It doesn’t take lengthy for iPhone rumors to flow into. It’s one of the crucial iconic and influential tech devices of all time, and everybody needs 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 information began to flow into months earlier than the iPhone 16 was even formally introduced. Right here’s every thing we all know to date, however don’t take any of it as strong information: even when early rumors are correct, plans can change, and nothing is ever sure till Apple broadcasts it.
Up to date April 22: Identified leaker Majin Bu stories that this 12 months’s sizzling new colour can be sky blue.
iPhone 17 launch date: When is the following iPhone popping out?
Right here’s one thing we do know: The brand new iPhone lineup is nearly at all times introduced in September—often on a Tuesday within the second week of September, to be particular. So we’d 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
- iCellphone 12: October 13, 2020 (delayed resulting from Covid)
Traditionally, preorders for the iPhone start on the Friday after the announcement, and the telephones ship every week later. From time to time, some particular fashions might ship a few weeks later than others resulting from manufacturing points.
iPhone 17: Value
We haven’t but heard if the iPhone 17 line will price the identical because the iPhone 16 line. Most rumors recommend the “Plus” mannequin can be changed by the brand new super-slim “Air” mannequin, which is able to take over its worth within the lineup as properly:
- 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 might imply a major upward shift in general iPhone pricing, with the Professional mannequin leaping up $100 and a brand new mannequin changing the Plus with a worth of $100 greater than the Professional Max.
Now that Apple has launched the iPhone 16e there may 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 gained’t arrive till spring 2026. The value is prone to be $599 for the iPhone 17e, except Apple introduces an iPhone 17e rather than the iPhone 15, with a worth 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 colour. That might be the second product with that colour, 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 paying homage to the basic gold and area 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.
iPhone 17: New slimmer ‘iPhone 17 Air’ mannequin
A number of analysts have reported that the prevailing Plus mannequin can be changed by a new “Slim” mannequin with a bigger display screen dimension and a a lot thinner physique. Analyst Jeff Pu was the first to report this transformation (in Might 2024), and in the identical month, The Info reported on the Slim mannequin, stating that it will be a brand new even-higher-end mannequin that sits above “Professional Max” within the lineup and would have a centered rear digital camera and a smaller Dynamic Island.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has been correct about supply-chain predictions, mentions {that a} future folding iPhone could have “the identical high-density battery cells because the ultra-thin iPhone 17.” It’s already attainable for iPhone batteries to carry extra power in the identical quantity, it’s only a matter of price—with the slim iPhone 17 Air, Apple will probably spend extra on a battery that holds extra cost in its restricted quantity.
A video by Jon Prosser in August 2024 surmises that the slim iPhone can be referred to as the iPhone Air (we agree that is sensible) and will not be the most costly within the lineup (it’s been rumored for years that Apple is planning to launch a brand new mannequin with higher-end options above the Professional Max), however fairly be a mid-priced mannequin that prioritizes kind and design over specs, very similar to the MacBook Air.
Moreover, 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 need one thing snazzier than a typical iPhone–however don’t actually need the efficiency, display screen dimension, or cameras of a Professional mannequin–you may get one thing that appears a lot cooler whereas nonetheless having the specs of an everyday iPhone.”
A report from Jeff Pu in November 2024 claims that the iPhone 17 Air/Slim can be round 6mm thick. That’s thinner than any iPhone to date. The iPhone 16, for context, is 7.8mm thick. The thinnest new iPad Professional is 5.1mm thick.
In line with Korea’s Sisa Journal in January 2025, the so-called iPhone 17 Air can be 6.25mm thick and value within the identical worth vary because the iPhone 16 Plus (beginning at $899 U.S.). A medium submit from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo acknowledged that the “thinnest half” of the brand new ultra-slim iPhone is simply 5.5mm thick, but it surely’s troublesome to know what which means with out extra context.
The digital camera bump, in line with Weibo leaker Ice Universe, can be 4.0mm thick, bringing the entire cellphone thickness to 9.5mm on the digital camera.
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 digital camera.
One other report (in July 2024) advised that Apple gained’t use resin-coated copper parts on the mainboard resulting from high quality points with the provider. This was one of many methods Apple deliberate to cut back inside area necessities, so it’s unclear if it would have an effect on the iPhone 17 slim mannequin’s general thickness or not.
A leaked picture in January reportedly confirmed the case of the brand new iPhone 17 Air, with a distinguished “digital camera bar” design.
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In a video, Jon Prosser claims to have laid eyes on the iPhone 17 Air himself and has commissioned renders of what it appears to be like like.
iPhone 17: Cameras
All iPhone 17 fashions have been rumored to function a 24MP front-facing digital camera. An October 2024 analysis observe from analyst Jeff Pu added that the iPhone 17 Professional would function a 48MP telephoto digital camera together with a brand new 24MP entrance digital camera. In line with a later report from Majin Bu, the 48MP telephoto digital camera could have a zoom of three.5x (85mm), with an optical “crop zoom” mode much like at the moment’s 48MP broad digital camera, so you may shoot 12MP 7x (160mm) pictures earlier than the digital zoom kicks in.
