Rumors, costs, new options and every little thing else you have to know

We’re within the homestretch — in only one week, the 2025 iPhone event shall be right here to showcase the brand new iPhone 17 lineup. The occasion will happen on Tuesday, September 9 at 1PM ET. The brand new smartphones will come outfitted with the latest iOS 26 features preinstalled, together with any new options Apple reveals that day. However since we nonetheless have to attend a few weeks till the iPhone occasion, we are able to solely speculate what the brand new gadgets will seem like. As with most unreleased iPhones, rumors and leaks have trickled in in regards to the {hardware} aspect forward of the official introduction. Here is what we’re anticipating and what we are able to fairly assume we’ll get from Apple subsequent week.

What are the most recent iPhone 17 rumors?

The iPhone 17 case rumors maintain coming from leaker Majin Bu, per MacRumors. The newest exhibits a transparent iPhone 17 Professional and Professional Max case with the big rear digicam bump cutout. Nevertheless, it seems the case is not absolutely clear, and as a substitute has a white rectangular piece that covers the MagSafe space. The identical submit notes Apple is engaged on a tinted model of the Clear Case, which might develop into accessible in a while.

These rumors have not been confirmed by Apple and we can’t know what the precise iPhone 17 fashions will seem like till the iPhone occasion subsequent month.

How a lot will the iPhone 17 value?

Apple’s announced plan to expand US-based manufacturing partners appears to present it at the least some shielding from the steepest Trump administration tariffs which have already triggered value will increase on every little thing from PlayStations to 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 take in any greater prices, or cross them on to customers?

If costs do creep up, Apple could select to pair it with an “improve.” Think about this current rumor posted by MacRumors from a leaker referred to 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 might at the least pitch it as a “higher worth.” That stated, the corporate doubled the default RAM of its Mac computers from 8GB to 16GB at no additional value in 2024 — however that was earlier than the present Trump tariff cycle began.

Now, on the eve of the iPhone announcement, a report from JPMorgan mixes and matches the rumors above. As recounted in 9to5Mac, the iPhone line’s beginning costs will nonetheless stretch from $799 to $1,199 — simply as they do now — with the Air presumably getting a $50 enhance versus the iPhone Plus mannequin it is changing, and the 17 Professional costing an extra $100, however together with extra storage.

Once more, these costs are solely projections and have not been confirmed by Apple.

When will the iPhone 17 sequence be introduced?

As famous above, the date has been confirmed for Tuesday, September 9. That strains up with Apple’s conventional schedule, and the sooner report from iphone-ticker.de (through MacRumors).

This technology of Apple smartphones often is the final to be absolutely launched in September, nevertheless. There have been hints that the introduction of the iPhone 18 assortment in 2026 shall 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, typically a stable supply of superior intel about Apple, reported in January that the iPhone 17 Air shall be outfitted with a primary A19 chip and can solely have a single digicam lens. It might 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.

As a visitor on the most recent Engadget Podcast, Gurman informed Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar and Igor Bonifacic the rumored iPhone Air shall be tough across the edges at first. He believes the 17 Air will “lag in each” in terms of digicam and battery efficiency. “The battery life goes to be subpar in comparison with a base-level 17 or Professional mannequin,” he says. The last word purpose, he notes, is to get all of the performance of the Professional fashions into the Air fashions.

An investor be aware from Apple analyst Jeff Pu indicated that the Air can 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 metallic; the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Professional, and iPhone 17 Professional Max are anticipated to be made from aluminum, which is oddly a lighter materials than titanium. Different hypothesis had recommended that the Air would use a mix of aluminum and titanium, so the precise supplies might not be identified till the official announcement.

After the announcement dropped Tuesday for the official iPhone 17 occasion, MacRumors speculates the Apple brand says rather a lot in regards to the new iPhones. Apple’s brand “hints at two rumored iPhone 17 Professional options.” The emblem exhibits shiny orange and darkish blue colours, rumored to be two of the iPhone 17 Professional colours, in order that they may very well be onto one thing. In addition they observed it appears like an infrared warmth map, hinting on the vapor chamber cooling system.

Moreover, an August 4 MacRumors report says the inner 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 under the battery capability of present iPhone 16 fashions.)

On an identical subject, an iPhone 17 Professional manufacturing leak seems to have revealed an all-aluminum chassis, according to MacRumors. Initially posted by leaker Majin Bu, the picture exhibits a shell that has a big spherical gap on the again (the place the Apple brand sometimes is) to permit for MagSafe charging. MacRumors says this might simply be a molding however notes that the aluminum body (versus the present titanium in Professional iPhone fashions) would yield a considerably decrease weight.

