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iPhone 17: Launch date, rumors, specs, value of Apple’s 2025 iPhone

January 25, 2025

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It doesn’t take lengthy for iPhone rumors to flow into. It’s probably the most iconic and influential tech devices of all time, and everybody needs to know what’s coming subsequent. That Apple is so secretive solely heightens the enchantment of iPhone rumors and leaks.

So it ought to come as little shock that iPhone 17 rumors, leaks, and information began to flow into months earlier than the iPhone 16 was even formally introduced. Right here’s every thing we all know thus far, however don’t take any of it as strong information: even when early rumors are correct, plans can change, and nothing is ever sure till Apple publicizes it.

Up to date January 24: Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the Dynamic Island will stay comparatively unchanged throughout iPhone 17 fashions. Some earlier rumors prompt it could be smaller.

iPhone 17: Launch date

Right here’s one thing we do know: The brand new iPhone lineup is nearly at all times introduced in September—normally on a Tuesday within the second week of September, to be particular. So we’d count on the iPhone 17 line to be introduced on or round September 9, 2025. Right here’s when the latest fashions had been launched:

iPhone 15: September 12, 2023
iPhone 14: Sepember 7, 2022
iPhone 13: Sepember 14, 2021
iCellphone 12: October 13, 2020 (delayed because of Covid)

Traditionally, preorders for the iPhone start on the Friday after the announcement, and the telephones ship every week later. Occasionally, some particular fashions could ship a few weeks later than the others because of manufacturing points.

iPhone 17: Worth

We haven’t but heard if the iPhone 17 line will value the identical because the iPhone 16 line. One rumor from a in style leaker on Weibo contends that the “Plus” mannequin will probably be changed by the brand new “Slim” mannequin that prices greater than the Professional Max, although it gained’t have the identical processor and RAM and the Professional fashions. The supposed pricing could be:

iPhone 17: 6.27-inch LTPO show, A19/8GB ($799)
iPhone 17 Professional: 6.27-inch LTPO show, A19 Professional/12GB ($1,099)
iPhone 17 Professional Max: 6.86-inch LTPO show, A19 Professional/12GB ($1,199)
iPhone 17 Slim: 6.65-inch LTPO show, A19/8GB ($1,299)

This may imply a major upward shift in total iPhone pricing, with the Professional mannequin leaping up $100 and a brand new mannequin changing the Plus with a value of $100 greater than the Professional Max.

iPhone 17: Colours

We haven’t but heard something about what colours to count on from the iPhone 17 line. The iPhone 16 is available in 5 colours together with Ultramarine, Teal, Pink, White and Black. Whereas the iPhone 16 Professional is available in Desert Titanium, Pure Titanium, White Titanium and Black Titanium, that are paying homage to the basic gold and area grey choices. There have been rumors that the iPhone 16 would additionally are available in purple, so maybe that’s within the pipeline for 2025.

iPhone 17: New slimmer ‘iPhone 17 Air’ mannequin

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A number of analysts have reported that the prevailing Plus mannequin will probably be changed by a new “Slim” mannequin with a bigger display measurement and a a lot thinner physique. Analyst Jeff Pu was the first to report this transformation (in Could 2024), and in the identical month, The Data reported on the Slim mannequin, stating that it will be a brand new even-higher-end mannequin that sits above “Professional Max” within the lineup and would have a centered rear digicam and a smaller Dynamic Island.

A video by Jon Prosser in August 2024 surmises that the slim iPhone will probably be referred to as the iPhone Air (we agree that is sensible) and will not be the costliest within the lineup (it’s been rumored for years that Apple is planning to launch a brand new mannequin with higher-end options above the Professional Max), however somewhat be a mid-priced mannequin that prioritizes kind and design over specs, very similar to the MacBook Air.

Moreover, a report by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg in August 2024 claimed the brand new mannequin will match between the usual iPhone and the Professional: ” In order for you one thing snazzier than a typical iPhone–however don’t actually need the efficiency, display measurement, or cameras of a Professional mannequin–you may get one thing that appears a lot cooler whereas nonetheless having the specs of a daily iPhone.”

