iPhone Air: The new ultra-thin iPhone officially announced by Apple

The iPhone Air is here.

"Introducing the newest member of the iPhone family," Apple CEO Tim Cook said before cutting to a video showcasing said device.

Apple made its newest iPhone model official at its big September Apple Event on Tuesday, introducing an ultra-thin smartphone to its iPhone lineup. It's Apple thinnest iPhone ever.

How thin? The iPhone Air is only 5.6mm thick at its thinnest point.

The iPhone Air comes in four different color options: Space Black, Cloud White, Sky Blue, and Light Gold.

Apple's new thinnest smartphone has a 6.5" ProMotion display with refresh rates up to 120Hz encased in a durable titanium frame.

When it comes to what's inside the device, the iPhone Air is powered by Apple's newest and most powerful Silicon chip, the A19 Pro. This makes the iPhone Air even more powerful with the just announced iPhone 17. According to Apple, it is the fastest CPU in any smartphone.

"MacBook Pro levels of compute," Apple said.

The iPhone Air also introduces a new Apple chip for wireless connectivity, the N1, which supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 ,and Thread. The new device will also have Apple's C1X modem, which, according to Apple, helps make the device its most power efficient smartphone ever.

Camera-wise, the iPhone Air only has one rear-facing lens, a 48MP fusion camera which includes a 12MP 2x telephoto setup as well. On the front, Apple is introducing a new selfie camera: the iPhone 17 lineup's new 18MP centerstage camera.

Apple is also finally bringing dual capture video to the iPhone, which enables use to record using both the front and rear facing cameras in one picture-in-picture style video.

During the event, Apple touted the iPhone Air as having "all-day battery life" and introduced a new mag safe battery designed specifically with the iPhone Air in mind, which can push the device to 40 hours of video playback.

Apple also announced two new case types for the iPhone Air: A translucent case that comes in two color options and a bumper case with four color options.

It appears that Apple is looking for the iPhone Air to fit in between the base and Pro models of the device, replacing the iPhone Plus model entirely.

And, price-wise, that seems to be the case as well. The iPhone Air is more expensive than the base model, starting at $999 for the 256GB model.

Rumors have been running rampant about the iPhone Air, which was being referred to as the iPhone 17 Air, even since news of its existence was discovered by insiders. the device may be the most leaked new Apple product in years.

With so much information (albeit unverified) out there in advanced, anticipation for the iPhone Air has been building all year as 2025 seems to be the year of ultra-thin smartphones. The iPhone Air brings Apple in line with its competition. Samsung, for example, released the ultra thin Galaxy S25 Edge earlier this year, which is measures 5.8mm thick at its thinnest point.

This story will be updated with more information as Apple shares it...