It doesn’t take lengthy for iPhone rumors to flow into. It’s one of the iconic and influential tech devices of all time, and everybody desires to know what’s coming subsequent. That Apple is so secretive solely heightens the enchantment of iPhone rumors and leaks.
So it ought to come as little shock that iPhone 17 rumors, leaks, and data began to flow into months earlier than the iPhone 16 was even formally introduced. Right here’s the whole lot we all know to this point, however don’t take any of it as stable data: even when early rumors are correct, plans can change, and nothing is ever sure till Apple publicizes it.
What was introduced at WWDC?
Apple didn’t reveal something new in regards to the iPhone 17, however we realized that iOS 26 will deliver a variety of thrilling new options to all iPhone customers. A brand new Liquid Glass design language makes use of translucent layers and specular highlights to present all of the interface parts a glass-like look that provides depth and realism to the consumer expertise — a appear and feel that can constant throughout all Apple gadgets.
Lots of the iPhone apps are getting updates as nicely. The Telephone app will function a Name Screening choice for vet incoming calls, and a Maintain Help operate to detect maintain music and allow you to know when somebody has picked up.
Messages will acquire the power to create polls in group texts for fast and simple consensus-taking on dates to fulfill or locations to eat, and the like. Maps will use AI to make navigation extra personalised with most well-liked routes and beforehand visited locations.
See our article on how iOS adjustments the whole lot and what’s new in iOS 26 to study extra about these options and lots of others.
iPhone 17 launch date: When is the subsequent iPhone popping out?
Right here’s one thing we do know: The brand new iPhone lineup is sort of at all times introduced in September—often on a Tuesday within the second week of September, to be particular. So we might count on the iPhone 17 line to be introduced on or round September 9, 2025. Right here’s when the latest fashions had been launched:
- iPhone 15: September 12, 2023
- iPhone 14: Sepember 7, 2022
- iPhone 13: Sepember 14, 2021
- iTelephone 12: October 13, 2020 (delayed as a result of Covid)
Traditionally, preorders for the iPhone start on the Friday after the announcement, and the telephones ship per week later. From time to time, some particular fashions could ship a few weeks later than others as a result of manufacturing points. So count on pre-orders round September 12 and on sale from September 19.
iPhone 17: Value
We haven’t but heard if the iPhone 17 line will value the identical because the iPhone 16 line. Most rumors recommend the “Plus” mannequin will probably be changed by the brand new super-slim “Air” mannequin, which is able to take over its value within the lineup as nicely:
- iPhone 17: 6.27-inch LTPO show, A19/8GB ($799)
- iPhone 17 Professional: 6.27-inch LTPO show, A19 Professional/12GB ($1,099)
- iPhone 17 Professional Max: 6.86-inch LTPO show, A19 Professional/12GB ($1,199)
- iPhone 17 Air: 6.65-inch LTPO show, A19/8GB ($899)
This may imply a major upward shift in total iPhone pricing, with the Professional mannequin leaping up $100 and a brand new mannequin changing the Plus with a value of $100 greater than the Professional Max.
Now that Apple has launched the iPhone 16e there can also be an iPhone 17e becoming a member of the lineup in September 2025, though we don’t know if will probably be up to date in September 2025, or if that mannequin received’t arrive till spring 2026. The value is more likely to be $599 for the iPhone 17e, except Apple introduces an iPhone 17e instead of the iPhone 15, with a value of $699, wherein case the iPhone 16e might stay within the lineup with its $599 price ticket.
iPhone 17: Colours
In April, Majin Bu reported that the iPhone 17 Professional fashions will are available in a brand new and “irresistible” sky blue shade. That might be the second product with that shade, following the M4 MacBook Air.
The iPhone 16 is available in 5 colours together with Ultramarine, Teal, Pink, White, and Black. The iPhone 16 Professional is available in Desert Titanium, Pure Titanium, White Titanium, and Black Titanium, that are harking back to the basic gold and house grey choices. There have been rumors that the iPhone 16 would additionally are available in purple, so maybe that’s within the pipeline for 2025.
Leaker Majin Bu posted a later story claiming that Apple is testing new Purple and Inexperienced colours for the bottom iPhone 17, although just one could also be chosen for the ultimate manufacturing run.
iPhone 17: New slimmer ‘iPhone 17 Air’ mannequin
A number of analysts have reported that the present Plus mannequin will probably be changed by a new “Slim” mannequin with a bigger display screen measurement and a a lot thinner physique. Analyst Jeff Pu was the first to report this modification (in Could 2024), and in the identical month, The Info reported on the Slim mannequin, stating that it could be a brand new even-higher-end mannequin that sits above “Professional Max” within the lineup and would have a centered rear digicam and a smaller Dynamic Island.
