May 17, 2024BF3F-0002Not comparable

9to5Mac: 2025 thinner iPhone display to sit between models

The thinner 2025 iPhone could have a display between the standard iPhone's 6.12-inch panel and the Pro Max's 6.69-inch panel.

The Information reported, via 9to5Mac, that Apple's thinner 2025 iPhone model would have a display between the standard iPhone's 6.12-inch panel and the Pro Max's 6.69-inch panel.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedThe thinner 2025 iPhone could have a display between the standard iPhone's 6.12-inch panel and the Pro Max's 6.69-inch panel.
  2. Who said it, and whenIt was reported on May 17, 2024 in 9to5Mac, and we could not tell who reported it first.
  3. What happened, and whenApple iPhone Air (1st gen) was announced on Sep 9, 2025, 480 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyNot comparableThis measured a different thing from the number the company published, so the two cannot be compared.Why: The claim is a range of display sizes Apple could use during development; the shipped product does not reveal which sizes were considered.
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Product
Apple iPhone Air (1st gen) · reported as “2025 thinner iPhone”

The story of this report

  1. May 17, 2024This report · 9to5Mac
  2. Sep 9, 2025Apple iPhone Air (1st gen) was announced · official source
  3. VerdictNot comparableWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

What we know now

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Questions about this report

Did this Apple iPhone Air (1st gen) report turn out to be true?
Not comparable. This measured a different thing from the number the company published, so the two cannot be compared. The claim is a range of display sizes Apple could use during development; the shipped product does not reveal which sizes were considered.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 480 days before Apple iPhone Air (1st gen) was announced on Sep 9, 2025.