The iPhone needs a shakeup. It could get one as soon as September 9, when Apple is expected to announce an all-new slimmer model of the iPhone, potentially called the “iPhone Air,” alongside the iPhone 17 and new Apple Watch models at its marquee annual event.

That kind of overhaul would be the first dramatic redesign of Apple’s signature product since 2017, when Apple released the iPhone X, the first model without the familiar home button and with Apple’s now-ubiquitous Face ID technology. That shift set the stage for iPhone generations to come.

But the iPhone Air, which Bloomberg reports will be announced at this year’s event, may play a different role. Rather than setting the stage for the iPhone’s future, an iPhone Air could add more variety to the iPhone lineup for customers who

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