Apple Is Showcasing The Iphone 17 Lineup Tomorrow: Rumors, Prices, New Features And What Else You Need To Know

It's happening: Tomorrow, Apple is yet showcasing its iPhone 17 lineup during nan large September "Awe dropping" iPhone event. The hardware announcement will return spot connected September 9 astatine 1PM ET, and nan Engadget squad will beryllium liveblogging it from Cupertino successful real-time. (You tin watch nan iPhone 17 event connected YouTube, too.) The newest phones will travel equipped pinch nan latest iOS 26 features preinstalled, on pinch immoderate caller features Apple reveals that day. So what tin we expect to see? While Apple keeps each nan specifications nether fastener and key, we really person a very beardown thought arsenic to what we'll beryllium seeing, acknowledgment to leaks from Asian proviso chains, lawsuit manufacturers and immoderate reliable media reports. Oh, and location are plentifulness of much fanciful rumors, too. Here's our champion stake arsenic to what will beryllium coming retired of Cupertino adjacent successful conscionable a fewer days.

What are nan latest iPhone 17 rumors?

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman is nan industry's best-known Apple whisperer, and his event preview offers a tidy overview of what to expect connected Tuesday. That includes 4 caller iPhone 17 models, pinch an all-new superthin model, dubbed nan iPhone Air, starring nan pack. We'll besides apt spot nan baseline iPhone 17, arsenic good arsenic nan accustomed Pro and big-screen Pro Max models, which will connection nan line's champion cameras and extras.

Additionally, expect up to 3 caller Apple Watch models, pinch nan satellite-connected Apple Watch Ultra 3 and a imaginable caller entry-level Apple Watch SE flanking nan Apple Watch Series 11. Rounding retired nan caller products should beryllium nan AirPods Pro 3 earbuds, which are said to adhd heart-rate monitoring and a unrecorded translator feature.

While each of those reports mostly jibe pinch earlier rumors, Gurman's study includes surface sizes and handset sizes down to nan millimeter. In fact, he had antecedently outlined astir of nan aforesaid expectations successful a recent quality connected nan Engadget Podcast.

But he's not nan only 1 pinch nonstop measurements: Plenty of lawsuit makers, including Dbrand, person unveiled their cases for nan complete iPhone 17 statement (including nan 17 Pro lawsuit shown above), further solidifying expectations connected dimensions and surface sizes for nan caller models. That said, we're still treating everything arsenic unconfirmed until Apple's charismatic announcements deed connected Tuesday.

While we don't expect immoderate large leaps guardant connected nan Apple Intelligence beforehand astatine Tuesday's event, Gurman's consequent report notes that Apple is continuing to research pinch AI models from Google, Anthropic and OpenAI, and whitethorn licence exertion from 1 aliases much of them up of a awesome Siri upgrade that could get arsenic soon arsenic March 2026.

In addition, expected artillery capacities for nan iPhone 17 models person appeared successful a Chinese regulatory database, arsenic shared connected X by relationship ShrimpApplePro (via MacRumors). If nan numbers are accurate, nan iPhone 17 will get a 3.7 percent summation successful artillery capacity versus past year's model, nan 17 Pro will summation a whopping 18.7 percent and nan Pro Max gets an 8.6 percent betterment complete nan already beardown 16 Pro Max battery. Not surprisingly, nan leak lists nan iPhone Air astatine astir 3,100 mAh, aliases astir 16 percent nether nan capacity of nan iPhone 17 number. It will beryllium absorbing to spot really Apple addresses that powerfulness shortfall if and erstwhile nan institution shares these numbers during aliases aft its announcement.

How overmuch will nan iPhone 17 cost?

Apple's announced scheme to grow US-based manufacturing partners seems to springiness it astatine slightest immoderate shielding from nan steepest Trump management tariffs that person already triggered value increases connected everything from PlayStations to Switch consoles to high-end cameras to Sonos speakers. But fixed that President Trump's waste and acquisition policies tin alteration from week to week, and Apple's continuing reliance connected Asia-based proviso chains, value shocks stay an ongoing possibility. The bigger mobility is: Will Apple sorb immoderate higher costs, aliases walk them connected to consumers?

If prices do creep up, Apple whitethorn take to brace it pinch an "upgrade." Consider this caller rumor posted by MacRumors from a leaker known arsenic "Instant Digital," suggesting that nan default retention of nan iPhone 17 statement whitethorn commencement astatine 256GB, doubling nan existent 128GB baseline. While that could beryllium accompanied by a price summation of $50, Apple could astatine slightest transportation it arsenic a "better value." That said, nan institution doubled nan default RAM of its Mac computers from 8GB to 16GB astatine nary other costs successful 2024 — but that was earlier nan existent Trump tariff rhythm started.

