All the things you should know concerning the ‘thinnest iPhone ever’ and the Apple fall occasion

The nearer we get to Apple’s reveal of the iPhone 17 lineup, the extra excited we’re to see what’s completely different from the earlier iPhones. The latest smartphones will come outfitted with the latest iOS 26 features. Since we nonetheless have to attend a minimum of a month (presumably) till the iPhone occasion, we are able to a minimum of speculate what the brand new telephones will appear like. As with most unreleased iPhone fashions, 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 Cupertino in September.

What are the newest iPhone 17 rumors and stories?

Will the iPhone 17 Professional have higher wi-fi sign power because of an up to date antenna design? That is the implication from Majin Bu, whom MacRumors classifies as a “hit-or-miss leaker.” The person posted a render on X at this time (see beneath) 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 photograph, and — like all such tales forward of the official announcement — needs to be handled with the standard grain of salt. That stated, we will not knock the objective of higher wi-fi reception, so we’re hoping this one has a level of reality to it.

How a lot will the iPhone 17 price?

Apple’s announced plan to expand US-based manufacturing partners appears to present it a minimum of some shielding from the steepest Trump administration tariffs which have already triggered value will increase on every little thing from 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 increased prices, or go them on to customers?

If costs do creep up, Apple might select to pair it it with an “improve.” Think about this latest rumor posted by MacRumors from a leaker often known as “Instant Digital,” suggesting that the default storage of the iPhone 17 line might begin at 256GB, doubling the present 128GB baseline. Whereas that might be accompanied by a price increase of $50, Apple may a minimum of pitch it as a “higher worth.” That stated, 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 might be Tuesday, September 9, in line with data gleaned from German cell phone suppliers.

It is nonetheless too early to have the particular 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 could be the final to comply with that development, nevertheless. There have been hints that the introduction of the iPhone 18 assortment in 2026 might be split right into a pro-tier announcement within the fall and a regular mannequin announcement the next spring.

What’s 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 might 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 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 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 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-langauge 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.)

Every new roster features a base mannequin, however through the years, Apple has shaken up the number of telephones it provides. More than likely there might 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 an excellent larger display screen and higher battery life; the 17 roster will virtually definitely have one as effectively.

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 may 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 might be a brand new addition to that decrease finish of the spectrum, the fashions that had 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 stated that whereas Apple had investigated making the iPhone 17 Air with out a single port, the corporate (luckily) modified plans. He additionally says that the rumored telephone can have a 6.6-inch display screen and embrace the Dynamic Island and Digicam Management button. Lastly, the value 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 might be for the brand new smartphones. Macworld reported that the iPhone 17 might 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 might 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 submit from Sonny Dickson — a longtime and customarily 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 shade rumors translate right into a real-world appear and feel.

What’s 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 following wave of iPhones hits, they’re going to 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 scaling 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 huge and small updates. On the extra impactful aspect, the Cellphone and Pictures apps have been redesigned. There might be a number of options leveraging synthetic intelligence, comparable to stay translation capabilities coming to Cellphone, 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 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 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.

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 stories about iPhone 17 pricing.

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Replace, July 30, 2025, 11:08AM ET: Added newest leaks and rumors concerning the iPhone 17, and up to date data on the iOS 26 public beta.

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Replace, March 17, 2025, 2PM ET: Added particulars concerning 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.