iPhone Air 2 makes so much more sense with this small design change

When Apple announced the iPhone Air, there were plenty of things in its favour. It was the slimmest iPhone ever at 5.6mm; it had the same power as the top-of-the-range iPhone 17 Pro; and it offered much better battery life than anyone really expected for such a slender device.

But there were a couple of criticisms – not least about the single camera sensor on the rear. For a starting price of £999, to not offer a secondary ultra-wide sensor like the standard iPhone 17 felt a little mean.

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It’s not surprising then that most rumours discussing the second generation of the iPhone Air talk about it offering a dual rear camera, and the most recent shows what that could look like.

Demon’s Tech has posted a video (via Yanko Design) showing some concept renders of what the iPhone Air 2 could look like with dual rear cameras. In it, the second-gen Air looks similar to its predecessor, with a slim panel spanning the width of the rear at the top.

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The renders do make that panel look a little more pronounced, like the iPhone 17 Pro, but the more notable difference is the second camera lens, which is claimed to be a 48-megapixel ultra wide sensor accompanying the current 48-megapixel main lens that is found on the current model.

The video also imagines the iPhone Air 2 in various colours, including bright pink, blue and green, as well as red.

Meanwhile, it suggests the iPhone Air 2 could offer stereo sound from two speakers, upgrading the single speaker currently offered, and there is mention of the A20 Pro chip and N2 wireless chip.

Now, it’s important to note that the concept is all based on rumour rather than anything official from Apple, but if even a couple of the points are true – like the dual rear lens and extra speaker – it would certainly address a couple of the pain points of the iPhone Air.