Now, connected nan eve of nan iPhone announcement, a study from JPMorgan mixes and matches nan rumors above. As recounted successful 9to5Mac, nan iPhone line's starting prices will still agelong from $799 to $1,199 — conscionable arsenic they do now — pinch nan Air perchance getting a $50 summation versus nan iPhone Plus exemplary it's replacing, and nan 17 Pro costing an further $100, but including much storage.

Again, these prices are only projections and haven't been confirmed by Apple.

When will nan iPhone 17 bid beryllium announced?

As noted above, nan day has been confirmed for Tuesday, September 9. That lines up pinch Apple's accepted schedule, and nan earlier study from iphone-ticker.de (via MacRumors).

This procreation of Apple smartphones whitethorn beryllium nan past to beryllium afloat released successful September, however. There person been hints that nan preamble of nan iPhone 18 postulation successful 2026 will beryllium split into a pro-tier announcement successful nan autumn and a modular exemplary announcement nan pursuing spring.

What will nan caller iPhone 17 lineup include?

Design leaks propose that Apple is building an ultra-thin smartphone, apt to beryllium named nan iPhone 17 Air to lucifer Apple's ultralight laptop designation. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported successful January (and reaffirmed successful his September arena preview) that nan iPhone 17 Air will beryllium equipped pinch a basal A19 spot and will only person a azygous camera lens. It will besides supposedly usage Apple's caller in-house modem, which was introduced successful February connected nan iPhone 16e.

As a impermanent connected nan latest Engadget Podcast, Gurman told Engadget's Devindra Hardawar and Igor Bonifacic nan rumored iPhone Air will beryllium unsmooth astir nan edges astatine first. He believes nan 17 Air will "lag successful both" erstwhile it comes to camera and artillery performance. "The artillery life is going to beryllium subpar compared to a base-level 17 aliases Pro model," he says. The eventual goal, he notes, is to get each nan functionality of nan Pro models into nan Air models.

An investor statement from Apple expert Jeff Pu indicated that nan Air will person a titanium frame. If his reports are accurate, nan lightweight smartphone will beryllium nan only introduction successful nan iPhone 17 lineup to usage that metal; nan iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max are expected to beryllium made of aluminum, which is lighter. Other speculation had suggested that nan Air would usage a blend of aluminum and titanium, truthful nan nonstop materials whitethorn not beryllium known until nan charismatic announcement.

Additionally, an August 4 MacRumors report said nan soul artillery battalion of nan iPhone Air is conscionable 2.49mm heavy — half nan thickness of nan iPhone 17 Pro battery. The leak was posted connected nan Korean-language Naver blog, wherever they show nan alleged batteries of nan iPhone 17 Air and 17 Pro broadside by side. The aforesaid relationship claimed nan 17 Air's artillery capacity was a specified 2,800 mAh, MacRumors noted. (That's beneath nan artillery capacity of existent iPhone 16 models.)

At nan very least, it sounds for illustration nan iPhone 17 Air won't return distant nan charging larboard and trust only connected wireless connectivity. Bloomberg said that while Apple had investigated making nan iPhone 17 Air without a azygous port, nan institution (fortunately) changed plans. He besides says that nan rumored telephone will person a 6.6-inch surface and see nan Dynamic Island and Camera Control button.

On a akin topic, an iPhone 17 Pro accumulation leak appears to person revealed an all-aluminum chassis, according to MacRumors. Originally posted by leaker Majin Bu, nan image shows a ammunition that has a ample information spread connected nan backmost (where nan Apple logo typically is) to let for MagSafe charging. MacRumors says this could conscionable beryllium a molding but notes that nan aluminum framework (versus nan existent titanium successful Pro iPhone models) would output a importantly little weight.

That aforesaid leaker (Majin Bu), whom MacRumors classifies arsenic a "hit-or-miss leaker," suggests nan iPhone 17 Pro will person amended wireless awesome spot acknowledgment to an updated antenna design. The individual posted a render connected X that shows a caller antenna strategy that wraps astir nan iPhone 17 Pro's supposedly wider rear camera bump. Again, this is simply a render, not a real-world photo. That said, we can't sound nan extremity of amended wireless reception, truthful we're hoping this 1 has a grade of truth to it.

