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iPhone 17 Is Apple's Most Popular Lineup Ever

Apple's iPhone 17 models are its most popular iPhones to date, Apple CFO Kevan Parekh told the Financial Times. Both Parekh and Apple CEO Tim Cook attributed Apple's stellar Q2 2026 performance to iPhone sales.

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"The ‌iPhone 17‌ family is now the most popular line-up in our history... we believe we gained market share during the quarter," said Parekh. Cook told Reuters that iPhone demand was "off the charts," and that supply was constrained despite the impressive sales.

"And there's just a little less flexibility in the supply chain at the moment for getting more parts," Cook said. Apple's iPhone sales were held back by the A19 and A19 Pro chips that it gets from TSMC, as TSMC also manufactures AI chips.

Parekh said that memory had an "increasing impact" between the first and second quarters of 2026.

Issues with chip supply and increasing problems acquiring RAM could potentially have an impact on the iPhone 18 lineup that Apple is expected to introduce this September. The lineup will include Apple's first foldable iPhone.

The current ‌iPhone 17‌ family includes the ‌iPhone 17‌, iPhone 17 Pro, ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max, iPhone 17e, and iPhone Air.

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Top Rated Comments

Zaft Avatar
3 hours ago at 02:11 pm
Base iPhone 17 is probably the best phone on the market with the combined price with features.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Loismustdie1 Avatar
2 hours ago at 02:42 pm
I WANTED the Air so badly. I bought my father one for his birthday and it is such a fantastic design. I even forgave the battery pack. However the audio and camera quality was too much to ignore. I like my orange 17 pro max but it’s a damn unit. People can hate on the Air all they want, that phone is fantastic to hold.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
2 hours ago at 02:35 pm
It’s my most desired iPhone in years. I’m just hoping they don’t screw up the 18 because that’s when I can upgrade again.

I feel like the 17 Pro Max is the first time they listened to people on my side of the aisle, which is make the phone a little thicker and give fantastic battery life. This is what we want and the iPhone 17 lineup delivers it in spades.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
MysteriousStain Avatar
2 hours ago at 03:11 pm
The regular 17 was a perfect upgrade coming off an XS. Everything is better, most of all the cellular and wifi. Base storage is huge (for me) and the 120Hz took me by surprise by how much I appreciate it. Battery lasts me two to three days. And flat sides like my beloved 5s!
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Starfia Avatar
2 hours ago at 02:33 pm

Both Parekh and Apple CEO Tim Cook attributed Apple's stellar Q2 2026 performance to iPhone sales.
So the popularity is associated with sales.

(Strokes chin)

Interesting.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
2 hours ago at 03:28 pm
I take this as vindication that people do in fact care about 120Hz displays, despite being told every time I mentioned it by someone in the comments that nobody cares.

Quick edit: I'll grant that buyers of the 17e likely in fact do not care.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)