What To Expect At Apple's Iphone 17 Event

We're apt only astir a period distant (give aliases take) from Apple's next iPhone motorboat event. This year's shindig could spot nan thinnest iPhone to day joining nan iPhone 17 lineup. Also connected pat could beryllium caller Apple Watch models — including nan first Ultra exemplary successful 2 years — and (maybe) nan long-awaited AirPods Pro 3.

Apple's iPhone family will apt invited a caller personnel this year. The iPhone Air is expected to beryllium astir 5.55 mm thick. The thinnest exemplary truthful acold has been 2014's iPhone 6, astatine 6.9 mm. And they've only gotten chunkier since then. (The iPhone 16 Pro has a extent of 8.25 mm.) So, nan Air would guidelines retired from its peers successful that respect. It would besides springiness Apple a nonstop rival to Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge, which we recovered to beryllium more than a gimmick.

But nan iPhone Air's bladed creation will apt lead to immoderate compromises. It's rumored to person only a azygous 48 MP camera and a smaller battery. So, expect a stylish telephone that... won't beryllium for everyone.

The Pro lineup could connection immoderate creation tweaks and capacity improvements. The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max are rumored to move from titanium to aluminum. They could besides spot nan rear camera array grow to an full "island" that extends crossed astir of nan phone's backside. It's expected to location 3 cameras (as before), but aggregate rumors person suggested it will person an improved telephoto one. The zoom lens could jump to 48MP, which would fortify its integer zooming / cropping chops. The phones whitethorn besides add an anti-glare coating, akin to those found connected iPads.

The modular iPhone 17 could spot immoderate invited show upgrades. At slightest 1 proviso concatenation root claimed it will adhd a 120Hz adaptable refresh complaint (ProMotion) display, which nan Pro bid has utilized since 2021.

One point we cognize without a uncertainty is that nan caller iPhones will motorboat pinch iOS 26, which brings Apple's biggest creation refresh successful years. It's easy to ideate nan institution highlighting nan caller model's displays arsenic nan champion measurement to acquisition nan caller Liquid Glass ocular language. As for nan naming scheme, location haven't been immoderate leaks pointing to a akin hardware rebranding ("iPhone 26," "iPhone 26 Pro," etc.). But hey, Apple does for illustration surprises.

Engadget's iPhone 17 rumor roundup gives you a deeper dive into what to expect from nan caller models.

Apple's autumn arena isn't conscionable for iPhones. The institution is besides expected to rotation retired caller Apple Watch models. 5G and a processor upgrade are expected for nan Apple Watch Ultra 3. It whitethorn besides fto you nonstop texts via satellite, useful for those who usage it retired successful nan wilderness. Regardless of nan details, Apple hasn't launched a caller rugged and premium exemplary since 2023 (apart from a caller color), truthful it's owed for an upgrade.

The Series 11 exemplary is improbable to depart dramatically from nan Series 10. After all, that exemplary introduced a caller design, pinch a thinner assemblage and larger screen. (And Apple has historically kept those astir successful three-year cycles.). But a faster spot besides seems logical. Perhaps we'll spot 5G get connected nan modular wearable, too.

We whitethorn besides spot nan AirPods Pro 3 astatine nan event. It's been astir 3 years since Apple past upgraded its premium earbuds. The caller exemplary could besides bring immoderate biometric sensors to nan earphones: an in-ear heart-rate show and (maybe) somesthesia sensing. Live translator is besides rumored, though that whitethorn not beryllium exclusive to nan third-gen model.