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 attraction 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 date, however don’t take any of it as strong data: even when early rumors are correct, plans can change, and nothing is ever sure till Apple proclaims it.
Up to date April 22: Identified leaker Majin Bu stories that this yr’s scorching new shade 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 sort of all the time introduced in September—often on a Tuesday within the second week of September, to be particular. So we might anticipate the iPhone 17 line to be introduced on or round September 9, 2025. Right here’s when the newest fashions have been launched:
- iPhone 15: September 12, 2023
- iPhone 14: Sepember 7, 2022
- iPhone 13: Sepember 14, 2021
- iCellphone 12: October 13, 2020 (delayed because 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 because of manufacturing points.
iPhone 17: Worth
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 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 could imply a big upward shift in total 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 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 worth is more likely to be $599 for the iPhone 17e, until Apple introduces an iPhone 17e rather than the iPhone 15, with a worth of $699, through which 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 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 paying homage to the basic gold and area grey choices. There have been rumors that the iPhone 16 would additionally are available 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 present Plus mannequin can be changed by a new “Slim” mannequin with a bigger display measurement and a a lot thinner physique. Analyst Jeff Pu was the first to report this alteration (in Might 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 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 doable for iPhone batteries to carry extra vitality in the identical quantity, it’s only a matter of price—with the slim iPhone 17 Air, Apple will doubtless 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 known 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 slightly be a mid-priced mannequin that prioritizes kind and design over specs, very like 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: ” In order for you one thing snazzier than a typical iPhone–however don’t actually need the efficiency, display measurement, or cameras of a Professional mannequin–you may 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 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.
Based on Korea’s Sisa Journal in January 2025, the so-called iPhone 17 Air can be 6.25mm thick and price within the identical worth vary because the iPhone 16 Plus (beginning at $899 U.S.). A medium put up from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the “thinnest half” of the brand new ultra-slim iPhone is simply 5.5mm thick, nevertheless it’s troublesome to know what meaning with out extra context.
The digital camera bump, in line with Weibo leaker Ice Universe, can be 4.0mm thick, bringing the full 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 received’t use resin-coated copper parts on the mainboard because of high quality points with the provider. This was one of many methods Apple deliberate to cut back inner area necessities, so it’s unclear if it should have an effect on the iPhone 17 slim mannequin’s total thickness or not.
A leaked picture in January reportedly confirmed the case of the brand new iPhone 17 Air, with a outstanding “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 word 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. Based on 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 in the present day’s 48MP broad digital camera, so you’ll be able to shoot 12MP 7x (160mm) pictures earlier than the digital zoom kicks in.
Some iPhone 17 fashions (perhaps even all of them) could have a new digital camera bump, a large rectangular raised space that stretches throughout the cellphone related in model to Google’s Pixel line. Based on 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 “digital camera bar” design just like the iPhone 17 Air, solely bigger and with three cameras within the acquainted array. Based on 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 digital camera bump received’t have a darkish inside, however slightly the whole 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 digital camera designs. The pictures 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 as a way to scale back prices and preserve the chassis slim and light-weight.
A report from The Info in July 2024 claims that “a minimum of 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
Numerous 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 accessible on the non-Professional fashions. As well as, some imagine that ProMotion will come to the non-Professional fashions, for the reason that identical LPTO expertise that permits the always-on show is what makes ProMotion doable, in Apple’s iPhone implementation. If true, it could be the primary time Apple has supplied ProMotion on a non-Professional system.
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 could have a smaller dynamic island. Rumors have modified forwards and backwards—Jeff Pu stated the dynamic island (or slightly, the {hardware} “tablet” that the island surrounds) can 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 should certainly be smaller.
Processor
We don’t know a lot about what chips will energy the iPhone 17 line, however we anticipate 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.
RAM
Since Apple bumped each iPhone 16 mannequin to 8GB of RAM as a result of calls for of Apple Intelligence, rumors have advised Apple will enhance the reminiscence within the iPhone 17 Professional fashions to 12GB.
Wi-Fi
Relating to wi-fi, the mobile modem is more likely to nonetheless be equipped by Qualcomm; Apple’s personal efforts to supply a top-tier 5G modem appear to be stalled and sure received’t be prepared in time for subsequent yr’s iPhone 17 line. Wi-Fi 7 assist appears doubtless, too.
iPhone historical past
The iPhone 16 vary and the iPhone 16e are the current-generation fashions accessible from Apple. Under you could find 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 yr and when is the following Apple occasion. You may additionally wish to try our recommendation on when is the perfect time to purchase a brand new iPhone, our iPhone shopping for information, and our comparability of each iPhone that’s available for purchase in the present day.
- 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