The a lot slimmer measurement will come on the expense of battery capability, as there simply isn’t room for a battery as thick as you discover in different iPhones. Leaker yeux1122 has stated the battery capability is to be round 2,800mAh, which is greater than 20% lower than the battery in any iPhone 16 mannequin.
A report by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg in August 2024 claimed the brand new mannequin will match between the usual iPhone and the Professional: ” If you would like one thing snazzier than a typical iPhone–however don’t actually need the efficiency, display screen measurement, or cameras of a Professional mannequin–you will get one thing that appears a lot cooler whereas nonetheless having the specs of a daily iPhone.”
A report from Jeff Pu in November 2024 claims that the iPhone 17 Air/Slim will probably be round 6mm thick. That’s thinner than any iPhone to this point. The iPhone 16, for context, is 7.8mm thick. The thinnest new iPad Professional is 5.1mm thick. In Could, yuex1122 stated the cellphone will probably be solely 5.5mm thick (apart from the digicam bump) and weigh simply 145 grams, which is
In response to Korea’s Sisa Journal in January 2025, the so-called iPhone 17 Air will probably be 6.25mm thick and value within the similar value vary because the iPhone 16 Plus (beginning at $899 U.S.). A medium publish from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo acknowledged that the “thinnest half” of the brand new ultra-slim iPhone is simply 5.5mm thick, however it’s troublesome to know what meaning with out extra context.
The digicam bump, in response to Weibo leaker Ice Universe, will probably be 4.0mm thick, bringing the entire cellphone thickness to 9.5mm on the digicam.
In October 2024 Pu stated he expects the cellphone to have an A19 chip (not A19 Professional), 8GB of RAM, round a 6.6-inch show, an aluminum physique, and a single 48MP rear digicam.
A leaked picture in January reportedly confirmed the case of the brand new iPhone 17 Air, with a distinguished “digicam bar” design.
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Most just lately, an episode of the YouTube channel Unboxed Remedy featured a “dummy mannequin” model of the cellphone from a third-party provider. It’s our greatest look but on the total measurement and skinny design.
iPhone 17: Cameras
All iPhone 17 fashions have been rumored to function a 24MP front-facing digicam. An October 2024 analysis notice from analyst Jeff Pu added that the iPhone 17 Professional would function a 48MP telephoto digicam together with a brand new 24MP entrance digicam. In response to a later report from Majin Bu, the 48MP telephoto digicam may have a zoom of three.5x (85mm), with an optical “crop zoom” mode much like right this moment’s 48MP vast digicam, so you’ll be able to shoot 12MP 7x (160mm) pictures earlier than the digital zoom kicks in.
A report from The Info in July 2024 claims that “at the very least one” mannequin will function a mechanical aperture, which might be new for iPhones however has been seen in a handful of Android telephones to this point.
Some iPhone 17 fashions (perhaps even all of them) may have a new digicam bump, a large rectangular raised space that stretches throughout the cellphone related in fashion to Google’s Pixel line. In response to a leaked picture of 1 iPhone 17 aluminum body (we don’t know from which mannequin), will probably be substantial in measurement.
The Professional fashions are anticipated to have a “digicam bar” design just like the iPhone 17 Air, solely bigger and with three cameras within the acquainted array. In response to leaker Jon Prosser, it ought to look one thing like this:
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Months later, Mark Gurman clarified in his e-newsletter that the digicam bump received’t have a darkish inside, however quite the complete space will match the colour of the cellphone.
In February 2025, veteran leaker Majin Bu leaked iPhone 17 CAD photos that appeared to disclose three totally different digicam designs. The pictures recommend that there will probably be not one or two however three totally different digicam module designs on present. The 2 Professional fashions may have triple rear lenses embedded in a thick band that runs throughout the again of the cellphone, as predicted by Jon Prosser (above). The usual iPhone 17 will stick function two lenses stacked vertically. And the rumored iPhone 17 Air will provide an iPhone 16e-like single digicam lens on the rear with the intention to scale back prices and maintain the chassis slim and light-weight.
