iPhone 17 Pro

In September 2025, Apple will introduce the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max, two new high-end flagship devices that will be sold alongside the iPhone 17 and the iPhone 17 Air.

We have several months to go until the new 2025 iPhones come out, but leakers, analysts, and others with insider information have already been sharing details on the new devices.

It looks like the iPhone 17 Pro models could see a redesign, with Apple adopting a new design for the rear casing. Rumors suggest Apple plans to go with a half glass, half aluminum build, which would increase durability. The glass would allow wireless charging to continue to be available, but a partial aluminum frame would be less prone to breakage.

There could also be an update to the rear camera, with some rumors suggesting Apple is working on a horizontal camera bump that would be a major deviation from the current square-shaped camera arrangement. With this setup, there would be a centered, horizontal camera bump at the back of the iPhone, with the three lenses arranged in a horizontal orientation.

120Hz ProMotion refresh rates are expected for all models, so better refresh rates will no longer be a Pro iPhone exclusive, and Apple may also adopt a more resilient display cover that better resists drops and scratches.

Size changes aren't expected, as Apple increased the size of the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max last year.

Apple is designing new A-series chips for the iPhone 17 Pro models, built on the latest 3-nanometer node. We could see some improvements to efficiency and performance, with Apple set to use A19 Pro chips for the higher-end 2025 iPhones.

This roundup focuses on the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. For an overview of all iPhone 17 models, we have a separate iPhone 17 roundup, and we also have specifics on the iPhone 17 Air in that roundup.

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There will continue to be two separate Pro iPhone models, the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. Apple increased the size of the Pro lineup last year, and we're expecting those same screen sizes. The iPhone 17 Pro will measure in at 6.3 inches, while the iPhone 17 Pro will measure in at 6.9 inches. Overall size isn't going to change, but rumors suggest we could see some "significant" design updates, specifically to the rear of the device.

Apple could do away with the titanium frame that it's used for the last several years, instead going back to aluminum. The iPhone 17 Pro models might have an aluminum frame and a back that's half glass and half aluminum instead of all glass. The half-and-half design would improve durability at the top where there's aluminum, while still allowing for wireless charging with the glass at the bottom.

Rumors suggest that Apple might redesign the camera bump. Rather than a square bump, Apple could adopt a larger "rectangular" camera bump that's made from aluminum instead of glass. A rectangular camera bump would be a major design change, and suggests that the lenses of the camera would be arranged horizontally.

Other rumors have described the bump as an "elongated oval shape," and still others say there won't be any camera design change at all.

An elongated camera bump with horizontally arranged lenses raises questions about how spatial video might work. In current iPhone models, spatial video uses two vertically aligned lenses (the Wide and Ultra Wide) for capturing footage simultaneously. When capturing video in landscape orientation, the horizontal separation between the lenses mimics the distance between human eyes and creates depth perception. The rumored horizontal camera layout would not allow the iPhone 17 Pro lenses to shoot spatial video in landscape orientation, unless Apple plans to implement new spatial video technology.

Leaker Jon Prosser shared a render of an iPhone 17 Pro model that features a large, rectangular camera bump on the back. He claims the design is modeled after an iPhone 17 Pro that he saw, but Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that the render is based on a fake CAD drawing.

Prosser's design shows questionable placement of the flash and the LiDAR sensor, which are typically located close to camera lenses for proper function. It is not clear why Apple would use this design, nor what the extra space would be used for.

Additional renders from Front Page Tech show the alleged front and side design for the iPhone 17 Pro, along with another look at the large camera bar.

Prosser claims that the camera bar will be much larger than other mockups have shown, with three lenses that continue to be rearranged in a triangular shape. Prosser says that the iPhone 17 Pro will have a two tone finish with the body in one color and the camera bump slightly darker, though he is not sure what the material is. It is not clear if this mockup is accurate given the skepticism.

All iPhone 17 models will get 120Hz ProMotion technology in 2025, so ProMotion will no longer be a Pro-only feature.

Apple is expected to use an anti-reflective display that's more scratch resistant than the Ceramic Shield used in the current iPhone 16 Pro models. The reflective layer has been described as "super hard," but not much more is known about it.

The iPhone 17 Pro models will adopt Apple's next-generation A19 Pro chip. The A19 Pro will be built on an upgraded N3P 3-nanometer process that should bring efficiency and speed improvements compared to the A18 Pro.

RAM

The iPhone 17 Pro models could have 12GB RAM, up from 8GB in the iPhone 16 Pro models.

Thermal Improvements

Apple plans to use a vapor chamber heatsink for improved thermal performance. Vapor chambers work by spreading heat evenly across a larger area, eliminating thermal throttling for more consistent performance.

All of the iPhone 17 models are expected to get a 24-megapixel front-facing camera with a six-element lens, an upgrade over the current 12-megapixel front-facing lens.

Apple is expected to upgrade the Telephoto lens to 48 megapixels, a major improvement over the current 12-megapixel Telephoto lens. The iPhone 17 Pro models will be the first iPhones with three 48-megapixel lenses, as the Wide and Ultra Wide lenses have already been upgraded to 48 megapixels.

The iPhone 17 Pro's Wide camera could have a mechanical aperture that lets users adjust the size of the aperture to tweak the amount of light that reaches the lens. Current iPhones have fixed apertures, but a variable aperture will allow for more control over the depth of field.

With the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus, Apple introduced a new battery adhesive that can be loosened with a low-voltage electrical current, making the batteries easier to remove and replace. That same technology could be used in the iPhone 17 Pro models this year.

While the iPhone 17 Air will have Apple's 5G modem, the iPhone 17 Pro models will continue to use a 5G modem from Qualcomm.

There could be an Apple-designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 7 chip that will replace components from Broadcom. Apple is aiming to create a wireless setup where all of the components are tightly integrated and more energy efficient.

Apple will unveil the iPhone 17 Pro models alongside the iPhone 17 and the iPhone 17 Air in September 2025.