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iPhone 17 Series Is Less Than Two Months Away: Everything We Know

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Apple is expected to hold its annual iPhone announcement event during the week of September 8, 2025, with September 9 or 10 emerging as the most likely dates. Like the iPhone 16 series, this year's lineup is expected to include four models – but with a twist. The ‌Plus device is being replaced with an all-new ultra-thin model, while the iPhone 17 Pro and ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max are set to feature new rear camera designs.

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To bring you up to speed, we've summarized below the biggest iPhone 17 rumors we've covered so far here on MacRumors. For more details, follow the links, or dive into our dedicated device roundups using the tags at the bottom of this article.

1. All-New iPhone 17 Air
Apple is preparing to shake up the iPhone lineup with an ultra-thin model currently referred to as the iPhone 17 Air. While that name isn't official, what is clear from multiple reports is that it is expected to measure just 5.5mm thick (not including the camera bump), making it the thinnest iPhone Apple has ever made. The device will replace the iPhone 17 Plus in this year's lineup altogether. Apple is positioning this model around its design – sleek, minimal, and unlike anything else in the range. It won't match the iPhone 17 Pro models in horsepower or cutting-edge features, but its standout look could make it the most talked-about iPhone of 2025.

2. Display Size Changes
Apple's iPhone 17 lineup will include four iPhones, and two of those are going to have all-new display sizes. The ‌iPhone 17‌ will feature a larger 6.27-inch display, which will make it the same size as the current iPhone 16 Pro display. The ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air is rumored to have a 6.6-inch display, which means it will be larger than the iPhone 17 but smaller than the iPhone 17 Pro Max.

3. Rear Camera Layout
Viewed from the rear, the standard iPhone 17 will look a lot like the current iPhone 16, with two vertical rear cameras positioned in a pill-shaped camera bump. However, the iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro models are rumored to feature a new rectangular camera bar with rounded corners, with the bar spanning the back of the iPhone, Google Pixel-style. Despite the change, the iPhone 17 Pro models are expected to retain a triangular lens arrangement within the bar.

4. Faster Displays
Apple intends to expand ProMotion to all iPhone 17 models, allowing the devices to ramp up to a 120Hz refresh rate for smoother scrolling and video. Previously, only "Pro" models in Apple's iPhone lineup have had the feature. Notably, ProMotion would also enable the display on the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 "Air" to ramp down to a more power-efficient refresh rate as low as 1Hz, allowing for an always-on display that can show the Lock Screen's clock, widgets, notifications, and wallpaper even when the device is locked.

5. Chassis Material Changes
Since the iPhone X in 2017, all of Apple's highest-end iPhone models have featured either stainless steel or titanium frames. This year, however, the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature aluminum frames, with a glass section on the back of the devices to preserve MagSafe and Qi wireless charging support. The base iPhone 17 is also expected to have aluminum, while the all-new iPhone 17 Air is said to be the sole model to feature a titanium chassis.

6. New Wi-Fi 7 Chip
The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are said to be equipped with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip for the first time. Wi-Fi 7 support would allow the devices to send and receive data over the 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands simultaneously with a supported router, resulting in faster Wi-Fi speeds, lower latency, and more reliable connectivity.

7. Rear Camera Enhancements
The iPhone 17 Pro models will have a new 48-megapixel Telephoto lens. The upgraded Telephoto will make the premium devices the first iPhones to have a rear camera system composed entirely of 48-megapixel lenses, allowing them to capture even more photographic detail. The new 48MP sensor should also allow for digital cropping to simulate longer focal lengths, offering less quality loss than normal digital zoom. The all-new iPhone 17 Air will have a single-lens 48-megapixel rear camera. We are not aware of any changes to base iPhone 17's dual-lens camera system with a Wide camera and an Ultra Wide camera.

8. Selfie Camera
All iPhone models coming in 2025 are rumored to have an upgraded 24-megapixel front-facing camera, which is an improvement over the 12-megapixel front-facing camera in the iPhone 16 models. The camera will notably improve image quality, and allow for more cropping in without a loss of quality. The camera is also said to have a six-element lens, up from a five-element lens, which should also slightly enhance image quality.

9. Anti-Reflective Display
The iPhone 17 Pro models are expected to feature a new scratch resistant anti-reflective display layer, but the base iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Air models are expected to miss out. Current iPhone models have a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating and a Ceramic Shield, but Apple hasn't focused on anti-reflectivity for the ‌iPhone‌ display like... Click here to read rest of article

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I am interested to know about their camera enhancements and how camera design will be transformed now!
 
Orange 17 Pro Max with 12 GB RAM, 24 GB selfie camera, and 48 telephoto camera with 3.5X and 7X “optical” zoom options sounds like an amazing upgrade from my 12 Pro Max.
 
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What I know is Apple if it doesn’t harmonize product naming to model years like it has done with s/w, Apple will be showing contempt for its customers via the hodgepodge of naming that makes reading documentation and footnotes unnecessarily complicated.
 
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thiscatisfat said:
Ugh. I hate how all of these new iPhones are so massive. I'm sick of it. I don't want a phablet, I want an iPhone.
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I just got a 16e for my daughter. It’s quite small by today’s standards, and it’s light as a feather.

She and her friends love it, as it’s the perfect size for that demographic group, and it’s not overly cramped with modern versions of iOS unlike some older iPhone models.
 
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EugW said:
I just got a 16e for my daughter. Compared to most phones, it’s tiny, and it’s light as a feather.
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I know you did, you told me already. It's still too large, can't carry such a thing around comfortably. Also can't imagine going back to a 60hz display. Looks like my 14 Pro will get another year, or two, or three until Apple makes an iPhone that's comfortable and smaller (like the folding idea they have). The 14 Pro is so freaking heavy.
 
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after all the issues my 16 pro had in the first 3 months. not at all interested in this. I don't even upgrade all that often, just want a phone that works these days.
 
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BeerDrinkerDan said:
*fewer than
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From https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/fewer-vs-less:
Generally, fewer is used when a number of things can be counted ("fewer problems") and less is used when an amount is measured ("less trouble" or "less time"). However, this is not a strict rule and there are accepted instances of less being used with countable amounts such as "250 words or less," "3 items or less," and especially with money ("less than $20") and distance ("less than 3 miles"). Note that in all these cases, the things considered are often thought of as amounts rather than numbers.
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Likewise, from https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/fewer-v-less/:
An exception to the basic principle for less as a modifier of noncountable items is the expression less than, which is used before a plural noun that denotes a measure of time, money, weight, and distance.
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“Two months” expresses a measure of time here, rather than a count of months.
 
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Robert.Walter said:
What I know is Apple if it doesn’t harmonize product naming to model years like it has done with s/w, Apple will be showing contempt for its customers via the hodgepodge of naming that makes reading documentation and footnotes unnecessarily complicated.
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I’m looking forward to the Vision Pro 26.
 
10. Larger and heavier

If the 15 Pro to 16 Pro is any indication, the larger screen in the regular 17 will also result in a larger frame and heavier phone.
 
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