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If Apple unveils the iPhone 17 Air with these features today, I'm ready to upgrade

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The iPhone Plus model (pictured) may potentially be replaced by the iPhone Air/Slim. Kerry Wan/ZDNET

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iPhone 17 Air may debut as Apple's thinnest phone ever today.

Single rear camera shows Apple's thinness trade-offs.

Expected to debut on Sept. 9, 2025, priced around $900.

Apple is rumored to be spicing things for today's iPhone event. It could introduce an ultra-thin model for the 2025 iPhone lineup called the iPhone 17 Air. It's thought to be much slimmer than any iPhone so far -- and it will totally replace the Plus line that's been around for over a decade.

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Due alongside the rest of the iPhone 17 family, it's been repeatedly described as a super-slim new tier, with a target price around $900. But what else makes this phone so different, and why should you care?

Let's go rumor by rumor.

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