iPhone 17 Pro Max and Air will be heavily inspired by two other products

After years of mostly unchanged iPhone lineups, Apple has already shaken things up this year by debuting the iPhone 16e instead of the expected new iPhone SE. The company is just getting started though, as this fall’s iPhone 17 family—particularly the Air and Pro Max—will change even more, with direct inspiration from the Apple Watch. iPhone 17 Pro Max and Air present an Apple Watch-like contrast For the last several cycles of iPhone updates, Apple has shipped four models: base, Plus, Pro, and Pro Max. With the iPhone 17, a new Air model is replacing the Plus, and Apple’s making key changes to the Pro Max (nay, Ultra?) too. iPhone 17 Air will debut an ultra-thin new design. It will be the flashy ‘thin and light’ model. iPhone 17 Pro Max, however, is swinging hard in the opposite direction. Even though any Pro Max model would already be thicker and heavier than the new Air model, Apple is pushing even further into ‘Ultra’ territory this year. Rumors indicate the 17 Pro Max is get ... Read full article.