The future Apple model will receive a new thin version of Air with a special design.
Apple will release the iPhone 17 no earlier than the second half of 2025, but now literally every week there are rumors and insider leaks about the next-generation smartphone. The current model has received a very modest set of updates, but the upcoming line of gadgets should get a lot of interesting technical solutions. In addition, Cupertino is preparing a fundamentally new modification of the device, which will significantly differ from the rest of the family.
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iPhone 17 Release Date
For more than a decade, Apple has traditionally presents new iPhones in September. The only exception was the covid 2020, when Americans were forced to postpone the premiere of smartphones for October (iPhone 12 and 12 Pro) and November (iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 mini). However, starting with the 13th series, the Americans are back again they were shown your new gadgets exclusively in the first month of autumn :
- iPhone 13-September 24, 2021;
- iPhone 14-September 16, 2022;
- iPhone 15-22 September 2023;
- iPhone 16-September 9, 2024.
Based on this, we can assume that Apple will not change traditions and will introduce the iPhone 17 in mid or late September 2025, and the official announcement will take place a couple of weeks before that. Pre-orders for the new gadgets will begin to be accepted shortly after the premiere, and global sales will begin in about ten days.
Characteristics of iPhone 17 models
One of the most important improvements will affect the entire iPhone 17 line, including the basic models. According to analyst Ross Young, they are for the first time get New LTPO OLED displays with ProMotion technology, which provides an adaptive frame rate in the range from 1 to 120 Hz. In this regard, standard smartphones will have the “Always-On display” function, which can display various information while the device is in sleep mode. It is also possible that the regular iPhone 17 will get an enlarged screen, the diagonal of which, as in the case of the current iPhone 16 Pro, it will grow from 6.1 to 6.3 inches.
Plus, the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max will get a sub-screen Face ID module, so designers will be able to abandon the “pill” cutout on top of the display and replace it with a small round lens of the front camera. Plus, this solution will change the concept of the Dynamic Island function.
Previously, there were rumors that the iPhone 17 will be equipped with a fundamentally new processor from TSMC, which will be the world’s first chip made using the 2-nanometer process technology. At the same time, this information was later published. refuted – Apple will be able to install such a chipset only on iPhone 18 or later. As expected, while the Americans will use their own processors of the new generation-A19 and A19 Pro.
In addition, RAM will also increase, the amount of which on the Pro versions of the model will grow from 8 GB to 12 GB. At the same time, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo counts that 12 GB of ” RAM ” in the iPhone 17 line will exclusively go only to the most powerful and expensive version of Pro Max. Thus, Apple will take a similar approach for the first time: before the Pro and Pro Max modifications differed in display size, camera capabilities and some other functions, but the memory in them was always the same. A more powerful processor and RAM boost will require a new cooling system with a liquid evaporation chamber.
As for the shooting capabilities, this is the first time in the last five years that Apple has done this. will improve it The front — facing camera-the current 12-megapixel sensor with five plastic lenses-will be replaced by a 24-megapixel sensor with six elements. Top-end models will be equipped with three 48-megapixel cameras: the main one, an ultra-wide-angle camera and a telephoto lens. At least one version of the iPhone 17 will receive a system with a mechanical aperture that can be adjusted manually to reduce blurring.
Finally, Apple plans to abandon the not very popular Plus modification, which will be replaced by a completely new version, currently known as Slim and Air. According to preliminary data, such a smartphone will receive a thin aluminum case with a thickness of only about 5 mm and a display diagonal of about 6 inches. The gadget will also feature a main camera module with a single lens that will move from the left corner closer to the middle of the upper part of the device.
The estimated main characteristics of all modifications of the iPhone 17 are as follows.
iPhone 17
The initial version of the Apple smartphone will retain the current 8 GB of RAM, but it will receive a new chip, which will have a positive impact on performance. In addition, as mentioned above, the gadget will get an enlarged display with a frame rate of up to 120 Hz and a new selfie camera.
- Processor and memory: A19 Bionic chipset and 8 GB of RAM.
- Camera: main — 48 MP + 12 MP, front — 24 MP.
- Screen Height: 6.3 inches.
- Battery: no data available.
iPhone 17 Air
This fundamentally new version should replace the current modification of Plus, which is not particularly popular among Apple fans. Such a gadget will have a unique design with a thin body, the location of the main camera, as well as a display that will be larger than the screen of the standard model, but smaller than the Pro Max version.
- Processor and memory: A19 Bionic chipset and 8 GB of RAM.
- Camera: main — 48 Mp, front-24 MP.
- Screen Dimensions : 6.5 or 6.6 inches.
- Battery: no data available.
iPhone 17 Pro
This modification will receive a more powerful A19 Pro chip, as well as a sub-screen Face ID module and an improved 48 Mp camera system each. In addition, Apple is considering three new body colors for the Pro versions of the smartphone. According to an insider writing in X under the nickname Majin Bu, we are talking about a gray-blue shade of Titanium Blue, purple Titanium Purple and a certain new green shade, the name of which is still unknown.
- Processor and memory: A19 Bionic Pro chipset and 8 GB of RAM.
- Camera: main — 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP, front — 24 MP.
- Screen Height: 6.3 inches.
- Battery: no data available.
iPhone 17 Pro Max
The flagship version will be the only smartphone in the line, which will increase the amount of RAM from 8 GB to 12 GB. As expected, the developers are going to try out their most advanced technologies in the field of artificial intelligence on the iPhone 17 Pro Max, and only then implement them in the rest of the line. In addition, advanced AI-based features will help Americans traditionally distance the flagship version from other representatives of the model series.
- Processor and memory: A19 Bionic Pro chipset and 12 GB of RAM.
- Camera: main — 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP, front — 24 MP.
- Screen Size: 6.9 inches.
- Battery: no data available.
Price of iPhone 17
It’s too early to talk about the cost of the new iPhone 17, but presumably the base price will remain at the same level. Thus, the standard model at the start of sales will cost $799, but the Pro version it may become more expensive for $100 — up to $1,099. For the flagship version, as now, you will have to pay at least $1,199.
The main intrigue lies in the cost of the new thin version, currently known under the designation Air. Some insiders suggest that it will be placed at the top of the line at a starting price of $1,299, which is $100 more expensive than the initial Pro Max version. However, according to other sources, this model, which has the same technical stuffing as the regular iPhone 17, will be positioned as a replacement for the Plus option. In this case, the cost of the iPhone 17 Air will make up approximately $899.
