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Following Samsung with its Galaxy S25 Edge this fall, Apple plans to release its thinnest smartphone yet. Over the past few months, there have been rumors about how iPhone 17 Air will turn out, and now it has become known that the anorexic iPhone will be the first among the devices of the American company to own a new type of battery. And, although such batteries are already actively used in the Android market, this will be a big step forward for Apple.
iPhone 17 Air Battery
According to information digitimes.com, the Japanese company TDK, which supplies batteries for the Apple iPhone, is actively preparing a new generation of batteries for thin smartphones. Probably, we are talking about silicon-carbon batteries, which are actively used in the Android smartphone industry.
According to Chinese analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, new batteries will find their home in September 2025, when Apple will introduce the iPhone 17 Air and other smartphones of the 17 series.
What is a silicon-carbon battery?
A silicon-carbon battery is a relatively new type of battery, where silicon is used as the anode instead of graphite, which allows you to achieve better energy consumption with similar dimensions.
In particular, having the dimensions of a typical smartphone in 2025, the recently announced HONOR Power received an 8,000 mAh battery, while conventional models of Android devices of similar sizes use 5000 mAh batteries. And realme plans to erase the patterns altogether by introducing a smartphone with a 10,000 mAh battery.
How long will the iPhone 17 Air last?
The presence of a silicon-carbon battery in the iPhone 17 Air does not mean that the battery capacity of the new smartphone will reach the performance of competitors from the Android camp. However, this step will still lead to a partial solution to the problem of autonomy of the device with a thickness of 5.5 mm.
At the same time, there is a possibility that rumors regarding the use of a silicon-carbon battery in the iPhone 17 Air will not be confirmed. Still, Samsung, having before its eyes the example of HONOR Power and other Chinese smartphones, equipped its Galaxy S25 Edge with a shameful, by Android standards, 3900 mAh battery, without resorting to a new type of battery. Therefore, the main intrigue now is — in whose footsteps will Apple follow: will it take an example from the Chinese or will it build on the actions of its main competitor?
