Apparently making the iPhone stiff enough, etc. using only aluminum alloys has been a challenge that Apple has now mastered. Personally, I look forward to seeing how the new iPhone pros perform.
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iPhone 17 Pro Launching in Three Months With These 12 New Features
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Your comment makes it seem like you think that these awesome computers we carry in our pockets are simply Apple hyperbole. We disagree. What pray tell did you find was wrong with titanium alloy? And after the new iPhones are out you can then advise what is wrong with aluminum alloy.
I’ll be still rocking my iPhone 12pro..lol
100% will something involving a larger periscope lens which sits in the space to the right of the camera
I’m upgrading my 12 Pro Max this year. 5 years is long enough. My kid will get it as a handmedown though as it still has a lot of life left in it.
I remain bitter over the 15 and how quickly it got ignored.
Won’t be updating to hand it down this year - sorry kids and Tim!
Won’t be updating to hand it down this year - sorry kids and Tim!
Except for the more RAM, I don't really read "improvement" in those rumors.
Aluminium? It's obviously a downgrade unless there is a really thick layer of tungsten coeating on it
A newer chip? Nice... but also hardly relevant anymore. The iPhones performance is also wasted on the device alone. An iPhone could easily dock on a 3440x1440 Display. In fact that kinda works if using RemoteDesktop. Just not with iOS.
Wifi7. Believe when I see it. Designed by Apple? Let's hope they didn't mess it up/cripple it. WiFi 7 isn't for beginners...
Video-Recording... well noted. Practically not of relevance to 99,99% of users though.
Bigger Battery? Is only good if that translates to longer runtime... not sure if it's the case here.
More Memory: That's always good to have.
Improved cooling... kind implies there is a need for it...
Aluminium? It's obviously a downgrade unless there is a really thick layer of tungsten coeating on it
A newer chip? Nice... but also hardly relevant anymore. The iPhones performance is also wasted on the device alone. An iPhone could easily dock on a 3440x1440 Display. In fact that kinda works if using RemoteDesktop. Just not with iOS.
Wifi7. Believe when I see it. Designed by Apple? Let's hope they didn't mess it up/cripple it. WiFi 7 isn't for beginners...
Video-Recording... well noted. Practically not of relevance to 99,99% of users though.
Bigger Battery? Is only good if that translates to longer runtime... not sure if it's the case here.
More Memory: That's always good to have.
Improved cooling... kind implies there is a need for it...
We should also list “Tariff price hikes” as one of the new features for this round of iPhone upgrade cycle
The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are three months away, and there are plenty of rumors about the devices.
Below, we recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models as of June 2025:
Check out our iPhone 17 Pro roundup for even more rumors.
- Aluminum frame: iPhone 17 Pro models are rumored to have an aluminum frame, whereas the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro models have a titanium frame, and the iPhone X through iPhone 14 Pro have a stainless steel frame. The back of the devices will supposedly have a new "part-aluminum, part-glass" design.
- Rectangular camera bump: iPhone 17 Pro models are expected to have a large rectangular camera bump with rounded corners. Apple apparently plans to stick with a triangular arrangement for the rear camera lenses.
- Sky Blue finish: Like the latest MacBook Air, the iPhone 17 Pro models are rumored to be available in a Sky Blue color.
- Larger battery: The iPhone 17 Pro Max is rumored to have a slightly thicker design that allows for a larger battery.
- A19 Pro chip: iPhone 17 Pro models are expected to use Apple's next-generation A19 Pro chip, which will reportedly be manufactured with TSMC's newer third-generation 3nm process. Like usual, expect modest year-over-year performance gains and power efficiency improvements compared to the current iPhones.
- Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip: All four iPhone 17 models are rumored to get a Wi-Fi 7 chip designed by Apple rather than Broadcom.
- 24-megapixel front camera: All four iPhone 17 models are said to feature an upgraded 24-megapixel front-facing camera, whereas all iPhone 16 models are equipped with a 12-megapixel front-facing camera.
- 48-megapixel rear Telephoto camera: An upgraded 48-megapixel Telephoto camera is rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models, up from the 12-megapixel Telephoto camera on iPhone 16 Pro models.
- Dual video recording: According to Jon Prosser, of the YouTube channel Front Page Tech, the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will allow users to record video with the front and rear cameras simultaneously in the Camera app.
- 8K video recording: Apple allegedly tested 8K video recording on the iPhone 16 Pro models, but such functionality is still not available. With the iPhone 17 Pro models expected to have entirely 48-megapixel rear cameras, perhaps 8K video recording will debut on those devices.
- 12GB of RAM: iPhone 17 Pro models, and even the iPhone 17 Air, are rumored to have 12GB of RAM. This upgrade should help to improve the performance of Apple Intelligence and multitasking. All four iPhone 16 models have 8GB of RAM.
