Launch dates, colours and all the things else you should learn about Apple’s new telephones

After seeing the changes 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 ordinary 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 concerning the {hardware} facet forward of the official introduction. This 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 studies?

Once more, not all iPhone rumors are created equal, and all must be taken with a grain of salt. The newest comes from a MacRumors report which says the interior battery pack of the brand new superthin iPhone Air (see under) 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 facet by facet. 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.)

When will the iPhone 17 collection be introduced?

Most years, the flagship smartphones are launched in September. It is a bit early to have the precise 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 must 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 can be split 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 counsel 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 can be geared up 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 growth could leak forward of September, however that is what we all know for now.

An investor word from Apple analyst Jeff Pu indicated that the Air may 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 product of aluminum, which is oddly a lighter materials than titanium. Different hypothesis had instructed 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 through the years, Apple shakes up the number of telephones it presents. Almost definitely there can 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 and higher battery life; the 17 roster will nearly definitely have one as effectively.

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 “spotted in 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 high price point, it appears unlikely that there can 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 telephone may have a 6.6-inch display and embody the Dynamic Island and Digicam 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 take a look at what the colour lineup can be for the brand new smartphones. Macworld reported that the iPhone 17 can be out there 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 can 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 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 appear.

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 subsequent wave of iPhones hits, they’re going to be operating on iOS 26.

On the design facet, the smartphone OS launched through the huge developer showcase took a contentious strategy dubbed Liquid Glass. Apple has been scaling down the quantity of transparency results within the subsequent beta exams of iOS 26, however it is going to nonetheless have a glass-like visible.

The characteristic checklist consists of huge and small updates. On the extra impactful facet, the Cellphone and Pictures apps have been redesigned. There can be a number of options leveraging synthetic intelligence, corresponding to stay translation capabilities coming to Cellphone, FaceTime and Messages. Apple can also be at present testing a delicate content material warning for little one accounts that can freeze FaceTime video if nudity is detected by on-device machine studying instruments. And the corporate can also 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 sluggish 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 below are our preliminary impressions of the Liquid Glass design and different new options. iOS 26 is compatible with all fashions again by means of iPhone 11.

Replace, August 4, 2025, 5:23PM ET: Added newest battery leaks concerning the iPhone 17 fashions.

Replace, August 1, 2025, 8:15AM ET: Added new images displaying potential iPhone 17 colours.

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.

Replace, July 17, 2025, 4:40PM ET: Added newest details about iOS 26, doable supplies for the Air, and the colour choices for the completely different fashions.

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.