Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, in his recent report, revealed that Apple once planned to remove the USB-C port from the iPhone 17 Air, aiming to create “Apple’s first completely port-free iPhone.” He noted, “The iPhone 17 Air will foreshadow a move to slimmer models without charging ports.”

A lot of buzz has been circulating the release of the iPhone 17 Air. Replacing the iPhone Plus option, the Air is said to be the thinnest device that the company has ever released. In fact, it has been said that Apple is also removing the SIM card slot from the Air in order to reduce its size and profile even more.

Apple considered launching the iPhone 17 Air without a USB-C charging port, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In his Power On

Additionally, the iPhone 17 Air will offer the C1 chip, Apple’s first 5G modem. This chip initially debuted in the new iPhone 16e, and will also make its appearance in the iPhone 17 Air. This does mean that the iPhone 17 Air won’t support mmWave, though Apple still totes the iPhone 16e as offering “Superfast 5G cellular.”