The iPhone 17 Air's specs and design might be key advancements Apple needs before making iPhones without ports and foldables.

Apple has long been rumored to be developing a slimmer iPhone 17 “Air” model. In addition to making it thinnest iPhone yet, Apple considered removing the single port, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.

A portless design has been rumored for older iPhones, with the first rumors appearing back in 2021. But with the iPhone 17 Air promising big changes to its look and feel compared to current iPhones, Apple seems closer than ever to ditching its phones' ports.