Asian analysts consulted 9To5Googlethey assure that Apple will redefine its smartphone line with a new model iPhone 17 Slim which would replace the current Plus versions that don’t quite work in sales.

Apple sells mobile phones like hot cakes… But not their entire product line it likes and works in sales the same way. Most users choose the standard version when they want to spend as little as possible, while those who want the best pay for the Pro editions, which, with a titanium chassis and better camera sensors, represent a noticeable step up. The Plus versions (with a larger screen size, but essentially the base model) are in no man’s land and according to analysts, they sell the least.

iPhone 17 Slim, a big change for 2025?

Apple has completely defined the range of smartphones it will launch this year, the iPhone 16, logically just a few months after launch. But it also prepares the next generation and therefore the first information about them is beginning to arrive.

According to analysts Haitong International Securities, Apple would abandon the Plus model in favor of the new production iPhone 17 Slim. There’s no telling if it’s just a name change or something else that makes this version more attractive. It is said to have a different design, slimmer as its name suggests, improvements to the front camera and a smaller dynamic island.

The line would be supplemented with the following version and screen sizes:

• iPhone 17: 6.1 inches.
• iPhone 17 Slim: 6.6 inches.
• iPhone 17 Pro: 6.3 inches.
• iPhone 17 Pro Max: 6.9 inches.

Asian analysts say the first three will use an aluminum frame. Titanium chassis It would still be reserved for a higher version. In terms of performance, the first two would use the A18 or A19 chipsets, while the two Pro models would use the A19 Pro SoC. They also report that Apple will increase the minimum RAM to 8GB on the iPhone 17 Slim. The top two models should have 12GB of RAM.

There will be four versions of the iPhone 17 24MP front selfie camera. This will be a noticeable improvement over the current 12 MP front cameras that Apple uses. As for the smaller Dynamic Island iPhone 17 Pro Max, this will be possible thanks to the new “metalens” technology for the proximity sensor, which can help Apple drastically reduce the size of the Face ID sensor. All this in the fall of 2025. This year it’s the iPhone 16.