Apple’s rumored ‘iPhone 17 Air’ may sport A19 Pro chip with 12GB of RAM

“iPhone 17 Air” dummy unit seen in still from Sam Kohl’s AppleTrack video
The iPhone 17 Air, a fresh addition to Apple’s lineup, stands out as this year’s most distinctive model. Initially thought to share many features with the base iPhone 17, new rumors suggest it’s much closer to the Pro models. The iPhone 17 Air may boast 12GB of RAM, matching the Pro models, while the standard iPhone 17 will likely remain at 8GB, giving the Air a Pro-level memory edge. The iPhone 17 Air may also sport Apple’s as-yet-unannounced A19 Pro Soc.
Ryan Christoffel for 9to5Mac:
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Weibo leaker Fixed Focus Digital has now corroborated the rumor: iPhone 17 Air will be getting Pro-level RAM.
In that same post, the leaker today says Apple’s upgrading the Air’s chip too.
Rather than the A19 chip previously expected, iPhone 17 Air could now get an A19 Pro chip with one less GPU core.
How much difference is there between an A19 and A19 Pro besides the GPU count? We don’t yet know. But it will be curious if Apple does indeed give its Air model a ‘Pro’-class chip.

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MacDailyNews Take: “iPhone 17 Air” sounds more Pro than expected, but it’s the cameras and battery life that will set the iPhone 17 Pro models apart from the “Air.”

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