A video posted by Majin Bu in June confirmed off the iPhone 17 Professional Max, together with the brand new digicam array that stretches throughout the again of the cellphone.
iPhone 17: Rumored specs and options
Numerous rumors recommend that the brand new iPhones may benefit from the next updates:
Design and show
The always-on show is meant to lastly be accessible on the non-Professional fashions. As well as, some imagine that ProMotion will come to the non-Professional fashions, because the similar LPTO expertise that permits the always-on show is what makes ProMotion potential, in Apple’s iPhone implementation. If true, it could be the primary time Apple has supplied ProMotion on a non-Professional machine.
Apple can also be stated to be working with Corning on a new anti-glare and scratch-resistant glass for the iPhone 17 lineup. Nonetheless, a report in Could claimed that Apple had scrapped the brand new glass as a result of manufacturing points.
Dynamic Island
The iPhone 17 Professional Max could have a smaller dynamic island. Rumors have modified forwards and backwards—Jeff Pu stated the dynamic island (or quite, the {hardware} “tablet” that the island surrounds) will probably be smaller within the iPhone 17 Professional Max. Then Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated will probably be the identical measurement as present fashions. Then leaker Digital Chat Station on Weibo stated it’ll certainly be smaller.
Processor
We don’t know a lot about what chips will energy the iPhone 17 line, however we count on the high-end fashions will get an A19 Professional, whereas the non-Professional fashions could get a typical or cut-back model of the A19, or maybe a extra souped up variant of the A18.
Charging
In June, 91mobiles noticed a brand new MagSafe charger compliant with the Q1 2.2 customary. That would imply that the iPhone 17 will assist 50W charging over MagSafe, an enormous enhance over the present 25W capabilities within the iPhone 16.
RAM
Since Apple bumped each iPhone 16 mannequin to 8GB of RAM as a result of calls for of Apple Intelligence, rumors have recommended Apple will improve the reminiscence within the iPhone 17 Professional fashions to 12GB. In a report regarding RAM suppliers, Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple desires the common iPhone 17 to function 12GB as nicely, however provide shortages could also be a difficulty.
Wi-Fi
In terms of wi-fi, the mobile modem is more likely to nonetheless be provided by Qualcomm; Apple’s personal efforts to supply a top-tier 5G modem appear to be stalled and certain received’t be prepared in time for subsequent 12 months’s iPhone 17 line. Wi-Fi 7 assist appears probably, too.
iPhone historical past
The iPhone 16 vary and the iPhone 16e are the current-generation fashions accessible from Apple. Under you will discover hyperlinks to our opinions of all iPhone fashions, together with the most recent era. Be taught extra about all of the new Apple merchandise coming this 12 months and when is the subsequent Apple occasion. You may additionally need to try our recommendation on when is the most effective time to purchase a brand new iPhone, our iPhone shopping for information, and our comparability of each iPhone that’s in the stores right this moment.
- Authentic iPhone (2007) overview
- iPhone 3G (2008) overview
- iPhone 3GS (2009) overview
- iPhone 4 (2010) overview
- iPhone 4s (2011) overview
- iPhone 5 (2012) overview
- iPhone 5c (2013) overview
- iPhone 5s (2013) overview
- iPhone 6 (2014) overview
- iPhone 6 Plus (2014) overview
- iPhone 6s (2015) overview
- iPhone 6s Plus (2015) overview
- iPhone SE (1st era; 2016) overview
- iPhone 7 (2016) overview
- iPhone 7 Plus (2016) overview
- iPhone 8 (2017) overview
- iPhone 8 Plus (2017) overview
- iPhone X (2017) overview
- iPhone XR (2018) overview
- iPhone XS (2018) overview
- iPhone XS Max (2018) overview
- iPhone 11 (2019) overview
- iPhone 11 Professional (2019) overview
- iPhone 11 Professional Max (2019) overview
- iPhone SE (2nd era; 2020) overview
- iPhone 12 (2020) overview
- iPhone 12 Mini (2020) overview
- iPhone 12 Professional (2020) overview
- iPhone 12 Professional Max (2020) overview
- iPhone 13 (2021) overview
- iPhone 13 mini (2021) overview
- iPhone 13 Professional (2021) overview
- iPhone 13 Professional Max (2021) overview
- iPhone SE (third era; 2022) overview
- iPhone 14 (2022) overview
- iPhone 14 Plus (2022) overview
- iPhone 14 Professional (2022) overview
- iPhone 14 Professional Max (2022) overview
- iPhone 15 (2023) overview
- iPhone 15 Plus (2023) overview
- iPhone 15 Professional (2023) overview
- iPhone 15 Professional Max (2023) overview
- iPhone 16 & 16 Plus overview
- iPhone 16 Professional & Professional Max overview
- iPhone 16e overview
