With the iPhone 17 launch event officially scheduled for September 9, now's the time to start thinking about whether you want one of the new phones — and which model you should actually buy. Normally, you could make that decision pretty easily, but this year Apple has thrown a spanner into the works by introducing the iPhone 17 Air.

While officially replacing the iPhone 17 Plus, the rumors paint a very different picture of what to expect. In fact, the 17 Air may end up being significantly more advanced than a Plus would have been, to the point where it'll be closer to the iPhone 17 Pro than anything else.

There are going to be some major differences between the two, though, due to the 17 Air's super-slim design. And that means choosing the Air would lead to some major trade-offs compared

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