The iPhone 17 Air smartphone will be cheaper than the iPhone 17 Pro Max

Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that the iPhone 17 Air would cost less than the iPhone Pro models, contradicting long-held expectations that the new ultra-thin iPhone would be more expensive than the iPhone Pro Max.

Now, The Wall Street Journal reports that, starting next year, Apple plans to release an iPhone that will be thinner than the roughly 8mm profile of current models. The model should be cheaper than the Pro models, with a simplified camera system to reduce the cost.

Obviously, a price higher than the iPhone Pro Max implies at least $1,199, and possibly $1,299. For a thinner iPhone with fewer features, a degraded battery, and a single camera, this would seem unjustified.

Of course, such a smartphone would look very attractive and perhaps lay the foundation for future thinner iPhones, but buying such a device would be impractical.

Most recently, we heard that the iPhone 17 Air will lose the second speaker and rely only on the earpiece for sound output. With so many compromises, there was It would be unreasonable to pay such a large sum for this phone.