In lower than 48 hours, Apple will lastly start its huge September “Awe dropping” iPhone event, and we’ll get our official take a look at the long-anticipated iPhone 17 lineup. The {hardware} announcement will happen on September 9 at 1PM ET, and the Engadget staff will likely be liveblogging it from Cupertino in real-time. (You may watch the iPhone 17 event on YouTube, too.) The latest telephones will come outfitted with the latest iOS 26 features preinstalled, together with any new options Apple reveals that day. So what can we count on to see? Whereas Apple retains all the main points underneath lock and key, we even have a really robust thought as to what we’ll be seeing, because of leaks from Asian provide chains, case producers and a few credible media stories. Oh, and there are many extra fanciful rumors, too. Here is our greatest guess as to what will likely be popping out of Cupertino subsequent in only a few days.

What are the most recent iPhone 17 rumors?

Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman is the business’s best-known Apple whisperer, and his event preview provides a tidy overview of what to anticipate on Tuesday. That features 4 new iPhone 17 fashions, with an all-new superthin mannequin, dubbed the iPhone Air, main the pack. We’ll additionally doubtless see the baseline iPhone 17, in addition to the standard Professional and big-screen Professional Max fashions, which can provide the road’s finest cameras and extras.

Moreover, count on as much as three new Apple Watch fashions, with the satellite-connected Apple Watch Extremely 3 and a attainable new entry-level Apple Watch SE flanking the Apple Watch Collection 11. Rounding out the brand new merchandise must be the AirPods Professional 3 earbuds, that are stated so as to add heart-rate monitoring and a stay translation function.

Whereas all of these stories largely jibe with earlier rumors, Gurman’s report contains display sizes and handset sizes right down to the millimeter. Actually, he had beforehand outlined a lot of the similar expectations in a recent appearance on the Engadget Podcast.

However he is not the one one with actual measurements: Loads of case makers, together with Dbrand, have unveiled their instances for the whole iPhone 17 line, additional solidifying expectations on dimensions and display sizes for the brand new fashions. That stated, we’re nonetheless treating every thing as unconfirmed till Apple’s official bulletins hit on Tuesday.

Whereas we do not count on any huge leaps ahead on the Apple Intelligence entrance at Tuesday’s occasion, Gurman’s subsequent report notes that Apple is continuous to experiment with AI fashions from Google, Anthropic and OpenAI, and will license expertise from a number of of them forward of a significant Siri improve that might arrive as quickly as March 2026.

How a lot will the iPhone 17 price?

Apple’s announced plan to expand US-based manufacturing partners appears to present it at the very least some shielding from the steepest Trump administration tariffs which have already triggered worth will increase on every thing from PlayStations to 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 chance. The larger query is: Will Apple soak up any greater prices, or move them on to customers?

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

Now, on the eve of the iPhone announcement, a report from JPMorgan mixes and matches the rumors above. As recounted in 9to5Mac, the iPhone line’s beginning costs will nonetheless stretch from $799 to $1,199 — simply as they do now — with the Air presumably getting a $50 enhance versus the iPhone Plus mannequin it is changing, and the 17 Professional costing an extra $100, however together with extra storage.

Once more, these costs are solely projections and have not been confirmed by Apple.

When will the iPhone 17 collection be introduced?

As famous above, the date has been confirmed for Tuesday, September 9. That strains up with Apple’s conventional schedule, and the sooner report from iphone-ticker.de (by way of MacRumors).

This era of Apple smartphones could be the final to be totally launched in September, nevertheless. There have been hints that the introduction of the iPhone 18 assortment in 2026 will likely 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 reported in January (and reaffirmed in his September occasion preview) that the iPhone 17 Air will likely be outfitted with a primary A19 chip and can solely have a single digital camera lens. It is going to additionally supposedly use Apple’s new in-house modem, which was launched in February on the iPhone 16e.

As a visitor on the most recent Engadget Podcast, Gurman informed Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar and Igor Bonifacic the rumored iPhone Air will likely be tough across the edges at first. He believes the 17 Air will “lag in each” in relation to digital camera and battery efficiency. “The battery life goes to be subpar in comparison with a base-level 17 or Professional mannequin,” he says. The last word aim, he notes, is to get all of the performance of the Professional fashions into the Air fashions.

An investor observe from Apple analyst Jeff Pu indicated that the Air could have a titanium body. If his stories 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 product of aluminum, which is lighter. Different hypothesis had advised that the Air would use a mix of aluminum and titanium, so the precise supplies will not be identified till the official announcement.

