Apple Event Logo Hints at Two iPhone 17 Pro Features

[MacRumors]

Apple's logo for its upcoming September 9 event hints at two rumored iPhone 17 Pro features, including new color options and a vapor chamber cooling system.

Of course, this is all just speculation for fun, as we count down the final days until the event.

New Colors

Last month, Macworld's Filipe Espósito reported that orange and dark blue would be two out of the five color options available for the iPhone 17 Pro models. Fittingly, the event's logo contains orange and dark blue hues, which could be a hint.

Here are all five color options rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models:

• Black
• White
• Gray
• Dark Blue
• Orange

Vapor Chamber Cooling System

Second, it is rumored that all of the iPhone 17 models will feature internal design changes for improved heat dissipation, with the iPhone 17 Pro models in particular rumored to feature a vapor chamber cooling system. The event logo looks like an infrared heat map outputted by a thermal camera, which could be a hint.

A vapor chamber would help to prevent the iPhone 17 Pro models from overheating during intensive, sustained tasks like gaming. It would consist of a thin, sealed metal chamber containing a small amount of liquid. When the iPhone heats up, the liquid would turn to vapor and dissipate across the chamber's surface area. Eventually, the vapor would cool down and condense, allowing for the process to repeat. This system would help to move heat away from the A19 Pro chip that is expected to power the iPhone 17 Pro models.

Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra and select other Android smartphones have a vapor chamber cooling system, but the iPhone has yet to offer such a feature.

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[t0rqx]

Vapor chamber will never come, it cost $0.01 more. Finance department probably will ask the engineers for a cost reduction solution like asking customers to use it in the optimal conditions or use an ice pack when performance is needed.

 

[Taq'aix]

This system would help to move heat away from the A19 Pro chip that is expected to power the iPhone 17 Pro models.

I mean is this really an issue? My phone rarely heats up. That said, I’m open to any improvements!

 

[Havalo]

Very few and brave souls carry a phone without a case, the majority will be slapping a case on so does it matter what colour it is

 

[airwalk331]

"Vapor chamber cooling system" isn't a feature. This is something I shouldn't even know about as a consumer. Apple is implementing this because the iPhone gets too hot at times- as if every phone gets too hot.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Very few and brave souls carry a phone without a case, the majority will be slapping a case on so does it matter what colour it is

In MR land, everything matters even if we are talking about anti-matter.

 

[pdaholic]

Step 1: consume hallucinogen.
Step 2: stare at Apple event logo.
Step 3: write macrumors article.

 

[apmos]

iPhone 17 Pro models will come with thermal camera integrated.

 

[bailsafe]

There's no color option they could produce that would make the 17 Pro look any less awful

 

[Just_Kevin]

iPhone 17 Pro models will come with thermal camera integrated.

That would be pretty cool, but I think it would have leaked by now, so I’m not expecting it. If it does happen, kudos to Apple for keeping it a secret.

 

[YourBoss]

New color as a new feature 🤡

 

[everlast3434]

Those mockups are the ugliest phones I've ever seen.

 

[Stiille]

Can’t wait for the 17 Pro Max, but not sure about the color though - orange if it’s looking good but if not I dunno actually

 

[russell_314]

Very few and brave souls carry a phone without a case, the majority will be slapping a case on so does it matter what colour it is

Yes it does! I’m hoping for blue!

 

[Alp3r]

I want liquid glass colour instead of the grey 🤨

 

[Quasselstripper]

I don’t care that much about new colors. Since they came out with the titanium colors, that’s my go to choice without even thinking about other options. Looks so nice, and makes so much sense to just have it natural without any colors.

 

[klasma]

Very few and brave souls carry a phone without a case, the majority will be slapping a case on so does it matter what colour it is

The Pros now expose roughly a quarter of their back even if you use a case.

 

[jent]

There is a logic to those guesses and I'll be curious if they're true.

I should mention that this website, and Apple forums in general, love to read the tea leaves about the Apple event logos but I've never seen follow-up comments dissecting whether the guesses were right or wrong. It's just a time-passing activity that has become a sort of tradition, but I'm quite sure if you look back, there are numerous events where the cool visual design ended up not being linked to anything announced at all.

 

[Quasselstripper]

There's no color option they could produce that would make the 17 Pro look any less awful

I don’t know, I’m definitely gonna buy the titanium option. I think it looks dope!

 

[klasma]

I think the logo just means to represent Liquid Glass, and they just didn’t think or care that the color choice is somewhat reminiscent of false-color thermal imaging.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

iPhone 17 Pro models will come with thermal camera integrated.

Naa. The amount of people who would care about such a feature is a rounding error. I rented one to do an energy audit on my previous house...that's the only time I've had a use for one in my lifetime.

I'd be surprised if more than 25% of iPhone owners even know what thermal imaging is.

 

[Alp3r]

There is a logic to those guesses and I'll be curious if they're true.

I should mention that this website, and Apple forums in general, love to read the tea leaves about the Apple event logos but I've never seen follow-up comments dissecting whether the guesses were right or wrong. It's just a time-passing activity that has become a sort of tradition, but I'm quite sure if you look back, there are numerous events where the cool visual design ended up not being linked to anything announced at all.

Good, we do need surprises

 

[Gengar]

The black one will probably be the only one that properly conceals the hideousness of this design.

Let us hope the actual phones look better.

 

[BelgianChoklit]

We've really reached the bottom of the barrel if we're counting new colors as a feature...

 

[berrymetal]

I mean is this really an issue? My phone rarely heats up. That said, I’m open to any improvements!

I could literally fry an egg on my 15 PM.