Some iPhone 17 fashions (possibly even all of them) could have a new digital camera bump, a large rectangular raised space that stretches throughout the cellphone comparable in model to Google’s Pixel line. In line with a leaked picture of 1 iPhone 17 aluminum body (we don’t know from which mannequin), will probably be substantial in dimension.
The Professional fashions are anticipated to have a “digital camera bar” design just like the iPhone 17 Air, solely bigger and with three cameras within the acquainted array. In line with leaker Jon Prosser, it ought to look one thing like this:
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Months later, Mark Gurman clarified in his publication that the digital camera bump gained’t have a darkish inside, however fairly your entire space will match the colour of the cellphone.
In February 2025, veteran leaker Majin Bu leaked iPhone 17 CAD photographs that appeared to disclose three totally different digital camera designs. The photographs recommend that there can be not one or two however three totally different digital camera module designs on present. The 2 Professional fashions could 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 supply an iPhone 16e-like single digital camera lens on the rear with a purpose to cut back prices and hold the chassis slim and lightweight.
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 date.
iPhone 17: Rumored specs and options
Varied rumors recommend that the brand new iPhones may gain advantage from the next updates:
Design and show
The always-on show is meant to lastly be obtainable on the non-Professional fashions. As well as, some imagine that ProMotion will come to the non-Professional fashions, because the identical LPTO expertise that allows the always-on show is what makes ProMotion attainable, in Apple’s iPhone implementation. If true, it will be the primary time Apple has supplied ProMotion on a non-Professional gadget.
Apple can be stated to be working with Corning on a new anti-glare and scratch-resistant glass for the iPhone 17 lineup.
Dynamic Island
The iPhone 17 Professional Max might have a smaller dynamic island. Rumors have modified backwards and forwards—Jeff Pu stated the dynamic island (or fairly, the {hardware} “capsule” that the island surrounds) can be smaller within the iPhone 17 Professional Max. Then Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated will probably be the identical dimension as present fashions. Then leaker Digital Chat Station on Weibo stated it would 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 might get a typical or cut-back model of the A19, or maybe a extra souped up variant of the A18.
RAM
Since Apple bumped each iPhone 16 mannequin to 8GB of RAM because of the calls for of Apple Intelligence, rumors have advised Apple will improve the reminiscence within the iPhone 17 Professional fashions to 12GB.
Wi-Fi
With regards to wi-fi, the mobile modem is prone to nonetheless be equipped by Qualcomm; Apple’s personal efforts to provide a top-tier 5G modem appear to be stalled and sure gained’t be prepared in time for subsequent 12 months’s iPhone 17 line. Wi-Fi 7 help appears probably, too.
iPhone historical past
The iPhone 16 vary and the iPhone 16e are the current-generation fashions obtainable from Apple. Under you’ll find hyperlinks to our evaluations of all iPhone fashions, together with the newest technology. Study extra about all of the new Apple merchandise coming this 12 months and when is the following Apple occasion. You may additionally wish to take a look at our recommendation on when is one of the best time to purchase a brand new iPhone, our iPhone shopping for information, and our comparability of each iPhone that’s available for purchase at the moment.
- Unique iPhone (2007) assessment
- iPhone 3G (2008) assessment
- iPhone 3GS (2009) assessment
- iPhone 4 (2010) assessment
- iPhone 4s (2011) assessment
- iPhone 5 (2012) assessment
- iPhone 5c (2013) assessment
- iPhone 5s (2013) assessment
- iPhone 6 (2014) assessment
- iPhone 6 Plus (2014) assessment
- iPhone 6s (2015) assessment
- iPhone 6s Plus (2015) assessment
- iPhone SE (1st technology; 2016) assessment
- iPhone 7 (2016) assessment
- iPhone 7 Plus (2016) assessment
- iPhone 8 (2017) assessment
- iPhone 8 Plus (2017) assessment
- iPhone X (2017) assessment
- iPhone XR (2018) assessment
- iPhone XS (2018) assessment
- iPhone XS Max (2018) assessment
- iPhone 11 (2019) assessment
- iPhone 11 Professional (2019) assessment
- iPhone 11 Professional Max (2019) assessment
- iPhone SE (2nd technology; 2020) assessment
- iPhone 12 (2020) assessment
- iPhone 12 Mini (2020) assessment
- iPhone 12 Professional (2020) assessment
- iPhone 12 Professional Max (2020) assessment
- iPhone 13 (2021) assessment
- iPhone 13 mini (2021) assessment
- iPhone 13 Professional (2021) assessment
- iPhone 13 Professional Max (2021) assessment
- iPhone SE (third technology; 2022) assessment
- iPhone 14 (2022) assessment
- iPhone 14 Plus (2022) assessment
- iPhone 14 Professional (2022) assessment
- iPhone 14 Professional Max (2022) assessment
- iPhone 15 (2023) assessment
- iPhone 15 Plus (2023) assessment
- iPhone 15 Professional (2023) assessment
- iPhone 15 Professional Max (2023) assessment
- iPhone 16 & 16 Plus assessment
- iPhone 16 Professional & Professional Max assessment
- iPhone 16e assessment
