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 normal launch schedule — we’ve not been left utterly in the dead of night about what the brand new telephones will seem like. As with most unreleased iPhone fashions, 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 will fairly assume we’ll get from Cupertino in September.
What are the newest iPhone 17 rumors and experiences?
Once more, not all iPhone rumors are created equal, and all ought to be taken with a grain of salt. The newest comes from a MacRumors report which says the inner 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 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.)
When will the iPhone 17 sequence be introduced?
Most years, the flagship smartphones are launched in September. It is a little bit 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 ought to be when the 17 fashions make their debut. This household of smartphones would be the final to observe that pattern, nevertheless. There have been hints that the introduction of the iPhone 18 assortment in 2026 shall be cut up right into a pro-tier announcement within the fall and an ordinary mannequin announcement the next spring.
What is going to the brand new iPhone 17 lineup embody?
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 strong supply of superior intel about Apple, reported in January that the iPhone 17 Air shall be geared up with a fundamental 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 improvement might 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 can have a titanium body. If his experiences 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 product of 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 identified till the official announcement.
Every new roster features a base mannequin, however over time, Apple shakes up the number of telephones it provides. Probably 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 an excellent larger display and higher battery life; the 17 roster will virtually actually have one as nicely.
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 characteristic could 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 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 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 excessive value level, it appears unlikely that there shall be a brand new addition to that decrease finish of the spectrum, the fashions that have been beforehand known 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 and not using a single port, the corporate (happily) modified plans. He additionally says that the rumored cellphone can have a 6.6-inch display and embody the Dynamic Island and Digicam Management button. Lastly, the worth is rumored at $900 — doubtless greater than the usual iPhone 17 however lower than the Professional.
We have additionally gotten what appears to be a dependable take 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 shade choices: black, white, mild 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.
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 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 shade rumors translate right into a real-world feel and look.
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 yr it is launched. So when the following wave of iPhones hits, they will be working on iOS 26.
On the design aspect, the smartphone OS launched in the course of the huge developer showcase took a contentious method dubbed Liquid Glass. Apple has been cutting down the quantity of transparency results within the subsequent beta checks of iOS 26, however it’ll nonetheless have a glass-like visible.
The characteristic checklist consists of huge and small updates. On the extra impactful aspect, the Telephone and Photographs apps have been redesigned. There shall be a number of options leveraging synthetic intelligence, akin to stay translation capabilities coming to Telephone, FaceTime and Messages. Apple can be at the moment testing a delicate content material warning for youngster 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 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 subsequent iOS is now accessible as a public beta. Listed here are our preliminary impressions of the Liquid Glass design and different new options. iOS 26 is suitable with all fashions again by means of 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 photographs 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 value 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.