Every part it’s worthwhile to know forward of the Apple fall occasion

If Apple sticks to its normal schedule, we must always see the corporate reveal its newest lineup of smartphones: the iPhone 17 fashions. The brand new fashions will come geared up with the latest iOS 26 features preinstalled, together with no matter extra options Apple reveals on the launch occasion. However since we nonetheless have to attend a number of weeks (presumably) till the iPhone occasion, we will not less than speculate what the brand new telephones will appear like. As with most unreleased iPhone fashions, rumors and leaks have trickled in concerning the {hardware} aspect forward of the official introduction. This is what we’re anticipating and what we will fairly assume we’ll get from Cupertino in September.

How a lot will the iPhone 17 price?

Apple’s announced plan to expand US-based manufacturing partners appears to provide it not less than some shielding from the steepest Trump administration tariffs which have already triggered value will increase on all the things from Switch consoles to high-end cameras to Sonos speakers. However on condition that President Trump’s commerce insurance policies can change from week to week, and Apple’s persevering with reliance on Asia-based provide chains, value shocks stay an ongoing risk. The larger query is: Will Apple soak up any greater prices, or go them on to customers?

If costs do creep up, Apple could select to pair it with an “improve.” Contemplate this latest rumor posted by MacRumors from a leaker generally known as “Instant Digital,” suggesting that the default storage of the iPhone 17 line could begin at 256GB, doubling the present 128GB baseline. Whereas that may very well be accompanied by a price increase of $50, Apple may not less than pitch it as a “higher worth.” That mentioned, the corporate doubled the default RAM of its Mac computers from 8GB to 16GB at no further price in 2024 — however that was earlier than the present Trump tariff cycle began.

When will the iPhone 17 collection be introduced?

Most years, the flagship smartphones are launched in September. MacRumors highlighted a narrative initially reported by iphone-ticker.de that the Apple iPhone 17 occasion may very well be Tuesday, September 9, in response to info gleaned from German cell phone suppliers.

It is nonetheless too early to have the particular dates; some years, Apple solely provides 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 needs to be when the 17 fashions make their debut. This household of smartphones could be the final to comply with that development, nonetheless. There have been hints that the introduction of the iPhone 18 assortment in 2026 will likely be split right into a pro-tier announcement within the fall and a regular mannequin announcement the next spring.

What is going to the brand new iPhone 17 lineup embrace?

Design leaks counsel that Apple is constructing an ultra-thin smartphone, prone to be named the iPhone 17 Air to match Apple’s ultralight laptop computer designation. Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, usually a strong supply of superior intel about Apple, reported in January that the iPhone 17 Air will likely be geared up with a fundamental A19 chip and can solely have a single digicam lens. It could additionally use Apple’s new in-house modem, which was launched in February on the iPhone 16e. Extra particulars about this growth could leak forward of September, however that is what we all know for now.

An investor notice from Apple analyst Jeff Pu indicated that the Air may have a titanium body. If his stories 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 steered that the Air would use a mix of aluminum and titanium, so the precise supplies is probably not recognized till the official announcement.

Moreover, an August 4 MacRumors report says the interior battery pack of the iPhone Air is simply 2.49mm thick — half the thickness of the iPhone 17 Professional battery. The leak was posted on the Korean-language Naver blog, the place they present the alleged batteries of the iPhone 17 Air and 17 Professional aspect by aspect. 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.)

A latest rumor from Majin Bu, whom MacRumors classifies as a “hit-or-miss leaker,” suggests the iPhone 17 Professional may have higher wi-fi sign power because of an up to date antenna design. The person posted a render on X that reveals a brand new antenna system that wraps across the iPhone 17 Professional’s supposedly wider rear digicam bump. Once more, this can be a render, not a real-world photograph. That mentioned, we won’t knock the purpose of higher wi-fi reception, so we’re hoping this one has a level of reality to it.

Every new roster features a base mannequin, however over time, Apple has shaken up the number of telephones it gives. Almost certainly there will likely be an iPhone 17 and an iPhone 17 Professional. Apple has additionally dedicated to the dimensions issues philosophy, and has been constructing an iPhone Professional Max choice with a fair larger display screen and higher battery life; the 17 roster will nearly definitely have one as effectively.

The brand new Professional iPhones are mentioned to have a full-width “digicam island” on the rear, which might mark the primary time an Apple mannequin opted for that design. This function might be seen within the purported iPhone 17 “spotted in 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 pretty much 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 high price point, it appears unlikely that there will likely be a brand new addition to that decrease finish of the spectrum, the fashions that have 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 mentioned that whereas Apple had investigated making the iPhone 17 Air with no single port, the corporate (luckily) modified plans. He additionally says that the rumored cellphone may have a 6.6-inch display screen and embrace the Dynamic Island and Digicam 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 will likely be for the brand new smartphones. Macworld reported that the iPhone 17 will likely be accessible in black, white, metal grey, inexperienced, purple and light-weight blue. The iPhone 17 Air will reportedly have 4 coloration choices: black, white, mild blue and light-weight gold. Whereas the Air colours will likely 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 Guide highlighted an X put up from Sonny Dickson — a longtime and customarily dependable leaker of unreleased iPhone info — exhibiting “dummy” iPhone 17 fashions within the new colours that have been the supply of the aforementioned Macworld story. Whereas these are actually simply mock-ups — not actual, leaked iPhones — it is fascinating to see how the design and coloration rumors translate right into a real-world appear and feel.

What is going to iOS 26 be like?

Apple upended its numbering conventions with WWDC 2025, and can match the identify of every new working system to the 12 months it is launched. So when the subsequent wave of iPhones hits, they’re going to be operating on iOS 26.

On the design aspect, the smartphone OS launched through the massive developer showcase took a contentious method dubbed Liquid Glass. Apple has been scaling down the quantity of transparency results within the subsequent beta exams of iOS 26, however it would nonetheless have a glass-like visible.

The function record contains massive and small updates. On the extra impactful aspect, the Cellphone and Images apps have been redesigned. There will likely be a number of options leveraging synthetic intelligence, resembling reside translation capabilities coming to Cellphone, FaceTime and Messages. Apple can also be at the moment testing a delicate content material warning for baby 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 is able to use AI to seek for components 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 nine minute snooze alarm.

The following iOS is now accessible as a public beta. Listed below are our preliminary impressions of the Liquid Glass design and different new options. iOS 26 is compatible with all fashions again by means of iPhone 11.

What different merchandise are anticipated to be launched alongside the iPhone 17?

If Apple follows its normal sample, the iPhone 17 will likely be introduced alongside new Apple Watch merchandise. That will be the Apple Watch Collection 11 (if Apple sticks to the identical naming scheme), and possibly an Apple Watch Extremely 3 and/or an up to date Apple Watch SE. (They will all run watchOS 26, after all.)

Different potentialities — and that is, once more, hypothesis — may embrace refreshed Apple AirPods Professional (which obtained its last big update in 2022) and possibly new AirTags trackers (first launched in 2021).

However realizing Apple does not wish to take the highlight off its star performer — the iPhone — these equipment may come someday later within the 12 months (if they seem this 12 months in any respect). The identical goes for rumored refreshes of the Apple TV and HomePod mini, that are additionally getting lengthy within the tooth.

Do not anticipate any Macs or iPads, nonetheless. Apple has lately been holding pc updates for late October (because it did final 12 months with the brand new M4 Macs).

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Katie Teague contributed to this story.