In case you missed it, here are all the details on the latest Apple devices.
With the start of September comes the promise of crisp, fall-like weather and, like clockwork, new iPhones. Apple's "awe dropping" iPhone event this year had execs showing off the latest iPhones from Cupertino and reminding folks of the changes Liquid Glass and iOS 26 will bring to their handsets in the coming week. The biggest hardware news comes with the iPhone Air, a new addition to this year’s iPhone lineup. iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro families were revealed, along with updated Apple Watches and new AirPods Pro earbuds. If you missed the live event, here’s everything Apple announced during the iPhone 17 launch event.
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iPhone 17
The handsets in the standard iPhone 17 lineup have 6.3-inch, 120Hz displays with ProMotion and thinner borders. Apple's touting improved durability thanks in part to Ceramic Shield 2, which has three times the scratch resistance as previous Ceramic Shield tech.
The iPhone 17 is powered by the new A19 chipset, which is faster and more efficient than the previous processor thanks in part to an improved neural engine, a six-core CPU and a five-core GPU. Improvements in power efficiency will also get you eight additional hours of battery life on the iPhone 17.
As for the rear camera array, iPhone 17 has a 48MP main Fusion ultra wide camera and a 12MP telephoto lens. The selfie camera has been improved to be a "center stage" front camera, with better stabilization, a wider field of view and a new larger, square sensor that lets you take higher quality images and videos more easily. You also won't have to rotate your iPhone when you want to take a photo or video in landscape mode.
The iPhone 17 series starts at $799 for a 256GB model and will be available for pre-order starting Friday, September 12. They'll be widely available on September 19.
iPhone Air
As expected, Apple announced a new member of the iPhone family during the event. The iPhone Air is the thinnest iPhone yet, measuring just 5.6mm thick, and made of spacecraft-grade titanium. Ceramic Shield 2 surrounds the iPhone Air on both sides, which helps make it more durable than any previous iPhone. The Air's always-on screen measures 6.5-inches, and it supports ProMotion and up to 3,000 nits of brightness.
Powering the iPhone Air is the A19 Pro chipset, which features a six-core CPU and a five-core GPU that features new neural accelerators built in. The new N1 chip enables the latest wireless technologies including Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, and the updated C1X modem is twice as fast as the previous C1 chipset.
The rear camera setup appears to just have one shooter, but actually includes a 48MP Fusion lens and a 12MP telephoto lens built in. The front-facing camera is the new center stage camera that features improved stabilization and software that makes it so you don't have to rotate your phone to take landscape photos and videos anymore.
As far as battery life goes, Apple claims the iPhone Air will get "all-day" battery life thanks in part to hardware features and software perks like Adaptive Power Mode, which learns your habits to intelligently manage power. The iPhone Air is compatible with MagSafe battery packs like the new, super slim one Apple designed specifically to work with the Air.
The iPhone Air starts at $999 for a 256GB model and will be available for pre-order starting Friday, September 12. It will be widely available on September 19.
iPhone 17 Pro
Apple redesigned the iPhone 17 Pro lineup from the ground up to include the first anodized aluminum unibody design in an iPhone. It was made to include the biggest battery ever in an Apple smartphone, an upgraded rear camera array, a new thermal system and more.
Starting with the new thermal management system, it's designed to manage power and surface temperature. A new vapor chamber directs heat throughout the device so it dissipates more efficiently. This is necessary to manage performance for Apple's most powerful iPhone, which is powered by the A19 Pro chipset.
Screen sizes sit at 6.9-inches on the iPhone 17 Pro Max, and 6.3-inches on the iPhone 17 Pro. Glass is no longer affixed to the back of the handset and has been replaced with Ceramic Shield 2, which makes the iPhone 17 Pro more durable than ever.
The new rear camera setup sits on a "plateau" of sorts on the top half of the back of the device. The array features a new 48MP telephoto lens, which can shoot up to 8x “optical quality” zoom at 12MP and 4x at its full 48MP. That's accompanied by two 48MP wide and ultra wide sensors, plus the 18MP center stage lens on the front of the phone.
Things like the thermal management system and the camera plateau have allowed Apple to put the biggest battery yet into the iPhone 17 Pro Series. The company claims the iPhone 17 Pro Max will have the longest battery life of any iPhone up until this point, with up to 39 hours of video playback.
The iPhone 17 Pro series starts at $1,099 for a 256GB model and will be available for pre-order starting Friday, September 12. They'll be widely available on September 19.
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