The whole lot we learn about Apple’s new telephones

In slightly below two months, assuming Apple sticks to its ordinary schedule, we’ll lastly put our eyes on the latest collections of smartphones: the iPhone 17 lineup. We already bought a glimpse of what’s coming with iOS 26 in the course of the June WWDC occasion, however we’re nonetheless in the dead of night about what the brand new iPhones will appear like, in addition to what new options they will provide. Nevertheless, there have been a number of leaks and rumors concerning the {hardware} facet forward of the telephones’ official introduction. Here is what we’re anticipating and what we will moderately assume we’ll get from Cupertino in September.

What are the newest iPhone 17 rumors and reviews?

Not all iPhone rumors are created equal, and all ought to be taken with a grain of salt. As July turns to August, we have gotten “leaked” colours and a glimpse of a purported iPhone 17 “spotted in the wild.” Let’s get into it beneath.

The pics, highlighted on MacRumors, present a black cased iPhone (17?) with the form of prolonged prime rear “digital camera island” rumored to be coming to the brand new Professional iPhones. Is it the true 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.

However that is not the one rumor. A “tipster” contacted MacRumors to allege three new iPhone Professional digital camera options: an upgraded telephoto lens with as much as 8x optical zoom (up from the present 5x); an all-new professional digital camera app from Apple for photographs and movies; and a further Camera Control button on the highest fringe of the telephone. That final one appears particularly unbelievable, as it will be the third new button added to new iPhones in as a few years. Do we actually want two devoted digital camera keys, along with the Motion Button?

In the meantime, on July 30, Tom’s Guide highlighted an X publish from Sonny Dickson — a longtime and usually dependable leaker of unreleased iPhone data — displaying “dummy” iPhone 17 fashions within the new colours he had leaked earlier within the month (see beneath). Whereas these are actually simply mock-ups — not actual, leaked iPhones — it is fascinating to see how the design and colour rumors translate right into a real-world feel and appear. After all, we can’t know if these colours are legit till the iPhone occasion this fall.

When will the iPhone 17 sequence be introduced?

Most years, the flagship smartphones are launched in September. It is slightly early to have the particular dates; some years, Apple solely offers per week or two of lead time between sending invitations and internet hosting the occasion. However years of previous precedent present that someday in September ought to be when the 17 fashions make their debut. This household of smartphones would be the final to comply with that pattern, nevertheless. There have been hints that the introduction of the iPhone 18 assortment in 2026 will probably be split right into a pro-tier announcement within the fall and an ordinary mannequin announcement the next spring.

What’s going to the brand new iPhone 17 lineup embrace?

Design leaks recommend 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, typically a strong supply of superior intel about Apple, reported in January that the iPhone 17 Air will probably be geared up with a primary A19 chip and can solely have a single digital camera lens. It might additionally use Apple’s new in-house modem, which was launched in February on the iPhone 16e. Extra particulars about this improvement might 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 can have a titanium body. If his reviews 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 made from aluminum, which is oddly a lighter materials than titanium. Different hypothesis had recommended that the Air would use a mix of aluminum and titanium, so the precise supplies is probably not recognized till the official announcement.

Every new roster features a base mannequin, however through the years, Apple shakes up the number of telephones it affords. Most definitely there will probably 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 good larger display screen and higher battery life; the 17 roster will nearly definitely have one as properly.

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 will probably be a brand new addition to that decrease finish of the spectrum, the fashions that had been beforehand referred to 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 (fortuitously) modified plans. He additionally says that the rumored telephone can have a 6.6-inch display screen and embrace the Dynamic Island and Digicam Management button. Lastly, the worth is rumored at $900 — seemingly greater than the usual iPhone 17 however lower than the Professional.

We have additionally gotten what appears to be a dependable have a look at what the colour lineup will probably be for the brand new smartphones. Macworld reported that the iPhone 17 will probably be out there in black, white, metal grey, inexperienced, purple and light-weight blue. The iPhone 17 Air will reportedly have 4 colour choices: black, white, mild blue and light-weight gold. Whereas the Air colours will probably 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.

What’s going to iOS 26 be like?

Apple upended its numbering conventions with WWDC 2025, and can match the identify of every new working system to the 12 months it is launched. So when the following wave of iPhones hits, they will be working on iOS 26.

On the design facet, the smartphone OS launched in the course of 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 Photographs apps have been redesigned. There will probably be a number of options leveraging synthetic intelligence, reminiscent of stay translation capabilities coming to Cellphone, FaceTime and Messages. Apple can 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 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 assist 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 subsequent 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 1, 2025, 8:15AM ET: Added new photographs 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, attainable supplies for the Air, and the colour choices for the totally different fashions.

Replace, March 17, 2025, 2PM ET: Added particulars concerning the rumored worth 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.