This is what to know forward of Apple’s fall occasion

The Apple iPhone event is true across the nook, which suggests the large tech firm will lastly reveal its iPhone 17 lineup. The latest iOS 26 features will come preinstalled on the brand new fashions, in addition to any further options Apple reveals on the launch occasion. However since we nonetheless have to attend just a few weeks (presumably) till the iPhone occasion, we are able to a minimum of speculate what the brand new telephones will appear to be. As with most unreleased iPhone fashions, rumors and leaks have trickled in concerning the {hardware} facet forward of the official introduction. This is what we’re anticipating and what we are able to fairly assume we’ll get from Cupertino in September.

What are the newest iPhone 17 rumors?

An iPhone 17 Professional manufacturing leak seems to have revealed an all-aluminum chassis, according to MacRumors. Initially posted by leaker Majin Bu, the picture reveals a shell that has a big spherical gap on the again (the place the Apple brand sometimes is) to permit for MagSafe charging. MacRumors says this might simply be a molding however notes that the aluminum body (versus the present titanium in Professional iPhone fashions) would yield a considerably decrease weight.

For now, that is only a rumor and we cannot know what the precise iPhone 17 fashions appear to be till Apple’s iPhone occasion subsequent month.

How a lot will the iPhone 17 value?

Apple’s announced plan to expand US-based manufacturing partners appears to present it a minimum of some shielding from the steepest Trump administration tariffs which have already triggered worth will increase on all the things from Switch consoles to high-end cameras to Sonos speakers. However on condition that President Trump’s commerce insurance policies can change from week to week, and Apple’s persevering with reliance on Asia-based provide chains, worth shocks stay an ongoing risk. The larger query is: Will Apple take up any greater prices, or move them on to shoppers?

If costs do creep up, Apple might select to pair it with an “improve.” Think about this latest rumor posted by MacRumors from a leaker referred to as “Instant Digital,” suggesting that the default storage of the iPhone 17 line might begin at 256GB, doubling the present 128GB baseline. Whereas that might be accompanied by a price increase of $50, Apple might a minimum of pitch it as a “higher worth.” That mentioned, the corporate doubled the default RAM of its Mac computers from 8GB to 16GB at no additional value in 2024 — however that was earlier than the present Trump tariff cycle began.

When will the iPhone 17 sequence be introduced?

Most years, the flagship smartphones are launched in September. MacRumors highlighted a narrative initially reported by iphone-ticker.de that the Apple iPhone 17 occasion might be Tuesday, September 9, in keeping with info gleaned from German cell phone suppliers.

It is nonetheless too early to have the precise dates; some years, Apple solely offers every 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 often is the final to observe that development, nonetheless. 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 embody?

Design leaks counsel that Apple is constructing an ultra-thin smartphone, prone to be named the iPhone 17 Air to match Apple’s ultralight laptop computer designation. Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, usually a strong supply of superior intel about Apple, reported in January that the iPhone 17 Air will probably be outfitted with a primary A19 chip and can solely have a single digicam lens. It could additionally use Apple’s new in-house modem, which was launched in February on the iPhone 16e. Extra particulars about this growth might leak forward of September, however that is what we all know for now.

An investor be aware from Apple analyst Jeff Pu indicated that the Air can have a titanium body. If his studies are correct, the light-weight smartphone would be the solely entry within the iPhone 17 lineup to make use of that steel; the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Professional, and iPhone 17 Professional Max are anticipated to be manufactured from aluminum, which is oddly a lighter materials than titanium. Different hypothesis had advised that the Air would use a mix of aluminum and titanium, so the precise supplies might not be recognized till the official announcement.

Moreover, an August 4 MacRumors report says the inner battery pack of the iPhone Air is simply 2.49mm thick — half the thickness of the iPhone 17 Professional battery. The leak was posted on the Korean-language Naver blog, the place they present the alleged batteries of the iPhone 17 Air and 17 Professional facet by facet. The identical account claimed the 17 Air’s battery capability was a mere 2,800 mAh, MacRumors notes. (That is under the battery capability of present iPhone 16 fashions.)

