Overview
- The claims come from Korean Naver leaker yeux1122 and were reported Wednesday and Thursday by Android Headlines, MacRumors and AppleInsider, but the details remain unverified.
- The leak says Apple plans to shave about 0.4 millimeters off the current Air’s 5.6mm frame, bringing the phone to roughly 5.2mm thick while using a higher‑density battery reportedly near 3,500mAh.
- Reporters say Apple would pair the new cell with an A20 Pro processor, an updated N2 wireless chip, and a custom C2 modem to cut power use and limit heat inside the thinner chassis.
- On the design side, the phone is said to keep a titanium frame, adopt the smaller front notch from the iPhone 18 Pro, and add a 48MP ultrawide alongside a 48MP main camera to address criticism of the first Air’s single lens.
- All outlets note the report is based on a single leaker and may change before a possible spring 2027 launch, though analysts see the moves as a response to rival battery advances such as Samsung’s silicon‑carbon work and a sign Apple is trying to avoid the usual thin‑phone tradeoffs that hurt user battery life.