August is sort of over, which implies we’re getting nearer to the Apple iPhone occasion — it normally takes place in mid-September. That additionally means we’ll lastly get to formally lay eyes on the iPhone 17 lineup. The newest iOS 26 options will come preinstalled on the brand new fashions, in addition to any extra options Apple reveals on the launch occasion. However since we (presumably) nonetheless have to attend a number of weeks till the iPhone occasion, we are able to solely speculate what the brand new units will appear like. As with most unreleased iPhones, rumors and leaks have trickled in concerning 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 in September.
What are the newest iPhone 17 rumors?
May new “TechWoven” circumstances be launched with the newest iPhone 17 lineup? That is what leaker Majin Bu claims, per a MacRumors report. The circumstances match the rumored design on the iPhone 17 fashions, with the extensive digicam bump. MacRumors says this may very well be a revamped model of the much-maligned FineWoven case, which was discontinued as a result of being inclined to scratches and stains.
The leaker famous there are two lanyard holes for “handy and safe carrying,” so it may very well be worn round your neck.
Extra just lately, the identical leaker shared what they allege to be the case colours, in a submit titled “New TechWoven Case Colours for iPhone 17 Revealed.” The colours proven within the picture are gray/black, blue, inexperienced, purple and orange.
That is only a rumor and we can’t know what the precise iPhone 17 fashions or equipment will appear like till Apple’s iPhone occasion subsequent month. That stated, the shared images (together with the one embedded above) are extra convincing than normal.
How a lot will the iPhone 17 price?
Apple’s introduced plan to broaden US-based manufacturing companions appears to present it at the least some shielding from the steepest Trump administration tariffs which have already triggered worth will increase on every little thing from Change consoles to high-end cameras to Sonos audio system. However provided that President Trump’s commerce insurance policies can change from week to week, and Apple’s persevering with reliance on Asia-based provide chains, worth shocks stay an ongoing chance. The larger query is: Will Apple soak up any larger prices, or go them on to shoppers?
If costs do creep up, Apple might select to pair it with an “improve.” Think about this current rumor posted by MacRumors from a leaker referred to as “Prompt Digital,” suggesting that the default storage of the iPhone 17 line might begin at 256GB, doubling the present 128GB baseline. Whereas that may very well be accompanied by a worth improve of $50, Apple might at the least pitch it as a “higher worth.” That stated, the corporate doubled the default RAM of its Mac computer systems from 8GB to 16GB at no additional price in 2024 — however that was earlier than the present Trump tariff cycle began.
When will the iPhone 17 sequence 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 keeping with data gleaned from German cell phone suppliers.
It is nonetheless too early to have the precise 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 needs to be when the 17 fashions make their debut. This household of smartphones stands out as the final to comply with that development, nonetheless. There have been hints that the introduction of the iPhone 18 assortment in 2026 will probably be break up right into a pro-tier announcement within the fall and a typical mannequin announcement the next spring.
What is 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, usually a stable supply of superior intel about Apple, reported in January that the iPhone 17 Air will probably be outfitted 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 improvement might 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 can 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 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 prompt that the Air would use a mix of aluminum and titanium, so the precise supplies might not be 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 weblog, 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 the same matter, an iPhone 17 Professional manufacturing leak seems to have revealed an all-aluminum chassis, in keeping with MacRumors. Initially posted by leaker Majin Bu, the picture reveals a shell that has a big spherical gap on the again (the place the Apple brand usually 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 due to 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 picture. That stated, we won’t knock the aim of higher wi-fi reception, so we’re hoping this one has a level of fact to it.
Every new roster features a base mannequin, however through the years, Apple has shaken up the number of telephones it provides. Most probably there will probably 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 an excellent larger display screen and higher battery life; the 17 roster will virtually definitely 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 function will be seen within 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 pretty much 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 excessive worth level, it appears unlikely that there will probably 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 no single port, the corporate (happily) modified plans. He additionally says that the rumored cellphone can have a 6.6-inch display screen and embrace the Dynamic Island and Digital camera Management button. Lastly, the worth is rumored at $900 — probably 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 probably be for the brand new smartphones. Macworld reported that the iPhone 17 will probably 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, gentle blue and light-weight gold. Whereas the Air colours will probably 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 usually 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 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 studies. Based on the submit, the brand new cellphone 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 title of every new working system to the 12 months it is launched. So when the following wave of iPhones hits, they’re going to be operating on iOS 26.
On the design aspect, the smartphone OS launched throughout 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 would nonetheless have a glass-like visible.
The function record contains large and small updates. On the extra impactful aspect, the Telephone and Pictures apps have been redesigned. There will probably be a number of options leveraging synthetic intelligence, resembling stay translation capabilities coming to Telephone, FaceTime and Messages. Apple can be presently testing a delicate content material warning for baby accounts that can freeze FaceTime video if nudity is detected by on-device machine studying instruments. And the corporate can 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 9 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 appropriate with all fashions again by way 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 probably be introduced alongside new Apple Watch merchandise. That might be the Apple Watch Collection 11 (if Apple sticks to the identical naming scheme), and perhaps 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 prospects — and that is, once more, hypothesis — might embrace refreshed Apple AirPods Professional (which obtained its final large replace in 2022) and perhaps new AirTags trackers (first launched in 2021).
The Apple rumor mill bought a giant shot within the arm this week due to 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 might 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 focal point.
That stated, take into account that Apple has just lately been having Mac-centric bulletins in late October (because it did final 12 months to debut new M4 Macs), so there’s at all times the prospect of one other shoe dropping a number of weeks down the street.
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Katie Teague contributed to this story.
