For years, we’ve heard about a mythical top-flight device called the iPhone Ultra. It looks like 2025 could be the year it becomes real.

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 “Air” will foreshadow a move to slimmer models without charging ports. The slimmer smartphone due this fall is more than just an attempt to juice sales with something distinct from the rest of the lineup.

Rumors are heating up that Apple is developing an ultrathin iPhone 17. Bloomberg is reporting that a 6.6-inch iPhone 17 Air will join the lineup, sized between the 6.3-inch iPhone 16 Pro and the 6.9-inch iPhone 16 Pro Max.