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August is greater than half over, which suggests we’re getting ever nearer to the same old September timeframe of Apple’s iPhone event. Meaning the anticipated official announcement of the iPhone 17 line. The latest iOS 26 features will come preinstalled on the brand new fashions, in addition to any further options Apple reveals on the launch occasion. However since we nonetheless have to attend just a few weeks (presumably) till the iPhone occasion, we are able to at the least speculate what the brand new telephones will appear to be. 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 are able to moderately assume we’ll get from Cupertino in September.

What are the most recent iPhone 17 rumors?

The newest rumor from a Weibo leaker referred to as Digital Chat Station suggests the iPhone 17e will come geared up with a brand new design that features the Dynamic Island, MacRumors reports. In line with the publish, the brand new cellphone could have the A19 chip and will have a 6.1-inch OLED show with a front-facing 12-megapixel digital camera and a rear-facing 48-megapixel digital camera.

In further to the same old caveat — that is only a rumor and we cannot know what the precise iPhone 17 fashions appear to be till Apple’s iPhone occasion subsequent month — there is a second essential distinction right here. 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.

How a lot will the iPhone 17 price?

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 worth will increase on every little thing from Switch consoles to high-end cameras to Sonos speakers. 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 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 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 could possibly be accompanied by a price increase of $50, Apple might at the least 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 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 could possibly be Tuesday, September 9, in keeping with data gleaned from German cell phone suppliers.

It is nonetheless too early to have the particular dates; some years, Apple solely provides per 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 could be the final to comply with that development, nevertheless. 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 typical mannequin announcement the next spring.

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

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 stable 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 digital camera 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 observe from Apple analyst Jeff Pu indicated that the Air could have a titanium body. If his reviews 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 fabricated 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 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 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.)

On an identical matter, 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 emblem 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 could have higher wi-fi sign energy 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 digital camera bump. Once more, this can be a render, not a real-world photograph. That mentioned, we will not knock the aim 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 affords. 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 greater display screen and higher battery life; the 17 roster will virtually definitely have one as nicely.

The brand new Professional iPhones are mentioned to have a full-width “digital camera island” on the rear, which might mark the primary time an Apple mannequin opted for that design. This characteristic could 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. 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 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 could have a 6.6-inch display screen and embody the Dynamic Island and Digicam Management button. Lastly, the value 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 will likely be for the brand new smartphones. Macworld reported that the iPhone 17 will likely be out there in black, white, metal grey, inexperienced, purple and light-weight blue. The iPhone 17 Air will reportedly have 4 shade choices: black, white, gentle 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 publish from Sonny Dickson — a longtime and usually 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 fascinating to see how the design and shade 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 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 in the course of 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 can nonetheless have a glass-like visible.

The characteristic checklist contains large and small updates. On the extra impactful aspect, the Telephone and Images apps have been redesigned. There will likely be a number of options leveraging synthetic intelligence, corresponding to reside translation capabilities coming to Telephone, FaceTime and Messages. Apple can be at present testing a delicate content material warning for youngster accounts that may freeze FaceTime video if nudity is detected by on-device machine studying instruments. And the corporate can be launching Visible Intelligence, which can 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 following iOS is now out there as a public beta. Listed here are our preliminary impressions of the Liquid Glass design and different new options. iOS 26 is compatible 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 likely be introduced alongside new Apple Watch merchandise. That may 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 will all run watchOS 26, in fact.) Different prospects — and that is, once more, hypothesis — might embody refreshed Apple AirPods Professional (which acquired its last big update in 2022) and perhaps 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 latest beta software program builds. Per MacRumors, it is a laundry checklist of recent {hardware}, together with long-rumored product updates just like the Apple TV, HomePod mini, new Apple Studio Show monitor and two recent iPads.

In fact, even when that checklist 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 mentioned, needless to say Apple has not too long ago been having Mac-centric bulletins in late October (because it did final yr to debut new M4 Macs), so there’s all the time the possibility of one other shoe dropping just a few weeks down the street.

Replace, August 18, 2025, : Added new rumor in regards to the iPhone 17e doubtlessly having the Dynamic Island.

Replace, August 15, 2025, 2:05PM ET: Added new rumor in regards to the all-aluminum chassis on the iPhone 17.

Replace, August 13, 2025, 10:02PM ET: Added an inventory of the merchandise which are anticipated to be launched alongside the iPhone 17s.

Replace, August 11, 2025, 7:27PM ET: Added a render of a rumored new antenna design for the iPhone 17 Professional.

Replace, August 8, 2025, 4:43PM ET: Added new hypothesis and reviews about iPhone 17 pricing.

Replace, August 6, 2025, 4:05PM ET: Added newest particulars in regards to the potential iPhone 17 occasion date.

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 pictures 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, potential 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 worth 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.