Improved cooling: All four iPhone 17 models are rumored to feature internal design changes that result in better heat dissipation. A vapor chamber cooling system has been rumored for the Pro models.
Article Link: iPhone 17 Pro Launching in Three Months With These 12 New Features
If you understand the poor heat dissipation on the 15 and even 16 series (slightly better), you'll understand why they are going back to aluminum. Aluminum is plenty "premium" on the iPad and MacBook Pro models.
Let em know!gotta get that disinformation outta here!
Yea this titanium is def strong. Like past recent phones (14pm, 12p) it’s always the back glass breaking first these days..
- Aluminum frame: HUGE DOWNGRADE to a well known poison : (
- Rectangular camera bump: meh
- Sky Blue finish: nice
- Larger battery: Based on the battery drain of iOS 26, it better be.
- A19 Pro chip: Duh
- Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip: very nice. Borat
- 24-megapixel front camera: about damn time, very Nice, but while still behind Pixel technically just be thankful it runs off iOS and not creepy droid. Gross yuck ewwww..
- 48-megapixel rear Telephoto camera: very Nice
- Dual video recording: meh?
- 8K video recording: nice
- 12GB of RAM: very nice
- Improved cooling: must be pretty good then since 16 def improvement over whacky 15 series…
Wow fr?? GTFOOH! That’s. Crazy
I mean to be fair tho what these phones are doin is light years beyond iPhone 5 breh lol
A camera bump for betta cooling/batter/cams etc. it’s fine, chill.
Breh, aluminum is a no go : (
Heavily poisonous etc : (
Keeping this 16 pm for a hot minute! Such a glorious device
14 pro max steel was a damn house lol
15 pm was where it’s at in terms of weight as it was even lighter than 16 pm it just had terrible cooling. Glad I missed 15 for 16.
That’s cool and all (pun intended) but aluminum is a known poison, no?? Glad I’m on 16 pm with no intentions to upgrade..
Battery %??
I’m jw, peace.
It's actually a downgrade.
Yea na, sticking with the 14 pro max. 14 pro’s are still a winner. Excellent phones for small business, tough stainless body and with a new battery a pro max lasts sometimes up to a couple of days.
I'm really excited about the iPhone 17 mini. Oh, wait....
Did they hire someone legally blind as a designer due to "no discrimination" policies? This is the ugliest design possible. Everyone's complaining about camera bump? Apple is here to make the bump bigger, more visible, and thicker. I don't know what's wrong with them lately.
One more thing, remember last year we gave the iPhone 16 8gb ram for A.I., that was a "trick" that is not enough, so for the iPhone 17 we will give it 12 GB Ram.
12 GB ram for your Memojis and improved Apple Intelligence's "Writing Tools" that Grammarly had in 2014. Oh, and for the new Siri animation, "the biggest leap jump we made to Siri in 10 years"
Same. I was looking to update and spend the sign up bonus on this when I'm eligible again for Chase Sapphire Reserve with the 50% extra points offer but not sure anymore... true, that new $800 annual fee on the Reserve won't help to offset either unless the bonus is huge.
I'm pretty set on upgrading my iPhone 13 Pro Max regardless.
I'm just hoping SOMEHOW this camera island (continent?) looks better in reality than the renders. I've come around to other visor designs (Nexus 6p anyone?) so I am prepared to keep an open mind. But I still think chances are high this is going to look far uglier than past iPhones.
With a case on it will probably be fine and as long as functionally the iPhone 17 Pro Max does what it is supposed to do, how it looks without a case isn't going to stop me from buying it.
A switch to aluminum sounds like a win to me. We might get a lighter phone (or at least not a heavier phone despite increased thickness and that massive camera mass). And aluminum means the potential for more/better colors. Black, white, blue (apparently) and PLEASE Apple just one other color that isn't some shade in-between white and black. It can literally be ANY other color.
I'm just hoping SOMEHOW this camera island (continent?) looks better in reality than the renders. I've come around to other visor designs (Nexus 6p anyone?) so I am prepared to keep an open mind. But I still think chances are high this is going to look far uglier than past iPhones.
With a case on it will probably be fine and as long as functionally the iPhone 17 Pro Max does what it is supposed to do, how it looks without a case isn't going to stop me from buying it.
A switch to aluminum sounds like a win to me. We might get a lighter phone (or at least not a heavier phone despite increased thickness and that massive camera mass). And aluminum means the potential for more/better colors. Black, white, blue (apparently) and PLEASE Apple just one other color that isn't some shade in-between white and black. It can literally be ANY other color.
all that was promised last year when the iphone 16 was released. So the issue is the iphone 16 was released without enough ram.
Battery is 81% on my 12 Pro Max, purchased in 2020. It will eventually get a battery replacement.
