Apple engineers are debating where to place the SIM card, battery, and thermal materials in the rumored iPhone 17 “Slim.” according The information. Although American iPhones have not had SIM cards for a couple of years, China does require them, making it a difficult but necessary obstacle to overcome.
The 17 Slim's center-mounted single camera will reportedly be surrounded by a rectangular protrusion made of aluminum instead of glass. It also says that the iPhone Plus will be leaving the line, something that has been rumored from time to time along with rumors about this new phone.
Other rumors about the 17 Slim (or Air, or whatever Apple calls it) include that it will feature a 6.6-inch (or 6.55-inch) display and an aluminum frame. You could get a battery with higher energy density, which you will need if it is less than 6mm thick, such as The information writes. It's thinner than the 6.9mm iPhone 6, Apple's all-time thinness champion, a distinction that famously came with certain… structural compromises. And all that could come at a cost; Rumors have pegged its price somewhere north of the Pro Max's $1,200.