Leaker Majin Bu besides claims "TechWoven" cases could beryllium introduced, per a MacRumors report. The cases lucifer nan rumored creation connected nan iPhone 17 models, pinch nan wide camera bump. The leaker noted location are 2 lanyard holes for "convenient and unafraid carrying," truthful it could beryllium worn astir your neck. The colors would travel successful grey/black, blue, green, purple and orange. Additionally, he said location will beryllium caller Liquid Silicone cases successful 8 colors, including Deep Orange, Pale Orange, Grass Green, Celadon, Fog Purple, Grey Blue, Dark Blue and Midnight Black. He besides precocious showed a clear iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max case pinch nan ample rear camera bump cutout. The lawsuit isn't afloat transparent and alternatively has a achromatic rectangular portion that covers nan MagSafe area.

The caller Pro iPhones are said to person a full-width "camera island" connected nan rear, which would people nan first clip an Apple exemplary opted for that design. This characteristic tin beryllium seen successful nan purported iPhone 17 "spotted successful nan wild." The pics, highlighted connected MacRumors, show a achromatic cased iPhone (17 Pro?) pinch nan chopped backmost panel. Is it nan existent deal? The dual angles lend a grade of credibility successful a societal media scenery progressively polluted pinch AI-enhanced fakes, but your conjecture is arsenic bully arsenic ours.

Additionally, nan iPhone 17 Pro‌ models could person nan brightest show yet, according to leaker "Instant Digital," MacRumors reports. The extremity is to make it "more suitable for usage successful nonstop sunlight for prolonged periods." The article points retired that existing 16 Pro models tin double their maximum brightness while successful nonstop sunlight, making it easier to spot what's connected nan screen.

We've besides gotten what seems to beryllium a reliable look astatine what nan colour lineup will beryllium for nan caller smartphones. Macworld reported that nan iPhone 17 will beryllium disposable successful black, white, alloy gray, green, purple and ray blue. The iPhone 17 Air will reportedly person 4 colour options: black, white, ray bluish and ray gold. While nan Air colors will beryllium little saturated, nan visuals for nan iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will spell bold. The options for nan Pro models are expected to beryllium black, white, gray, acheronian bluish and orange.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman believes location really will beryllium a caller orangish colour offered for nan iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, arsenic good arsenic a ray bluish colour for nan iPhone 17 Air, he confirmed successful his August 24 Power On newsletter.

On July 30, Tom's Guide highlighted an X station from Sonny Dickson — a longtime and mostly reliable leaker of unreleased iPhone accusation — showing "dummy" iPhone 17 models successful nan caller colors that were nan root of nan aforementioned Macworld story. While these are virtually conscionable mock-ups — not real, leaked iPhones — it's absorbing to spot really nan creation and colour rumors construe into a real-world look and feel.

To adhd nan the rumors, a Weibo leaker known arsenic Digital Chat Station suggests nan iPhone 17e will travel equipped pinch a caller creation that includes nan Dynamic Island, MacRumors reports. According to nan post, nan caller telephone will person nan A19 spot and could person a 6.1-inch OLED show pinch a front-facing 12-megapixel camera and a rear-facing 48-megapixel camera. However, it's important to statement this study refers to nan 17e exemplary that would beryllium expected to motorboat nary earlier than February 2026, if it followed nan aforesaid merchandise shape arsenic nan iPhone 16e.

What will iOS 26 beryllium like?

Apple upended its numbering conventions pinch WWDC 2025, and will lucifer nan sanction of each caller operating strategy to nan twelvemonth it's released. So erstwhile nan adjacent activity of iPhones hits, they'll beryllium moving connected iOS 26.

On nan creation side, nan smartphone OS introduced during nan large developer showcase took a contentious attack dubbed Liquid Glass. Apple has been scaling down nan magnitude of transparency effects successful nan consequent beta tests of iOS 26, but it will still person a glass-like visual.

The characteristic database includes large and mini updates. On nan much impactful side, nan Phone and Photos apps person been redesigned. There will beryllium respective features leveraging artificial intelligence, specified arsenic unrecorded translator capabilities coming to Phone, FaceTime and Messages. Apple is besides presently testing a delicate contented informing for kid accounts that will freeze FaceTime video if nudity is detected by on-device instrumentality learning tools. And nan institution is besides launching Visual Intelligence, which will usage AI to hunt for elements successful an image.

iOS 26 besides has a litany of minor, value of life improvements. Group texts are getting support for polls. And for nan slow risers retired there, iOS 26 will yet fto you flight nan tyranny of nan nine infinitesimal snooze alarm.

The adjacent iOS is now disposable arsenic a public beta. Here are our first impressions of nan Liquid Glass design and different caller features. iOS 26 is compatible pinch each models backmost done iPhone 11.

