We already suspected that due to its reduced volume, the iPhone 17 Air expected for the next fall would also have a smaller battery, and therefore less autonomy. Previous rumors even claim that Apple would release a dedicated case/battery (which would therefore make the device's thinness, its main selling point, disappear...).
iPhone 17 Air, new silicone-anode battery as a world premiere?££££
More recently, a leaker on the Korean social network Naver reported that the battery would have a capacity of 2,800 mAh, even less than that of the Galaxy S25 [abc]Edge[/abc] (3,900 mAh) which is already low compared to the usual models. However, another leak from the Taiwanese site DigiTimes gives hope. Indeed, we learned that the iPhone 17 Air would be the first Apple model to use a silicone anode battery, and that the Japanese supplier TDK is currently ramping up its production, with shipments planned for the end of June, in time for the assembly of the iPhone 17 Air. The advantage of such batteries? They have the particularity of being able to store 15% more energy in the same volume compared to conventional graphite batteries.