After seeing the modifications coming with iOS 26, we’re able to lastly see Apple’s latest assortment of smartphones: the iPhone 17 lineup. Whereas that is nonetheless greater than a month away — assuming Apple sticks to its common launch schedule — we’ve not been left fully at nighttime about what the brand new telephones will appear like. As with most unreleased iPhone fashions, rumors and leaks have trickled in in regards to the {hardware} facet forward of the official introduction. This is what we’re anticipating and what we will fairly assume we’ll get from Cupertino in September.
What are the most recent iPhone 17 rumors and studies?
Once more, not all iPhone rumors are created equal, and all must be taken with a grain of salt. The most recent comes from a MacRumors report which says the interior battery pack of the brand new superthin iPhone Air (see beneath) is simply 2.49mm thick — half the thickness of the iPhone 17 Professional battery. The leak was posted on the Korean-langauge Naver weblog, the place they present the alleged batteries of the iPhone 17 Air and 17 Professional facet by facet. The identical account claimed the 17 Air’s battery capability was a mere 2,800 mAh, MacRumors notes. (That is beneath the battery capability of present iPhone 16 fashions.)
When will the iPhone 17 collection be introduced?
Most years, the flagship smartphones are launched in September. It is slightly early to have the particular dates; some years, Apple solely offers every week or two of lead time between sending invitations and internet hosting the occasion. However years of previous precedent present that someday in September must be when the 17 fashions make their debut. This household of smartphones often is the final to comply with that pattern, nonetheless. There have been hints that the introduction of the iPhone 18 assortment in 2026 might be cut up right into a pro-tier announcement within the fall and a typical mannequin announcement the next spring.
What’s going to the brand new iPhone 17 lineup embrace?
Design leaks recommend that Apple is constructing an ultra-thin smartphone, more likely to be named the iPhone 17 Air to match Apple’s ultralight laptop computer designation. Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, typically a strong supply of superior intel about Apple, reported in January that the iPhone 17 Air might be geared up with a primary A19 chip and can solely have a single digital camera lens. It might additionally use Apple’s new in-house modem, which was launched in February on the iPhone 16e. Extra particulars about this improvement could leak forward of September, however that is what we all know for now.
An investor observe from Apple analyst Jeff Pu indicated that the Air could have a titanium body. If his studies are correct, the light-weight smartphone would be the solely entry within the iPhone 17 lineup to make use of that steel; the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Professional, and iPhone 17 Professional Max are anticipated to be manufactured from aluminum, which is oddly a lighter materials than titanium. Different hypothesis had prompt that the Air would use a mix of aluminum and titanium, so the precise supplies is probably not recognized till the official announcement.
Every new roster features a base mannequin, however through the years, Apple shakes up the number of telephones it gives. Almost definitely there might be an iPhone 17 and an iPhone 17 Professional. Apple has additionally dedicated to the scale issues philosophy, and has been constructing an iPhone Professional Max choice with an excellent larger display screen and higher battery life; the 17 roster will virtually actually have one as properly.
The brand new Professional iPhones are stated to have a full-width “digital camera island” on the rear, which might mark the primary time an Apple mannequin opted for that design. This characteristic will be seen within the the purported iPhone 17 “noticed within the wild.” The pics, highlighted on MacRumors, present a black cased iPhone (17 Professional?) with the distinct again panel. Is it the actual deal? The twin angles lend a level of credibility in a social media panorama more and more polluted with AI-enhanced fakes, however your guess is nearly as good as ours.
The iPhone 17 Air appears primed to take the place of a possible iPhone 17 Plus. Because the iPhone 16e was solely simply launched in February at a surprisingly excessive worth level, it appears unlikely that there might be a brand new addition to that decrease finish of the spectrum, the fashions that had been beforehand referred to as SE.
On the very least, it sounds just like the iPhone 17 Air will not take away the charging port and rely solely on wi-fi connectivity. Bloomberg stated that whereas Apple had investigated making the iPhone 17 Air with out a single port, the corporate (luckily) modified plans. He additionally says that the rumored cellphone could have a 6.6-inch display screen and embrace the Dynamic Island and Digital camera Management button. Lastly, the worth is rumored at $900 — possible greater than the usual iPhone 17 however lower than the Professional.
We have additionally gotten what appears to be a dependable have a look at what the colour lineup might be for the brand new smartphones. Macworld reported that the iPhone 17 might be out there in black, white, metal grey, inexperienced, purple and light-weight blue. The iPhone 17 Air will reportedly have 4 colour choices: black, white, mild blue and light-weight gold. Whereas the Air colours might be much less saturated, the visuals for the iPhone 17 Professional and iPhone 17 Professional Max will go daring. The choices for the Professional fashions are anticipated to be black, white, grey, darkish blue and orange.
On July 30, Tom’s Information highlighted an X submit from Sonny Dickson — a longtime and customarily dependable leaker of unreleased iPhone data — displaying “dummy” iPhone 17 fashions within the new colours that had been the supply of the aforementioned Macworld story. Whereas these are actually simply mock-ups — not actual, leaked iPhones — it is attention-grabbing to see how the design and colour rumors translate right into a real-world feel and look.
What’s going to iOS 26 be like?
Apple upended its numbering conventions with WWDC 2025, and can match the title of every new working system to the yr it is launched. So when the following wave of iPhones hits, they will be operating on iOS 26.
On the design facet, the smartphone OS launched in the course of the large developer showcase took a contentious strategy dubbed Liquid Glass. Apple has been cutting down the quantity of transparency results within the subsequent beta exams of iOS 26, however it’s going to nonetheless have a glass-like visible.
The characteristic checklist consists of large and small updates. On the extra impactful facet, the Cellphone and Pictures apps have been redesigned. There might be a number of options leveraging synthetic intelligence, akin to reside translation capabilities coming to Cellphone, FaceTime and Messages. Apple can also be at the moment testing a delicate content material warning for little one accounts that may freeze FaceTime video if nudity is detected by on-device machine studying instruments. And the corporate can also be launching Visible Intelligence, which can use AI to seek for parts in a picture.
iOS 26 additionally has a litany of minor, high quality of life enhancements. Group texts are getting help for polls. And for the gradual risers on the market, iOS 26 will lastly allow you to escape the tyranny of the 9 minute snooze alarm.
The following iOS is now out there as a public beta. Listed below are our preliminary impressions of the Liquid Glass design and different new options. iOS 26 is suitable with all fashions again via iPhone 11.
Replace, August 4, 2025, 5:23PM ET: Added newest battery leaks in regards to the iPhone 17 fashions.
Replace, August 1, 2025, 8:15AM ET: Added new pictures displaying potential iPhone 17 colours.
Replace, July 30, 2025, 11:08AM ET: Added newest leaks and rumors in regards to the iPhone 17, and up to date data on the iOS 26 public beta.
Replace, July 17, 2025, 4:40PM ET: Added newest details about iOS 26, attainable supplies for the Air, and the colour choices for the totally different fashions.
Replace, March 17, 2025, 2PM ET: Added particulars in regards to the rumored worth and options of the iPhone 17 Air.
Replace, April 11, 2025, 3:45PM ET: Added particulars from Entrance Web page Tech’s new video that claims to disclose particulars from a leaked iOS 19 construct.
Katie Teague contributed to this story.
