A new leak claims Apple's second-generation ultra-thin phone, the iPhone Air 2, will measure just 5.2 millimeters thick while carrying a battery with higher energy density than the one in the current model. The claim comes from Korean leaker yeux1122 and was reported by the Arabic technology site عالم التقنية on Thursday.
According to عالم التقنية, the leak suggests Apple is targeting the main criticisms leveled at the first-generation iPhone Air rather than doubling down on thinness at the expense of usability.
Why it matters
The original iPhone Air arrived as Apple's thinnest phone in years, but reviewers and buyers flagged two recurring complaints: battery life and a single rear camera. If the leak is accurate, Apple's response is to keep shrinking the chassis while fixing both issues at once — a harder engineering problem than simply making the phone bigger again.
The numbers involved are small but symbolically important. At 5.2mm, the iPhone Air 2 would undercut several of its closest rivals in the thin-phone category, a segment where fractions of a millimeter are used as marketing ammunition.
Thinner than the current model — and its rivals
عالم التقنية reports that the iPhone Air 2 would trim 0.4mm from the current iPhone Air, which measures 5.6mm. That would put the new phone at 5.2mm.
For context, the report notes that this matches the thickness of the iPhone Duo when unfolded, and that it would make the device slimmer than Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge, which measures 5.8mm.
Squeezing a phone down to 5.2mm while keeping structural rigidity is the central challenge. According to the leak, Apple plans to retain the titanium frame used on the current model, which would help the chassis resist bending at a reduced thickness.
The report also links the design to a smaller front-facing cutout expected to debut on the iPhone 18 Pro. That component, along with other internal changes, is said to draw less power and to help manage heat inside the slim body — a meaningful concern, since a thinner enclosure leaves less room for thermal dissipation.
Battery and camera changes
Rather than shrinking the battery to fit the slimmer frame, Apple is reportedly moving to higher-density battery cells. عالم التقنية reports that these cells would outperform the 3,149 mAh battery in the current iPhone Air.
The report does not specify a capacity figure for the new cell, and no independent confirmation of the density claims has surfaced.
On the camera side, the leak points to a second rear lens: a 48-megapixel ultra-wide sensor sitting alongside the existing 48-megapixel main camera. That would address one of the most common complaints about the first-generation model, which shipped with a single rear camera and relied on software cropping for wider shots.
Timeline and caveats
According to the report, Apple is planning to launch the iPhone Air 2 in spring 2027. That timing would give the company room to revise details before any official announcement.
Leaks of this kind should be treated with caution. The information comes from a single leaker, relayed by عالم التقنية, and Apple has not commented on any of the claims. Specifications attributed to unreleased products frequently change during development, and none of the figures in this report have been verified by a second source.
What to watch: whether supply-chain reporting in the coming months corroborates the 5.2mm figure, the battery density claims, or the addition of a second rear camera — and whether Apple confirms a spring 2027 window.
