iPhone 17: Launch date, rumors, specs, worth of Apple's 2025 iPhone

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 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 data began to flow into months earlier than the iPhone 16 was even formally introduced. Right here’s every little thing we all know thus far, 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 broadcasts it.

Up to date January 3: A report from Sisa Journal in Korea claims the ‘iPhone 17 Air’ shall be 6.25mm thick and priced across the identical and the iPhone 17 Plus could be (round $899 U.S.).

iPhone 17: Launch date

Right here’s one thing we do know: The brand new iPhone lineup is nearly at all times introduced in September—normally 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 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 attributable to Covid)

Traditionally, preorders for the iPhone start on the Friday after the announcement, and the telephones ship every week later. Every so often, some particular fashions could ship a few weeks later than the others attributable to manufacturing points.

iPhone 17: Value

We haven’t but heard if the iPhone 17 line will price the identical because the iPhone 16 line, which at the moment hasn’t even been introduced but. One rumor from a popular leaker on Weibo contends that the “Plus” mannequin shall be changed by the brand new “Slim” mannequin that prices greater than the Professional Max, although it received’t have the identical processor and RAM and the Professional fashions. The supposed pricing could be:

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 Slim: 6.65-inch LTPO show, A19/8GB ($1,299)

This is able to imply a big 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.

iPhone 17: Colours

We haven’t but heard something about what colours to count on from the iPhone 17 line. The iPhone 16 is available in 5 colours together with Ultramarine, Teal, Pink, White and Black. Whereas 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 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 ‘Air’ mannequin

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It’s been rumored for years that Apple is planning to launch a brand new mannequin with higher-end options above the Professional Max. It seems like it might lastly arrive in 2025. A number of analysts have reported that the present Plus mannequin shall 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 change (in Could 2024), and in the identical month, The Data reported on the Slim model, 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.

In October 2024 Pu said he expects the telephone 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.

A video by Jon Prosser in August 2024 surmises that the slim iPhone shall be known as the iPhone Air (we agree that is smart) and will not be the costliest within the lineup, however quite 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’d like one thing snazzier than an ordinary iPhone–however don’t really want 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 a daily iPhone.”

One other report (in July) steered that Apple won’t use resin-coated copper components on the mainboard attributable to high quality points with the provider. This was one of many methods Apple deliberate to scale back inside area necessities, so it’s unclear if it is going to have an effect on the iPhone 17 slim mannequin’s general thickness or not.

Apple jumped again on the skinny prepare with the launch of the M4 iPad Professional in Could 2024. One other report from Jeff Pu in November 2024 claims that the iPhone 17 Air/Slim will be around 6mm thick. That’s thinner than any iPhone thus far. The iPhone 16, for context, is 7.8mm thick. The thinnest new iPad Professional is 5.1mm thick.

In a report from The Information, we study that the iPhone 17 Air shall be lower than 6mm thick, have solely the one earpiece speaker, a single centered rear digital camera, and no mmWave help. It additionally doesn’t presently have a SIM tray, which can prohibit it from being offered in China.

In line with Korea’s Sisa Journal, the so-called iPhone 17 Air shall be 6.25mm thick and value within the identical worth vary because the iPhone 16 Plus (beginning at $899 U.S.).

iPhone 17: Rumored new options

All iPhone 17 fashions have been rumored to characteristic a 24MP front-facing camera and the always-on show is meant to finally be available on the non-Pro models. Some imagine that ProMotion will come to the non-Professional fashions too, because the identical LPTO know-how that permits the always-on show is what makes ProMotion potential, in Apple’s iPhone implementation. If true, it will be the primary time Apple has supplied ProMotion on a non-Professional system.

Some iPhone 17 fashions (possibly even all of them) can have a new camera bump, a large rectangular raised space that stretches throughout the telephone related 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), it is going to be substantial in dimension.

Apple can also be said to be working with Corning on a new anti-glare and scratch-resistant glass for the iPhone 17 lineup.

All iPhone 17 fashions are anticipated to have aluminum frames and our bodies (with glass), quite than metal frames or titanium our bodies within the Professional fashions immediately.

A report from The Information in July 2024 claims that “a minimum of one” mannequin will characteristic a mechanical aperture, which might be new for iPhones however has been seen in a handful of Android telephones thus far.

We don’t know a lot about what chips will energy the iPhone 17 line, however we count on the high-end fashions (Professional and probably Slim) will get an A19 Professional, whereas the non-Professional fashions could get an ordinary or cut-back model of the A19, or maybe a extra souped up variant of the A18.

Since Apple bumped each iPhone 16 mannequin to 8GB of RAM because of the calls for of Apple Intelligence, rumors have steered Apple will improve the reminiscence within the iPhone 17 Professional fashions to 12GB.

An October research note from analyst Jeff Pu corroborated these claims, and added that the iPhone 17 Professional would characteristic a 48MP telephoto digital camera together with a brand new 24MP entrance digital camera.

On the subject 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 yr’s iPhone 17 line. Wi-Fi 7 support appears probably, too.

iPhone historical past

The iPhone 16 vary and the iPhone SE 3 are the current-generation fashions out there from Apple. Along with this SE 4 mannequin we’re additionally anticipating iPhone 17 to launch in 2025. Under yow will discover hyperlinks beneath to our opinions of all iPhone fashions, together with the most recent technology. Be taught extra about all of the new Apple products coming this year and when is the next Apple event. You may also wish to try our recommendation on when is the best time to buy a new iPhone, our iPhone buying guide, and our comparison of every iPhone that is available to buy today.