iPhone 17 release date, rumors, price, specs & design of 2025 iPhone

iPhone 17 specs and features

• Pro Max to feature 5,000mAh battery, plus a steel case for improved heat dissipation and structural resistance
• LTPO displays with 120Hz refresh rate
• Dynamic Island could get smaller
• Apple A19 chipset for iPhone 17, and A19 Pro for Pro/Pro Max
• RAM boosted to 12GB in Pro models
• 50W MagSafe charging thanks to Qi 2.2 compliance

Battery

The iPhone 17 Air battery capacity is said to be around 2,800mAh, based on a leak from yeux1122.

The iPhone 17 Pro Max battery is said to be around 5,000mAh, from the Weibo account Instant Digital. This would be the biggest iPhone battery ever, and about 8% more capacity than the iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Display

The always-on display is supposed to finally be available on the non-Pro models. In addition, some believe that ProMotion will come to the non-Pro models, since the same LPTO technology that enables the always-on display is what makes ProMotion possible, in Apple’s iPhone implementation. If true, it would be the first time Apple has offered ProMotion on a non-Pro device. Others claim that the non-Pro models will get a 120Hz display, but without the variable refresh rate of ProMotion.

Apple is also said to be working with Corning on a new anti-glare and scratch-resistant glass for the iPhone 17 line-up. It was said to have production volume issues that might cause it to miss this year’s iPhones, but a July 2025 rumor says it will be on the iPhone 17 Pro after all.

Dynamic Island

The iPhone 17 Pro Max may have a smaller dynamic island. Rumors have changed back and forth—Jeff Pu said the dynamic island (or rather, the hardware “pill” that the island surrounds) will be smaller in the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Then Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said it will be the same size as current models. Then leaker Digital Chat Station on Weibo said it will indeed be smaller.

Processor

We don’t know much about what chips will power the iPhone 17 line, but we expect the high-end models will get an A19 Pro, while the non-Pro models may get a standard or cut-back version of the A19, or perhaps a more souped up variant of the A18.

A persistent rumor claims Apple will use a vapor chamber plate to distribute heat in the iPhone 17 Pro models, and leaker Majin Bu has an image of some production parts for it.

Charging

In June, 91mobiles spotted a new MagSafe charger compliant with the Q1 2.2 standard. That could mean that the iPhone 17 will support 50W charging over MagSafe, a massive boost over the current 25W capabilities in the iPhone 16. A rumor in August claimed Apple had been testing reverse wireless charging for the iPhone 17 Pro models, which would let you charge another phone or an AirPods case by using the back as a charging mat.

RAM

Since Apple bumped every iPhone 16 model to 8GB of RAM due to the demands of Apple Intelligence, rumors have suggested Apple will increase the memory in the iPhone 17 Pro models to 12GB. In a report concerning RAM suppliers, Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple wants the regular iPhone 17 to feature 12GB as well, but supply shortages may be an issue.

Wireless

When it comes to wireless, the cellular modem is likely to still be supplied by Qualcomm; the C1 modem isn’t quite good enough for Apple’s top-tier iPhones yet, and the C2 won’t be ready in time.

Apple has its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip that is expected to appear in the iPhone 17, however.

On August 11, Majin Bu reported that Apple is going to put the cellular antenna on the iPhone 17 Pro around the big camera bar. On the camera bar, the antenna would be “less prone to shielding and interference, improving performance in congested environments and ensuring a stable connection on the go,” according to Bu. This would enhance 5G mmWave performance, reduce latency, improve efficiency, and optimize the main body for the battery and thermal components. Bu specifically addresses the iPhone 17 Pro with this structural change. It’s not clear if the standard iPhone 17 or the rumored iPhone 17 Air will have the same antenna implementation. It’s possible that the camera bars on those phones are not large enough to accommodate an antenna.

Sources: yeux1122 | Instant Digital | Digital Chat Station | Majin Bu | Ming-Chi Kuo

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