A report from Jeff Pu in November 2024 claims that the iPhone 17 Air/Slim will probably be round 6mm thick. That’s thinner than any iPhone thus far. The iPhone 16, for context, is 7.8mm thick. The thinnest new iPad Professional is 5.1mm thick.

In keeping with Korea’s Sisa Journal in January 2025, the so-called iPhone 17 Air will probably be 6.25mm thick and value within the similar value vary because the iPhone 16 Plus (beginning at $899 U.S.). A medium submit from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the “thinnest half” of the brand new ultra-slim iPhone is simply 5.5mm thick, nevertheless it’s troublesome to know what which means with out extra context.

In October 2024 Pu stated he expects the telephone to have an A19 chip (not A19 Professional), 8GB of RAM, round a 6.6-inch show, an aluminum physique, and a single 48MP rear digicam.

One other report (in July 2024) prompt that Apple gained’t use resin-coated copper parts on the mainboard because of high quality points with the provider. This was one of many methods Apple deliberate to cut back inner area necessities, so it’s unclear if it is going to have an effect on the iPhone 17 slim mannequin’s total thickness or not.

A leaked picture in January reportedly confirmed the case of the brand new iPhone 17 Air, with distinguished “digicam bar” design.

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iPhone 17: Rumored specs and options

All iPhone 17 fashions have been rumored to function a 24MP front-facing digicam and the always-on show is meant to lastly be obtainable on the non-Professional fashions. Some imagine that ProMotion will come to the non-Professional fashions too, for the reason that similar LPTO expertise that allows the always-on show is what makes ProMotion doable, in Apple’s iPhone implementation. If true, it will be the primary time Apple has provided ProMotion on a non-Professional gadget.

Some iPhone 17 fashions (perhaps even all of them) can have a new digicam bump, a large rectangular raised space that stretches throughout the telephone comparable in model to Google’s Pixel line. In keeping with a leaked picture of 1 iPhone 17 aluminum body (we don’t know from which mannequin), it will likely be substantial in measurement.

Apple can also be stated to be working with Corning on a new anti-glare and scratch-resistant glass for the iPhone 17 lineup.

All iPhone 17 fashions are anticipated to have aluminum frames and our bodies (with glass), somewhat than metal frames or titanium our bodies within the Professional fashions immediately.

A report from The Data in July 2024 claims that “a minimum of one” mannequin will function a mechanical aperture, which might be new for iPhones however has been seen in a handful of Android telephones thus far.

We don’t know a lot about what chips will energy the iPhone 17 line, however we count on the high-end fashions (Professional and probably Slim) will get an A19 Professional, whereas the non-Professional fashions could get a typical or cut-back model of the A19, or maybe a extra souped up variant of the A18.

Since Apple bumped each iPhone 16 mannequin to 8GB of RAM as a result of calls for of Apple Intelligence, rumors have prompt Apple will improve the reminiscence within the iPhone 17 Professional fashions to 12GB.

An October 2024 analysis observe from analyst Jeff Pu corroborated these claims, and added that the iPhone 17 Professional would function a 48MP telephoto digicam together with a brand new 24MP entrance digicam.

In relation to wi-fi, the mobile modem is more likely to nonetheless be equipped by Qualcomm; Apple’s personal efforts to provide a top-tier 5G modem appear to be stalled and sure gained’t be prepared in time for subsequent 12 months’s iPhone 17 line. Wi-Fi 7 assist appears doubtless, too.

iPhone historical past

The iPhone 16 vary and the iPhone SE 3 are the current-generation fashions obtainable from Apple. Along with this SE 4 mannequin we’re additionally anticipating iPhone 17 to launch in 2025. Beneath you will discover hyperlinks beneath to our opinions of all iPhone fashions, together with the newest era. Be taught extra about all of the new Apple merchandise coming this 12 months and when is the subsequent Apple occasion. You may additionally need to try our recommendation on when is the most effective time to purchase a brand new iPhone, our iPhone shopping for information, and our comparability of each iPhone that’s that can be purchased immediately.