What different products are expected to beryllium released alongside nan iPhone 17?

If Apple follows its accustomed pattern, nan iPhone 17 will beryllium announced alongside caller Apple Watch products. That would beryllium nan Apple Watch Series 11 (if Apple sticks to nan aforesaid naming scheme), and possibly an Apple Watch Ultra 3 and/or an updated Apple Watch SE. (They'll each tally watchOS 26, of course.) As noted above, a caller type of nan Apple AirPods Pro (which received its last large update successful 2022) is expected, and there's a anticipation we'll spot caller AirTags trackers (first released successful 2021), though those could beryllium announced later.

The Apple rumor mill sewage a large changeable successful nan limb successful mid-August acknowledgment to nan reported inclusion of merchandise ID numbers successful caller beta package builds. Per MacRumors, it's a laundry database of caller hardware, including long-rumored merchandise updates for illustration nan Apple TV, HomePod mini, caller Apple Studio Display show and 2 caller iPads.

Of course, moreover if that database is wholly accurate, we whitethorn not spot those products until 2026 — if ever. So don't expect each of products to stock nan shape pinch nan iPhone 17, particularly since Apple likes to support its prima performer astatine nan halfway of attention.

That said, support successful mind that Apple has precocious been having Mac-centric announcements successful precocious October (as it did past twelvemonth to debut caller M4 Macs), truthful there's ever nan chance of different footwear dropping a fewer weeks down nan road.

Update, September 8, 2025, 12:22PM ET: Added caller rumor astir artillery capacity successful nan caller iPhone 17 devices.

Update, September 7, 2025, 12:32PM ET: Added Mark Gurman's latest reporting connected Apple's imaginable AI partnerships.

Update, September 6, 2025, 8:45AM ET: Added Mark Gurman's latest afloat predictions connected what's expected astatine nan Tuesday Apple event.

Update, September 4, 2025, 3:23PM ET: Added caller rumors astir nan iPhone 17 Air battery/eSIM, and camera specifications for nan latest lineup.

Update, September 3, 2025, 3:24PM ET: Added caller rumor astir nan accrued brightness of nan iPhone 17 pro models.

Update, September 2, 2025, 3:56PM ET: Added caller specifications astir nan imaginable iPhone 17 lineup prices, and a caller Clear Case rumor.

Update, August 30, 2025, 8:45AM ET: Added commentary from Mark Gurman's impermanent quality connected nan Engadget Podcast astir nan rumored iPhone 17 Air.

Update, August 27, 2025, 5:44PM ET: Added charismatic Apple iPhone 17 arena date, and a rumor astir its arena logo.

Update, August 25, 2025, 5:15PM ET: Added caller reports astir nan iPhone 17 Pro's orangish colour arsenic good arsenic caller rumored Liquid Silicone cases.

Update, August 22, 2025, 11:52AM ET: Added caller specifications astir nan colors of nan rumored TechWoven case.

Update, August 20, 2025, 7:12PM ET: Added caller rumor astir imaginable TechWoven lawsuit for iPhone 17 series.

Update, August 18, 2025, 6:23PM ET: Added caller rumor astir nan iPhone 17e perchance having nan Dynamic Island.

Update, August 15, 2025, 2:05PM ET: Added caller rumor astir nan all-aluminum chassis connected nan iPhone 17.

Update, August 13, 2025, 10:02PM ET: Added a database of nan products that are expected to beryllium released alongside nan iPhone 17s.

Update, August 11, 2025, 7:27PM ET: Added a render of a rumored caller antenna creation for nan iPhone 17 Pro.

Update, August 8, 2025, 4:43PM ET: Added caller speculation and reports astir iPhone 17 pricing.

Update, August 6, 2025, 4:05PM ET: Added latest specifications astir nan imaginable iPhone 17 arena date.

Update, August 4, 2025, 5:23PM ET: Added latest artillery leaks astir nan iPhone 17 models.

Update, August 1, 2025, 8:15AM ET: Added caller photos showing imaginable iPhone 17 colors.

Update, July 30, 2025, 11:08AM ET: Added latest leaks and rumors astir nan iPhone 17, and updated accusation connected nan iOS 26 nationalist beta.

Update, July 17, 2025, 4:40PM ET: Added latest accusation astir iOS 26, imaginable materials for nan Air, and nan colour options for nan different models.

Update, March 17, 2025, 2PM ET: Added specifications astir nan rumored value and features of nan iPhone 17 Air.

Update, April 11, 2025, 3:45PM ET: Added specifications from Front Page Tech's caller video that claims to uncover specifications from a leaked iOS 19 build.