The leaked iPhone 17 Slim isn’t what you think it is. We’ve just received a brand-new report this morning that’s extremely suspicious compared to previous leaks. Intrigued, I started digging in and piecing the puzzle together, and I think I’ve finally figured out that this new iPhone 17 Slim is actually the Ultra in disguise. Let me explain.
The Origins of the Ultra
Going way back to 2022, the original Ultra leaks by Mark Gurman suggested that the iPhone 15 Ultra model could replace the Pro Max in 2023. Then, in February 2023, Gurman updated the leaks, saying that the Ultra was now supposed to be alongside the Pro Max as a new model and not replacing it. Render artists then designed the Ultra to look like the Apple Watch Ultra, which looked beautiful, but let me spoil it for you right now—this is nothing close to what the real Ultra will look like.
In September, right before the iPhone 15 Apple event, Gurman said the Ultra was no longer coming as there were clearly only four models, including the 15 Pro Max. That’s exactly what we got with the current lineup today. However, he mentioned that Apple was still working on the Ultra and that it could get delayed by an additional year.
Clues in the iPhone 16 Leaks
Here we are, only two months away from Apple’s iPhone 16 event, and we already know what that series is going to look like based on a ton of different leaks. We’re going to get the same four iPhone models as before: the iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, and 16 Pro Max. So, no Ultra model this year—no doubt about it.
However, there is a very important detail in the iPhone 16 leaks that’s essential to figuring out the truth about the iPhone 17 Slim or Ultra model. This year’s upcoming 16 Pro models will get larger displays—6.3 inches compared to 6.1 and 6.9 inches compared to 6.7. Meanwhile, the regular 16 and 16 Plus will remain the same sizes. This looks like a natural progression toward upgrading the Pro models and leaving the regular models behind, but we had a huge leak that makes perfect sense pointing to next year’s regular iPhone 17 models.
The iPhone 17 and 17 Plus will reportedly get the same bump up to 6.3 inches and 6.9 inches for the displays, just one year late compared to the Pros. This, of course, makes perfect sense and is a great way to keep the regular models one year behind in terms of tech advancements. The only problem is that this directly contradicts all the new iPhone 17 Slim rumors we’ve been getting.
The Mysterious iPhone 17 Slim
Back in May of this year, we got our very first leak pointing to the iphone breaks 17 Slim model from Jeff Pu. Apparently, it’s supposed to have a smaller display than the current Plus and Pro Max models, which doesn’t really make sense. The Slim is supposed to replace the Plus model. Why would he say that? Maybe because he heard it’s supposed to have an aluminum chassis, a smaller display, and lower specs, so it has to be an iPhone Plus replacement, right?
It gets even weirder when we look at the leaks from The Information, claiming there would be an all-new iPhone 17 model next year with a significantly thinner design and a price tag higher than the current Pro Max model. This suggests it would become the new highest-end model in the lineup. This means it can’t be a Plus model replacement, as it’s a new additional model and the most expensive.
The biggest deal from this leak is that the iPhone 17 Slim is supposed to have a major redesign akin to the iPhone X—the biggest redesign in eight years. The rear cameras would move from the top left corner of the device to the top center. That’s a massive deal because, in the entire history of Apple’s iPhone, the camera bump has always been in the top left corner. This hints at this phone being a really big deal and deserving of the most expensive flagship model tag.
The Latest Leak and the Puzzle Pieces
Just this morning, we got a brand-new leak from Ice Universe, claiming that the new iPhone 17 lineup would have just four models: the 6.3-inch iPhone 17, the 6.3-inch 17 Pro, the 6.9-inch 17 Pro Max, and the brand new 6.65-inch iPhone 17 Slim, which is the most expensive and highest-end model. The weird part is that, for some reason, the most expensive Slim model somehow isn’t supposed to have the highest-end specs. It’s only getting a dual rear camera system, an aluminum chassis, and 8 GB of RAM compared to 12 GB on the new 17 Pro models.
What gives? What is the truth about this new iPhone 17 Slim model? Well, get ready to be mind-blown because all the puzzle pieces come together perfectly. The new iPhone 17 Slim model is actually the iPhone Fold. Yes, the iPhone Fold, which was leaked years ago from multiple sources. But it’s not going to be called the Fold; it’s going to be called the Ultra because that’s how Apple likes to name their devices, matching the Ultra on the watch and the Ultra in their M-series chip naming scheme.
The iPhone Ultra Fold: The Future of Foldable Phones
So, the iPhone Slim, the iPhone Ultra, and the iPhone Fold are actually all the same device—the highest-end foldable that we’ve been waiting for years. How does this make sense? Well, I think the reason everyone is calling it the iPhone 17 Slim is that this device is significantly thinner than any other iPhone. If you think about it, Apple would only make it this thin if they planned to fold it together like a clamshell or a RAZR flip phone. When you have the two halves stacked together, it still feels like a normal phone in terms of thickness and not a massive brick.
This perfectly explains why the device is so slim. It also explains why it could only have a dual rear camera system—fitting a telephoto lens could be too difficult while keeping it that thin. Additionally, the downgrade in display size to only 6.65 inches makes sense because it’s not a traditional display; it’s a foldable. At that point, it doesn’t really matter if the display is smaller than it used to be. It’s fundamentally different, and size comparison no longer matters, especially since the aspect ratio is likely to change.
The lower specs despite a higher price tag also make sense with Apple marketing the foldable aspect instead of having the best possible specs as the selling point. The foldable feature will make it much more expensive for Apple to produce, so they have to cut prices somewhere so it doesn’t end up costing around $2,000.
This fully explains all these leaks—it’s the iPhone Ultra, Apple’s first foldable phone with a smaller display explained away perfectly by the foldable design, which also fully explains the confusion around the Slim naming with it being oddly too thin compared to the phones we have now.
Conclusion
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