Old friends who follow “Negative Reviews” know that every year during this season when “the autumn wind blows and the leeks turn green,” we’ll have our regular and unchanging special episode.
That’s right! It’s time to take a sneak peek “under the hood” and dissect all of Apple’s upcoming new products from head to toe before they’re even officially released~
Seriously, the gossip and insider information about Apple’s upcoming autumn product launch this year are particularly juicy and explosive —
The iPhone 17 series is dropping the Plus model and adding the Air. Finally, the standard version will support high refresh rate!
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 not only supports 5G but also comes with satellite messaging.
The iPad will use the M5 chip before the Mac. It’s another unexpected turn of events!
The AirPods Pro 3 will completely ditch the physical port and can directly measure heart rate and body temperature.
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As usual, we’ve gathered all the current leaks on the market. This is most likely the most detailed preview you’ll see before the launch event.
Without further ado, let’s start this preview of Apple’s autumn product launch!
Leaks of Apple’s autumn new products from Apple Club:
Let’s start with the most anticipated iPhone 17 series.
To be honest, Apple is really taking bold steps this year. They’re axing the Plus model that has been around for years and introducing a mysterious new model — the “iPhone 17 Air” — which features a sleek and lightweight design and probably won’t be available in the Chinese mainland.
That’s not all. Apple is using new molds for the iPhone 17 Air, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max. Whether they look good or not is another story, but this is the first major design overhaul for the iPhone in six years!
Given Apple’s track record, the next major design change might not happen until the iPhone 23. By then, our kids might be old enough to run errands!…
Among the four models, the most controversial and eye – catching one is definitely the iPhone 17 Air. Apple’s goal with this model is clear: to create the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever!
According to leaks from Apple Hub, the iPhone 17 Air is only 5.5mm thick. To put that into perspective, it’s 1.4mm thinner than the iPhone 6, which was known for its slim design, and it even outshines Samsung’s recently released S25 Edge.
Even more impressively, the whole device weighs around 145 grams, similar to the beloved iPhone 13 mini.
To maintain this slim profile without sacrificing durability, Apple has used a titanium alloy frame to increase rigidity. Otherwise, we might see another “Bendgate.” The frame also has a curved design, which should feel great in the hand.
Some leaks suggest that Apple redesigned the battery and PCB structure to achieve this slimness. Sounds amazing, right?
But I think the following moves are even more significant. Apple has stripped down the iPhone 17 Air’s features — removing the physical SIM card slot in favor of eSIM, equipping it with only a single 48 – megapixel rear camera, and cutting the bottom speaker openings in half.
The most concerning part is the battery. While it’s thin, according to the foreign blogger pipfix, the iPhone 17 Air’s battery capacity has shrunk to 2800mAh, not even reaching 3000mAh…
With a 2800mAh battery and a 6.6 – inch high – refresh – rate screen, even if Tim Cook optimizes iOS 26’s animations to perfection, we can’t believe it will have the same battery life as an Android phone with a 5000mAh battery. Nowadays, Android flagships are using 6000mAh batteries.
Apple, you’ve really given me battery anxiety. I wouldn’t dare to go out without a power bank. But then again, considering Apple’s emphasis on environmental protection over the years, using the phone less means generating less electricity. This is what they call “carbon neutrality starts with the users.” I get it, Tim Cook!
Seriously, I once suspected that Apple launched the Air to fix the “bug” of the Plus model having too long a battery life…
Although Apple has also added heat dissipation to the iPhone 17 Air, due to its small size, its performance might not be great. According to the foreign blogger TECH INFO, this phone will be equipped with a cut – down version of the A19 Pro chip, and the memory specifications will also be lower.
In other words, apart from being thin and light, the iPhone 17 Air has a lot of drawbacks — a small battery, slow charging, and average performance. I’ll bet a pack of spicy strips with you guys that among the four new models, the iPhone 17 Air will depreciate the fastest.
However, according to our information, the iPhone 17 Air probably won’t be available in the Chinese market. If you want one, you’ll have to buy a gray – market version.
If that’s the case, there will probably be a lot of scalpers in the market. Services like shared power banks and eSIM conversion to physical SIM cards might also have a resurgence. Tim Cook has really revitalized three industries!
By the way, I’ve seen a theory online that Apple launched the iPhone 17 Air to pave the way for its foldable phone next year.
As we all know, a thin and light body requires excellent internal stacking technology. For Apple’s foldable phone to be both thin and durable, choosing the right materials and arranging the components are crucial. The iPhone 17 Air is like a technology testbed, and the experience Apple gains from this model can be applied to the foldable phone next year.
I’m really looking forward to seeing what Apple has in store after all these years.
After talking about the Air, let’s shift our focus to the two Pro models.
This year, the camera modules of the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max have finally bid farewell to the “trash can” design that has been used for years and adopted a horizontal design. The lenses are on the left, and the flash and LiDAR scanner have been moved to the right. It looks really strange at first glance.
Put it this way — if the camera module of the iPhone 17 Air looks like a compact version of the Dynamic Island, then the 17 Pro and Pro Max look like an expanded version of the Dynamic Island. Their rounded rectangular arcs are almost identical.
To put it nicely, Apple has achieved a high level of unity between the system UI and hardware design in this generation of models. To put it bluntly, the rear camera module looks a bit ugly. But ugly or not, the most important thing is that it makes it obvious that you’ve got a new iPhone.
Many Apple users upgrade their phones not because of hardware improvements but because new models are more recognizable. Even if it looks ugly at first, you might get used to it after a while. After all, Apple’s designs are often initially criticized but eventually accepted by users.
Remember when the “trash can” camera on the iPhone was first introduced? A lot of people said it was ugly. But now, it doesn’t seem so bad anymore.
Recently, I’ve seen many leaks that some manufacturers will launch new phones with a similar horizontal matrix + triple – camera “trash can” design, and they might even release them before Apple.
Well, well, well. They’re taking Apple’s path and leaving Apple with nowhere to go, huh?
I’m sure some of you are wondering — since the camera module looks so bad, the imaging quality of this generation of Pro models should be top – notch, right?
If you think so, you might be disappointed. According to the foreign blogger Anthony, the most significant upgrade to the imaging system of the Pro series this year is the upgrade of the telephoto lens to 48 megapixels.
Last year, the telephoto lens was only 12 megapixels, with a small sensor and aperture. Compared with Android phones with 200 – megapixel large – sensor periscope lenses, it was no match. With the increase in pixel count this year, the gap between the iPhone Pro series and Android flagships should be reduced.
It’s said that the focal length of the telephoto lens will be reduced from 5X to 3.5X because the new sensor is larger. If it still used the 5X native focal length, the lens would protrude more.
However, thanks to the 48 – megapixel high – resolution sensor, this telephoto lens supports 5X lossless cropping and even has decent image quality at 8X zoom. Of course, “decent” is relative to the previous generation. We all know how competitive the Android imaging market is.
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