For its next iPhone 17, Apple could well decline it in iPhone 17 AirAirthat is to say a smartphone which would replace the Plus version and which will be significantly thinner. This would be somewhat equivalent to a MacBook Air, compared to a MacBook Pro in the range. An intention that did not escape SamsungSamsung. Thus, according to certain South Korean media and leaks from the global mobile register of the GSMA association, which brings together most smartphone brands, a thinner version of the next Galaxy S25 could also be marketed.
According to the Korean site Smartprix, Samsung has indeed added a new smartphone whose model number is SM-S937U in the GSMA database. The inclusion of a future new model in this database generally leads to its marketing, six to seven months before its official launch. This would then correspond to a launch next April or June, a few months before the launch of the supposed iPhone 17 Air fromAppleApple. However, the mobile should not be released at the same time as the rest of the range, in order to see more clearly the interest of customers for this type of format.
Rumors around the iPhone 17 Air
A strategy which would be an opportunity to carry out a real test for Samsung. If it is really popular, this format could well be generalized across the entire Galaxy S26 range. At the moment, we don’t know much about this mobile, apart from this supposed new format.
On the Apple side, slightly more precise information is already circulating. Famous analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple’s supply chain specialist, already believes that the “Air” model could be equipped with a 6.6-inch screen and an A19 chip. It would also adopt a single camera placed at the back and a frame in alloyalloy of titaniumtitanium andaluminiumaluminium.
In any case, more than on performance or even theIAIA integrated, the two giants seem to focus on the design and in particular the finesse of their future smartphones to attract a stagnant market.