Moreover, an August 4 MacRumors report stated 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 famous. (That is beneath the battery capability of present iPhone 16 fashions.)

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 stated that whereas Apple had investigated making the iPhone 17 Air with out a single port, the corporate (happily) modified plans. He additionally says that the rumored telephone could have a 6.6-inch display and embody the Dynamic Island and Digicam Management button.

On the same subject, 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 exhibits 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.

That very same leaker (Majin Bu), whom MacRumors classifies as a “hit-or-miss leaker,” suggests the iPhone 17 Professional could have higher wi-fi sign power because of an up to date antenna design. The person posted a render on X that exhibits a brand new antenna system that wraps across the iPhone 17 Professional’s supposedly wider rear digital camera bump. Once more, it is a render, not a real-world picture. That stated, we won’t knock the aim of higher wi-fi reception, so we’re hoping this one has a level of fact to it.

Leaker Majin Bu also claims “TechWoven” instances could possibly be launched, per a MacRumors report. The instances match the rumored design on the iPhone 17 fashions, with the extensive digital camera bump. The leaker famous there are two lanyard holes for “handy and safe carrying,” so it could possibly be worn round your neck. The colours would are available in gray/black, blue, inexperienced, purple and orange. Moreover, he stated there will likely be new Liquid Silicone cases in eight colours, together with Deep Orange, Pale Orange, Grass Inexperienced, Celadon, Fog Purple, Gray Blue, Darkish Blue and Midnight Black. He additionally just lately confirmed a clear iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max case with the big rear digital camera bump cutout. The case is not totally clear and as a substitute has a white rectangular piece that covers the MagSafe space.

The brand new Professional iPhones are stated to have a full-width “digital camera island” on the rear, which might mark the primary time an Apple mannequin opted for that design. This function could 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 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.

Moreover, the iPhone 17 Professional‌ fashions may have the brightest show but, in accordance with leaker “Instant Digital,” MacRumors reports. The aim is to make it “extra appropriate to be used in direct daylight for extended durations.” The article factors out that current 16 Professional fashions can double their most brightness whereas in direct daylight, making it simpler to see what’s on the display.

We have additionally gotten what appears to be a dependable take a look at what the colour lineup will likely be for the brand new smartphones. Macworld reported that the iPhone 17 will likely 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 likely 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.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman believes there really will likely be a brand new orange colour supplied for the iPhone 17 Professional and Professional Max, in addition to a lightweight blue colour for the iPhone 17 Air, he confirmed in his August 24 Power On newsletter.

On July 30, Tom’s Guide highlighted an X put up from Sonny Dickson — a longtime and usually dependable leaker of unreleased iPhone data — displaying “dummy” iPhone 17 fashions within the new colours that have been the supply of the aforementioned Macworld story. 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 look.

So as to add the the rumors, a Weibo leaker generally known as Digital Chat Station suggests the iPhone 17e will come outfitted with a brand new design that features the Dynamic Island, MacRumors reports. Based on the put up, the brand new telephone could have the A19 chip and will have a 6.1-inch OLED show with a front-facing 12-megapixel digital camera and a rear-facing 48-megapixel digital camera. Nonetheless, it is necessary to notice this report refers back to the 17e mannequin that may be anticipated to launch no sooner than February 2026, if it adopted the identical launch sample because the iPhone 16e.

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 operating on iOS 26.

On the design facet, the smartphone OS launched throughout 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 would nonetheless have a glass-like visible.

The function listing contains huge and small updates. On the extra impactful facet, the Cellphone and Pictures apps have been redesigned. There will likely be a number of options leveraging synthetic intelligence, similar to stay translation capabilities coming to Cellphone, FaceTime and Messages. Apple can be at the moment testing a delicate content material warning for little one accounts that may 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 components 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 subsequent iOS is now out there as a public beta. Listed here are our preliminary impressions of the Liquid Glass design and different new options. iOS 26 is compatible with all fashions again by way of iPhone 11.

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

If Apple follows its common sample, the iPhone 17 will likely be introduced alongside new Apple Watch merchandise. That may be the Apple Watch Collection 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.) As famous above, a brand new model of the Apple AirPods Professional (which acquired its last big update in 2022) is predicted, and there is a chance we’ll see new AirTags trackers (first launched in 2021), although these could possibly be introduced later.

The Apple rumor mill acquired a giant shot within the arm in mid-August because of the reported inclusion of product ID numbers in latest beta software program builds. Per MacRumors, it is a laundry listing of latest {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 could 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 focal point.

That stated, needless to say 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 at all times the possibility of one other shoe dropping just a few weeks down the street.

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