Buying iPhone 17 Air? Expect Terrible Battery Life After This Leak

Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 17 Air this fall, and a new leak claims that it will have an incredibly small battery.

If accurate, this means that owners of the unconfirmed device can expect particularly poor battery life from their new iPhone.

The report comes via leaker Instant Digital, who posted to their Weibo social network to confirm that the battery will have a capacity smaller than 3,000mAh. As MacRumors points out, the last time we saw an iPhone with such a small battery was when the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 models launched.

This leak also backed up a previous report by The Information that suggested the iPhone 17 Air would have worse battery life than the current iPhones that are on sale. If all of this comes to fruition, it seems most likely that the iPhone 17 Air’s thin design is to blame.

It has previously been reported that the new model will be just 5.5mm thick, which means that the battery has to shrink as well. Smaller batteries, obviously, mean worse battery life.

It’s thought that Apple is already aware of the battery life issue. As a result, it intends to launch a MagSafe battery case that will give buyers extra capacity should they need it while on the road.

If everything goes the way we expect it to, the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max will all be announced in September.