Archive · 25 May 2025
iPhone 17 Air Survives Bend Test: Durability in New Slim Design
Apple's next iPhone, the 17 Air, is expected to be very thin, like a super-slim phone.
Someone tested how strong it is by trying to bend it in a video.
The phone didn't bend!
This suggests it will be durable.
The new phone might have a special strong frame.
It's rumored to have a big, clear screen and a great camera.
It might also have a new super-fast chip and a new Wi-Fi chip.
The iPhone 17 Air is expected to come out in late 2025.
A video shows an attempt to bend the iPhone 17 Air prototype, and it did not bend.
The iPhone 17 Air is rumored to feature a reinforced titanium-aluminium chassis.
The phone is expected to be only 6mm thick.
It is expected to have a 6.6-inch OLED display with 120Hz ProMotion.
The iPhone 17 Air is expected to launch in September 2025.
- Who
- Tipster Majin Bu posted a video of a person attempting to bend the iPhone 17 Air prototype.
- What
- A hands-on video shows an attempt to bend an iPhone 17 Air prototype.
- When
- The iPhone 17 Air is expected to launch in late 2025.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To assess the durability of the upcoming iPhone 17 Air.
- Expected Launch
- September 2025
- Rumored Thickness
- 6mm
- Display
- 6.6-inch OLED with 120Hz ProMotion
- Main Camera
- 48-megapixel
- Front Camera
- 24-megapixel
- Processor
- A19 chip (rumored)
- RAM
- 8GB