If I told you that your next phone could have a less-capable camera and shorter battery life, you might walk away. And yet, one of the most exciting things to happen in the smartphone world this year is a redesign that slims the standard phone shape. In CNET Senior Technology Reporter Abrar Al-Heeti's iPhone Air review , she wrote, "I fell in love with Apple's sleek, lightweight iPhone Air the moment I first held it."

So how do these two thin phones compare? If you press them together, are they much thicker combined than a regular iPhone 17 or Galaxy S25 ? I'm here to do the math and compare features for you.

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