The iPhone 17 features some upgrades over the iPhone 16 in some key areas: a more power efficient A19 chip, a better screen, and stronger glass to match. While it looks very similar on the outside to the previous generation, you’ll notice right away when you start using it, how fluid the screen is.

That’s because all iPhone 17 models now come standard with ProMotion display, that refreshes the screen up to 120 Hz. Not only that.. all iPhone models now come with OLED displays!
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Apple Intelligence

iOS devices running 18 and later with an A17 Pro chip or better (iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max, or all iPhone 16 models+). While device capability has increased over the years, it’s theorized by some that older devices don’t have enough RAM to properly run Apple Intelligence. This feature is gradually rolling as AI is new to the industry as a whole.
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What You Need to Know

• All iPhone models this year ship with 120 Hz OLED displays, including this one.
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• The USB port is type-C in style, but is functionally USB 2.0.
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• It can charge to 50% in 20 minutes via a wired connection, 30 via 25W QI2.
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• It has a square “Center Stage” front facing camera sensor.
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• The screen can now peak at 3000 nits, which is quite bright.
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Details

• Announced September 9th, 2025
  • Preorder September 12th, 2025 5:00 Pacific Time
  • Available September  19th, 2025
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• Apple model number: A- (USA) EMC –
  • – (Black, 256 GB, US)
  • – (White, 256 GB, US)
  • – (Mist Blue, 256 GB, US)
  • – (Lavender, 256 GB, US)
  • – (Sage, 256 GB, US)
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  • A- (Global) EMC –
    • Order numbers vary by country.
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• • A- (China) EMC –
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  • A- (Canada, Mexico, South America) EMC –

• Model ID: iPhone18,3
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iOS

• Requires iOS 26 (Build 23A—-) or later
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Geekbench 6

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Core System

Legend: L1i = L1 Instruction Cache, L1d = L1 Data cache, SLC = System Level Cache

• L1 Per-performance core: 192KB L1i, 128KB L1d
• L1 Per-efficiency core: 128 KB L1i, 64 KB L1d
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• A19: 6 Cores, 2x 4.26 GHz “A19” High Performance Cores: 384K L1i, 256K  L1d*
  • 4x — GHz “A19” energy efficient cores: 512K L1i, 256K L1d, 6 MB L2 Per-Core*
  • 3 nm fabrication process
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Memory

•  A19: 8 GB 3750 MHz LPDDR5X-7500 SDRAM, 60 GB/s theoretical bandwidth*

*This is unconfirmed but is the same RAM used in the A18 chip. It can be assumed the A19 uses this or better.
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Video

• Apple A19 5-Core GPU with Metal 4, @ —- MHz Core Clock
  • iPhone 17: 37,014 – Geekbench 6.5.0
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Display

• Super Retina XDR OLED 6.3″ (Diagonally), 96.4 cm2 (Surface area), 90.1% STB Ratio
  • 1206 x 2622 resolution, 460 ppi, 19.5:9 aspect ratio with Ceramic Shield 2
  • 1000 nits standard, 1600 nits HBM, 3000 nits peak, HDR10 + Dolby Vision
  • Wide Color (P3) gamut
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Camera

• Rear – Facing: 1x 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, dual pixel
  •  1x 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm 120′ (ultra wide), 1/2.55″. 0.7µm, PDAF
  • 2x LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
  • Video: 4K@24 – 60fps, 1080p@25 – 240fps, Dolby up to 60 fps, stereo, OIS
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• Front – Facing: 18 Megapixels, f/1.9
  • 3D depth + biometric sensor for Face-ID
  • 4K@24 – 60fps, 1080p@25 – 120fps
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Sound

• Built-in Stereo Speakers
• Built-in Microphones
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Battery

• iPhone 17 ($799): 3692 mAh Lithium-ion polymer battery
  • Up to 27 hours of video playback streamed
  • Charge up to 50% in 30-min w/30w+ charging brick
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Expansion / Misc

• 1x USB-C style USB 2.0 port, with USB PD 2.0 (up to 100W)
  • Up to 4.5 Watts reverse charging via wired connection
• 1x Wireless 25 Watt MagSafe & Qi2 charging spot, (15W in china)
• WiFi 7.0 w/N1
• Bluetooth 6.0 w/N1
• 5G w/Apple C1X modem
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Physical

• Size (H x W x D): 5.89″ x 2.81″ x 0.31″, (149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm)
• Weight: 6.24 Oz (177 grams)
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See More

• Tech Specs on: GSMArena, Apple’s website