That very same leaker (Majin Bu), whom MacRumors classifies as a “hit-or-miss leaker,” suggests the iPhone 17 Professional can have higher wi-fi sign power because of an up to date antenna design. The person posted a render on X that exhibits a brand new antenna system that wraps across the iPhone 17 Professional’s supposedly wider rear digicam bump. Once more, it is a render, not a real-world picture. That stated, we won’t knock the purpose of higher wi-fi reception, so we’re hoping this one has a level of fact to it.

Leaker Majin Bu also claims “TechWoven” instances may very well be launched, per a MacRumors report. The instances match the rumored design on the iPhone 17 fashions, with the large digicam bump. The leaker famous there are two lanyard holes for “handy and safe carrying,” so it may very well be worn round your neck. The colours would are available in gray/black, blue, inexperienced, purple and orange. Moreover, he says there shall be new Liquid Silicone cases in eight colours, together with Deep Orange, Pale Orange, Grass Inexperienced, Celadon, Fog Purple, Gray Blue, Darkish Blue and Midnight Black.

Every new roster features a base mannequin, however through the years, Apple has shaken up the number of telephones it presents. More than likely there shall 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 possibility with a good greater display and higher battery life; the 17 roster will nearly actually have one as properly.

The brand new Professional iPhones are stated to have a full-width “digicam island” on the rear, which might mark the primary time an Apple mannequin opted for that design. This characteristic 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 true 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. For the reason that iPhone 16e was solely simply launched in February at a surprisingly high price point, it appears unlikely that there shall 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 stated 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 telephone can have a 6.6-inch display and embrace the Dynamic Island and Digicam Management button. Lastly, the value 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 shall be for the brand new smartphones. Macworld reported that the iPhone 17 shall be accessible in black, white, metal grey, inexperienced, purple and lightweight blue. The iPhone 17 Air will reportedly have 4 coloration choices: black, white, gentle blue and lightweight gold. Whereas the Air colours shall 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.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman believes there truly shall be a brand new orange coloration provided for the iPhone 17 Professional and Professional Max, in addition to a lightweight blue coloration for the iPhone 17 Air, he confirmed in his weekly Power On newsletter.

On July 30, Tom’s Guide highlighted an X submit from Sonny Dickson — a longtime and usually dependable leaker of unreleased iPhone data — 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 attention-grabbing to see how the design and coloration rumors translate right into a real-world feel and look.

So as to add the the rumors, a Weibo leaker referred to as Digital Chat Station suggests the iPhone 17e will come outfitted with a brand new design that features the Dynamic Island, MacRumors reports. Based on the submit, the brand new telephone can have the A19 chip and will have a 6.1-inch OLED show with a front-facing 12-megapixel digicam and a rear-facing 48-megapixel digicam. Nevertheless, it is necessary to notice this report refers back to the 17e mannequin that may be anticipated to launch no sooner than February 2026, if it adopted the identical launch sample because the iPhone 16e.

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 yr 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 large developer showcase took a contentious method dubbed Liquid Glass. Apple has been scaling down the quantity of transparency results within the subsequent beta checks of iOS 26, however it should nonetheless have a glass-like visible.

The characteristic record contains large and small updates. On the extra impactful aspect, the Cellphone and Images apps have been redesigned. There shall be a number of options leveraging synthetic intelligence, similar to stay translation capabilities coming to Cellphone, FaceTime and Messages. Apple can also be presently 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 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 nine minute snooze alarm.

The subsequent 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 via iPhone 11.

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

If Apple follows its standard sample, the iPhone 17 shall be introduced alongside new Apple Watch merchandise. That might be the Apple Watch Sequence 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’re going to all run watchOS 26, in fact.) Different potentialities — and that is, once more, hypothesis — might embrace refreshed Apple AirPods Professional (which acquired its last big update in 2022) and possibly new AirTags trackers (first launched in 2021).

The Apple rumor mill obtained an enormous shot within the arm this week because of the reported inclusion of product ID numbers in current beta software program builds. Per MacRumors, it is a laundry record of latest {hardware}, together with long-rumored product updates just like the Apple TV, HomePod mini, new Apple Studio Show monitor and two contemporary iPads.

In fact, even when that record is completely correct, we could not see these merchandise till 2026 — if ever. So do not count on all of merchandise to share the stage with the iPhone 17, particularly since Apple likes to maintain its star performer on the focus.

That stated, remember that Apple has just lately been having Mac-centric bulletins in late October (because it did final yr to debut new M4 Macs), so there’s at all times the prospect of one other shoe dropping just a few weeks down the street.

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