A latest rumor from Majin Bu, whom MacRumors classifies as a “hit-or-miss leaker,” suggests the iPhone 17 Professional can have higher wi-fi sign energy due to an up to date antenna design. The person posted a render on X that reveals a brand new antenna system that wraps across the iPhone 17 Professional’s supposedly wider rear digicam bump. Once more, it is a render, not a real-world photograph. That mentioned, we will not knock the aim of higher wi-fi reception, so we’re hoping this one has a level of reality to it.

Every new roster features a base mannequin, however over time, Apple has shaken up the number of telephones it presents. Almost certainly 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 possibility with an excellent larger display and higher battery life; the 17 roster will virtually actually have one as effectively.

The brand new Professional iPhones are mentioned to have a full-width “digicam island” on the rear, which might mark the primary time an Apple mannequin opted for that design. This characteristic will be seen within the purported iPhone 17 “spotted in the wild.” The pics, highlighted on MacRumors, present a black cased iPhone (17 Professional?) with the distinct again panel. Is it the actual 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 nearly as good as ours.

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 known 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 and embody the Dynamic Island and Digicam Management button. Lastly, the value 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 take a look at what the colour lineup will probably be for the brand new smartphones. Macworld reported that the iPhone 17 will probably be obtainable in black, white, metal grey, inexperienced, purple and lightweight blue. The iPhone 17 Air will reportedly have 4 coloration choices: black, white, gentle blue and lightweight 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.

On July 30, Tom’s Guide highlighted an X put up from Sonny Dickson — a longtime and usually dependable leaker of unreleased iPhone info — exhibiting “dummy” iPhone 17 fashions within the new colours that had been the supply of the aforementioned Macworld story. Whereas these are actually simply mock-ups — not actual, leaked iPhones — it is attention-grabbing to see how the design and coloration rumors translate right into a real-world feel and appear.

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’re going to be operating on iOS 26.

On the design facet, the smartphone OS launched in the course of the huge developer showcase took a contentious method dubbed Liquid Glass. Apple has been scaling down the quantity of transparency results within the subsequent beta assessments of iOS 26, however it is going to nonetheless have a glass-like visible.

The characteristic listing contains 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, resembling reside translation capabilities coming to Cellphone, FaceTime and Messages. Apple can be at the moment testing a delicate content material warning for youngster 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 can 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 help 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 following iOS is now obtainable 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 via iPhone 11.

What different merchandise are anticipated to be launched alongside the iPhone 17?

If Apple follows its standard sample, the iPhone 17 will probably be introduced alongside new Apple Watch merchandise. That might be the Apple Watch Sequence 11 (if Apple sticks to the identical naming scheme), and possibly an Apple Watch Extremely 3 and/or an up to date Apple Watch SE. (They’re going to all run watchOS 26, after all.) Different prospects — and that is, once more, hypothesis — might embody refreshed Apple AirPods Professional (which acquired its last big update in 2022) and possibly new AirTags trackers (first launched in 2021).

The Apple rumor mill acquired a giant shot within the arm this week due to the reported inclusion of product ID numbers in latest beta software program builds. Per MacRumors, it is a laundry listing of recent {hardware}, together with long-rumored product updates just like the Apple TV, HomePod mini, new Apple Studio Show monitor and two recent iPads.

In fact, even when that listing is completely correct, we might not see these merchandise till 2026 — if ever. So do not count on all of merchandise to share the stage with the iPhone 17, particularly since Apple likes to maintain its star performer on the focus.

That mentioned, understand that Apple has just lately been having Mac-centric bulletins in late October (because it did final 12 months to debut new M4 Macs), so there’s all the time the possibility of one other shoe dropping just a few weeks down the highway.

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Katie Teague contributed to this story.