Whereas Apple’s iPhone 16 household remains to be many months away from launch right now, we’re already getting one other rumor in regards to the iPhone 17 collection, resulting from arrive within the fall of subsequent 12 months.
In response to an investor be aware by Haitong Worldwide Securities analyst Jeff Pu, the iPhone 17 line will include a refreshed design, in addition to a smaller Dynamic Island.
The iPhone 17 will allegedly have a 6.1-inch display, the iPhone 17 Professional will go along with a 6.3″ panel, and the Professional Max will likely be 6.9″. Apparently, the iPhone 17 Plus will not be known as that – in accordance with Pu, it can go by the title iPhone 17 Slim and can have a 6.6″ display.
That clearly implies it could possibly be the thinnest of the 4, which might be an attention-grabbing distinctive promoting level for this mannequin. Pu says the iPhone 17, 17 Slim, and 17 Professional can have aluminum frames, whereas solely the Professional Max will go along with titanium. The design of all 4 will apparently be “extra advanced” by some means.
The identical supply claims the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Slim will include the A18 or A19 chip and 8GB of RAM, whereas the Professional and Professional Max will make use of the A19 Professional and 12GB of RAM. For comparability’s sake, be aware that the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus have 6GB of RAM, whereas the iPhone 15 Professional and Professional Max have 8GB. The iPhone 16 household is anticipated to standardize 8GB throughout the vary, earlier than the iPhone 17 Execs will make the soar to 12GB.
All 4 iPhone 17 fashions are mentioned to sport 24 MP front-facing cameras, in contrast to 12 MP used at the moment.
The iPhone 17 Professional Max can be rumored to get a narrowed Dynamic Island, whereas the opposite three should make do with the present design of that characteristic. So it seems just like the Professional Max will likely be positioned as Apple’s hyper-premium providing subsequent 12 months.
The smaller Dynamic Island will likely be made attainable by a brand new “metalens” know-how which can assist Apple dramatically cut back the dimensions of the Face ID sensor.