iPhone 17 Air dummy unit showcases Apple's thinnest smartphone yet

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Ahead of Apple's official unveiling of its upcoming iPhone 17 line-up, a dummy unit for the company's rumored iPhone 17 Air has surfaced, showcasing what will be Apple's thinnest iPhone ever released.

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Bloomberg reporter and Apple insider Mark Gurman put to bed some Apple rumors over the weekend, which previously suggested Apple was introducing a two-tone color design for its iPhone 17 Pro, with the Bloomberg reporter clarifying the upcoming device will have a mono-color design, meaning the camera area will be the same color as the rest of the device.

As for the elusive iPhone 17 Air, a dummy unit has appeared in the hands of X user Majin Bu, who posted a selection of photos of the unit showing it also features a mono-color design. Notably, the color of dummy units isn't indicative of the final design of the device, as dummy units are mostly used for dimensional purposes by accessory manufacturers to prepare their products ahead of the launch. The color of the dummy unit won't influence the dimensions.

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What is interesting here is the rumored width of the iPhone 17 Air, which previous rumors pegged the device to measure between 5.5mm and 6.0mm thick. If those dimensions are true, the iPhone 17 Air will be the thinnest iPhone Apple has ever released, beating out the iPhone 6 at 6.9mm.

These dimensions do not count the camera bump, which, if counted, is slated to measure 9.5mm thick.