iPhone 17 Pro Launching Later This Year With These 12 New Features

[MacRumors]

While the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are not expected to launch until September, there are already plenty of rumors about the devices.

Below, we recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models as of May 2025:

• 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.

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[3xBoom]

A great upgrade ... for those moving from iPhone 7

 

[kagharaht]

They are so butt ugly these days....oh well can't be help with peoples obsession with having a super duper fancy camera.

 

[antiprotest]

Fantastic 1990s level innovations.

 

[svish]

Excited for the camera improvements especially the front facing camera. Will be good if the optical zoom remains at 5x. Dual video recording will be nice to have and will no longer have to depend on 3rd party apps. Not sure whether sky blue will be on the 17 Pro and if so, it will be good if it is a bit brighter than the one on MacBook Air.

 

[letsGoOn2]

That image settles it for me. My next iPhone will be the fanciest one they make that does not have a camera bar.

 

[thiscatisfat]

I’ll have a small (can’t believe I have to call a normal sized phone “small”) pocket-sized iPhone with my camera please, thank you.

 

[cocky jeremy]

They are so butt ugly these days....oh well can't be help with peoples obsession with having a super duper fancy camera.

I'd rather have the best possible camera than have the backside of the phone, that I never even look at, be pretty.

 

[Populus]

Something tells me the N3P chips, including the A19, are going to be quite hot…

They are designing the iPhone with a vapor chamber and overall an improved cooling system.

Oh the other hand, we know the N3P process “only” offers a 5% increase in efficiency at the same clock speed, and they are going to overclock it more to achieve a more noticeable performance improvement. So… yeah, quite hot I suspect.

 

[SactoGuy18]

I still say that the reason for the larger camera bump is to hide a much more sophisticated telephoto lens system than we currently know about. That extra interior space may make it possible for a periscope-style 10X optical/100X digital zoom system with a 48 megapixel sensor.

 

[Dorv]

Fantastic 1990s level innovations.

Yeah, I remember having a 48MP camera in my back pocket in the 1990s.

Listen I get it, but we have to accept that these are mature products that are going to have evolutionary changes each year and not revolutionary.

 

[DBZmusicboy01]

I HOPE 8K video recording praying
Please
Apple 🥹

 

[winxmac]

Apple should re-introduce 3x lens if the iPhone 17 Pro dummy models are the real deal, in the 2026 and newer models...

 

[Windoes]

Nothing to see in here, come back in a year or two

 

[thiscatisfat]

I'd rather have the best possible camera than have the backside of the phone, that I never even look at, be pretty.

Have you considered getting an actual camera? I don’t mean to poke at you, just curious because you said you want the best possible camera. I think we’re at a point where a camera has a phone built in rather than the other way around. Somehow I like the idea of 16E with a single-dual camera, but I wish the phone was smaller.

 

[TroyBoy30]

this will be the first iphone I've ever skipped if the camera bump looks like that

 

[AdamHarbour]

Make it thicker, then no stupid visor and worlds best battery life. And no Siri or apple intelligence cause it doesn't exist

 

[everlast3434]

Dam that thing is hideous.

 

[bax2023]

This design is uglier every time I see it. Apple was aware that they need to change the disign, to at least update it slightly, but there was only one free designer whose Mac had crashed so he only used a malfunctioning pen and a ruler to design it.

 

[zombierunner]

I am a little concerned about the apple designed wifi chip, I don't believe it will be better or same than Qualcomm.

 

[crisneat]

A lot of the so-called “new features” on the iPhone 17 Pro feel more cosmetic than functional.

Switching from titanium to aluminum seems like a clear downgrade, not an upgrade probably a cost-saving move.

The redesigned camera bump and new color are just aesthetic.

The real improvements are the A19 chip, Wi-Fi 7, 48MP telephoto, 24MP front cam, and 12GB RAM.

Everything else feels like minor tweaks dressed up as innovation.

 

[DutchApplePie]

Can we get a red color option with this aluminum frame now?

 

[dcingie]

They spent months glazing and hyping the “premium material” of titanium. Millions dropped into advertising budgets to show how amazing it is. And then quietly moving back to the cheap, non-premium aluminum. Why are they regressing? This is ridiculous.

 

[zubikov]

Keeping the 15 pro for another year then. I have blazing fast Wifi 6E and have no plans to upgrade to 7 anytime soon. Plenty of battery already for me. The 48mp is a gimmick, and most people leave off the extra detail off in their camera settings anyways. There is nothing here to lure me in. I've also seen enough of what Apple can (or can't) do with AI, and I'm definitely not upgrading any hardware for their perpetually broken promises of some AI in the future.

 

[siddavis]

When the first three bulleted features are an inferior material, a color, and the most hideous camera growth on the market, I'm worried.