Apple engineers are wrestling with where to put the SIM card, battery, and thermal materials in the rumored iPhone 17 “Slim,” according to The Information. Although US iPhones haven’t had SIM cards for a couple of years now,

The iPhone 17 Slim won't have a SIM card tray because it is too thin to have one, and it probably won't have mmWave either.

It's just mind-bending. Apple has long been rumored to replace the iPhone 16 Plus with an iPhone 17 Air (or iPhone 17 Slim) next year, thanks to the

Next year’s rumored iPhone 17 Slim could miss out on the telephoto camera lens, which could be a tough pill to swallow if it’s as expensive as rumored.

The rumored iPhone 17 Slim won't have a telephoto camera on the back, with a report insisting it will still be a Pro-level feature in 2025.

You shouldn't expect a tetraprism zoom on the iPhone 17 Air. That's a camera reserved for the iPhone 17 Pro models.