5mm at its thinnest point — roughly 30% thinner than the iPhone 16. Here's the thing: getting that impossibly slim profile means making some interesting chip choices. The Air will pack an A19 Pro chip with a 5-core GPU, while the Pro models get the full 6-core treatment. It's Apple's way of balancing premium performance with the engineering reality of cramming everything into a phone thinner than most credit cards — a design philosophy that matters more than ever as consumers increasingly prioritize portability without sacrificing the premium experience they expect from flagship devices. What makes this chip situation so interesting? The iPhone 17 Air represents a fascinating middle ground in Apple's lineup. Unlike Ming-Chi Kuo's earlier prediction of a standard A19 chip, recent reports suggest Apple's giving the Air the A19 Pro...more
