iPhone 17 rumors rated – what to really expect at next week’s Apple event
The rumors iPhone 17 swirls since Apple raised the lid on the iPhone 16 line last September, but how many of these design, hardware and software predictions will become a reality?
The launch event of Apple’s iPhone 17 is scheduled for September 9, and before the big day, we thought that we break down five of the biggest rumors relating to the iPhone 17, the iPhone 17 Pro, the iPhone 17 Pro Max and the iPhone 17.
Below each rumor, we shared our opinion of experts on the fact that it was nailed, eccentric or somewhere between the two, to give you a better idea of what the upgrades Really Expect this year’s iPhone range.
New designs
What is the rumor?
One of the most exciting rumors surrounding the line of the iPhone 17 concerns the appearance of the new Apple handsets.
Depending on the report, the iPhone 17, the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max will include large blocks of cameras passing horizontally on their respective rear panels, giving the three phones a Google Pixel sensation at 10.
The standard iPhone 17, meanwhile, looks almost identical to the iPhone 16, with two rear cameras stacked on each other vertically.
What is the probability of this rumor?
If the iPhone 17, the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max do not include this very rumored horizontal camera block, I will eat my hat.
This is an assertion that we have heard for months now, and since the housing of the square camera on the iPhone 16 Pro is starting to feel a little long in the tooth, I can absolutely understand why Apple would like to shake its flagship design of the iPhone in this way.
I am a little more skeptical (read: confused) on the rumor design of the iPhone 17, which will not be different from that of the iPhone 16. If Apple actually mixes things for pro models, and throws a completely new model (the air of the iPhone 17) in the mixture, then an unchanged basic model may look like the duck ugly. I think, however, that this is the arrangement with which we will finally find ourselves.
Axel Metz, telephone editor
Display at 120 Hz
What is the rumor?
Several tips have suggested that the four iPhone 17 models will get 120 Hz screens, which means that this year’s basic iPhone will not be salted with the same 60 Hz cooling rate which has been a feature of each non-Pro iPhone since Apple’s original 2007.
According to some reports, the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max will continue to use Apple Adaptive Promotion Technology (which allows features such as the display still originally), while the basic iPhone 17 and the super-client iPhone 17 will obtain 120Hz static cooling rates. Others, however, suggest that promotion could come to all iPhone 17 models.
What is the probability of this rumor?
I never thought of seeing the day Apple teams its non -pro models with a 120 Hz refreshment rate, but the number of sources signaling this rumor gives me confidence in its precision.
The only real question mark is whether this 120 Hz display will be static or promotion variety. On the one hand, it is logical that Apple can try to limit the functionality of non -pro display (as a means of stimulating the attraction of pro models). But on the other hand, promotion facilities are better battery efficiency (because the cooling rate can be lowered to keep energy), and therefore the absence of this functionality on the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 air would have a negative impact on the life of the telephone battery life.
Given the inevitably thin frame of the iPhone 17 air, I do not see Apple sacrificing even more battery life by equipping this model with a non -promotional screen. For this reason, I think that all iPhone 17 models will receive promotion screens, or at the very least, all models, with the exception of the basic iPhone 17, will benefit from functionality.
Axel Metz
A new telephoto lens
What is the rumor?
Several rumors have suggested that the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max could receive an upgrade to their respective telephoto lens. The most widely reported rumor suggests that resolving the telephoto lens camera will go from 12 Mp to 48 Mp, while others indicate a change in range of zoom.
The notable control of Majin BU previously suggested that the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max would be equipped with a 3.5x telephoto lens, from the iPhone 16 Pro and the 5X MAX 5X camera. Such a camera would probably be better suited to portrait photography. BU suggested this change in conjunction with a bump up to 48MP.
And in July, MacRumors reported that an anonymous forecaster had contacted the publication to suggest that the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max could rather launch with an 8x optical zoom camera, with a mobile lens that allows a certain level of continuous variable zoom. This anonymous prediction made no mention of a 48 Mp sensor.
What is the probability of this rumor?
With several sources pointing to a 48 Mp telephoto lens on the next Apple Pro hand, I think it is reasonably likely that we will see the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max with this improved sensor. Apple is already a tested fan of 48 MP cameras, because the main and ultra-wide cameras of the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max are already both resolution.
As for a change in the range of optical zoom, it is a little more difficult to say. Apple was fully committed to 5x objective when he published the iPhone 16 series. When the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max released the previous year, only the Pro Max obtained the 5X camera while the smallest pro A kept its 3X camera. This suggests that Apple considers the 5X camera as a straight upgrade.
In addition, there does not seem to be a single leading rumor when it comes to a change of zoom. If several rumors had indicated a 3.5x camera or an 8x camera, it could be easier to feel confident in both cases. I would not be surprised if we saw a change of zoom, but it is not possible to call one or the other “probable” at this stage.
Jamie Richards, editor, mobile IT
Load speed upgrade
What is the rumor?
Some sources suggest a modest increase in the wired load capacity for the whole iPhone 17 series. The four models in the iPhone 16 series reach approximately 30 W, and Phonearena reports that this figure could be increased to 35W for the four variants of the iPhone 17 to come.
Other rumors suggest that this year’s iPhones could obtain a faster wireless load up to 25 W or even 50W, thanks to the incorporation of the Qi 2.2 standard (via macrumors).
It is not possible to predict if Apple will fully use the Qi 2.2 standard, or to produce load accessories which fully use all enlarged load capacities.
What is the probability of this rumor?
A modest increase in wired load capacity seems to be a reasonable expectation. Apple usually keeps things modest with regard to batteries, both in terms of load capacity and specifications, but with the Google Pixel 10 series and the Galaxy S25 series offering up to 45 W of power print as a function of the model, it would be sense that Apple would like to avoid being left behind.
As for Magsafe, I think 25W is much more likely than 50W. It would be strange for Apple to equip its phones with the components necessary for the 50 W wireless load without corresponding to this for the wired load.
Jamie Richards
Steam cooling room
What is the rumor?
A cannet pouch suggested that the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max will obtain cooling systems from the steam room.
This type of cooling, which you can find in some of the best Android phones, works when the coolant liquid contained in a metal room turns into gas because it absorbs heat. This steam then condenses on the coolest side of the metal surface and dissipates heat via the law of thermodynamics. Usually, these steam rooms are used to cool a phone’s chipset without taking up a lot of space. You will find such cooling in the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Apple has not yet adopted this cooling technology, but as it is now at a level of maturity, the Cupertino crew seems ready to adopt it in highly efficient iPhones.
What is the probability of this rumor?
Since Rivaux Android phones use cooling of the steam room, I think it is very likely that Apple will use it in new pro iPhones.
Apple will almost certainly equip the iPhone 17 Pro models with the so-called A19 Pro chip, which is defined to have more power than its predecessor and probably more influence to supply tools and workloads without support for the cloud. This probably means more heat to manage, so a vapor chamber cooling system would be a way to manage such heat without making the phones pro larger than their predecessors.
In fact, I am so convinced that this cooling will be used, even if Apple does not make a big show on this subject, that I am really enthusiastic by what the cooling of the steam chamber could mean for games and 5G performance supported on the iPhone 17 pro.
Roland Moore-Colyer, editor-in-chief, Mobile Computing
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