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Background
The iPhone 17 was announced on September 9th, 2025 alongside the iPhone Air, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max. The iPhone 17's display now supports ProMotion 1-120 Hz refresh rate and 3,000 nits peak brightness (up from the 16's 2,000 nits peak).
The iPhone 17 contains the A19 chip and N1 wireless chip, which supports Wi-Fi 7/Bluetooth 6/Thread connectivity. Storage now starts at 256 GB, with a 512 GB option, and battery life supports fast charging to 50% in 20 minutes.
The rear Dual Fusion camera system pairs a 48 MP main sensor (with 2× telephoto via cropping) and a 48 MP ultrawide, while the front Center Stage camera uses an 18 MP square-sensor.
The iPhone 17's available in black, lavender, mist blue, sage, and white, and starts at $799.
Identification
You can identify the iPhone 17 by the model number printed inside the USB-C charge port.
You can also find the model number through the phone's UI by going to the Settings app and navigating to General > About. Tap on the number listed in the Model Number section, and it should change to a format that looks like the numbers above.
Additionally, Apple offers a quick online tool to help identify your devices: Identify your iPhone model.
The iPhone 17 looks identical to the iPhone 16. The 17's screen grows from 6.1 inches to 6.3 inches, and the display bezels are slightly slimmer.
Volume controls and the Action Button can be found on the left edge, while the power button and Camera Control button are situated on the right.
Technical Specifications
Dimensions: 149.6 × 71.5 × 7.95 mm (5.89 × 2.81 × 0.31 in)
Weight: 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water Resistance: IP68
Colors: Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender
Operating System: iOS 26
Processor: A19 chip
- 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
- 5‑core GPU with Neural Accelerators
- 16‑core Neural Engine
- Hardware‑accelerated ray tracing
Storage: 256 GB or 512 GB
Battery: Up to 30 hours of video playback
- Qi2 wireless charging up to 25 W
- MagSafe wireless charging up to 25 W
Ports: 1x USB-C connector
- Charging
- DisplayPort
- USB 2 data transfer (up to 480 Mb/s)
Display:
- 6.3-inch “Super Retina XDR” OLED
- 2622 × 1206 pixel resolution (460 ppi)
- ProMotion 1-120 Hz adaptive refresh rate
- 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
- True Tone
- P3 wide color gamut
- 1000 nits max brightness, 1600 nits peak (HDR), 3000 nits peak (outdoor), 1 nit minimum
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Dynamic Island
- Anti-Reflective Coating
Rear Cameras:
- Main module
- 48 MP "Fusion"
- 26 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture
- Sensor-shift optical image stabilization (OIS)
- Autofocus with 100% Focus Pixels
- Enables 12 MP 2x optical-quality telephoto
- Ultra-wide module
- 48 MP "Fusion"
- 13 mm, ƒ/2.2 aperture
- 120° field of view
- Autofocus with Hybrid Focus Pixels
"Center Stage" selfie camera with Face ID:
- 18 MP
- ƒ/1.9 aperture
- 4K60 video recording
- Retina Flash
- Ultra-stabilized video
- Smart HDR 5
- Dual Capture
- 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps
- Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
Sensors:
- Face ID
- Barometer
- High dynamic range gyro
- High-G accelerometer (Crash Detection)
- Proximity sensor
- Dual ambient light sensors
Wireless Connectivity:
- Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip
- 802.11be Wi‑Fi 7 with 2x2 MIMO
- 5G, sub-6 GHz and mmWave
- Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO
- Bluetooth 6
- Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip
- Thread networking technology
- NFC with reader mode
- Express Cards with power reserve
- Additional Information
