Features, Specs, and Price

The iPhone 17 is Apple's 2025 vision for their standard model series, indicating a major step forward in camera, a unique and elegant design, and a vibrant 120Hz display. Features that were previously only available in the Pro line are now easily accessible to the masses. Check out iPhone 17 specs, price, and release date, the balanced flagship for the people.

Design and Display

The iPhone 17 goes with a new body design with a polished aluminium frame and a "glossy" glass back, its colors being Matte Black, Starlight, (PRODUCT)RED, Sage Green, Sky Blue, and Lavender. With 147.5 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm and 173g, it is really a sleek modern type that sits comfortably in the hand. The 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED with 120Hz ProMotion adaptive refresh rate, resolution of 1179 x 2556 at 460 ppi, and a peak brightness of 2500 nits available for the first time. Latest Ceramic Shield is used on the front. The iPhone 17 retains the water resistance IP68 standard (6 meters for 30 minutes).

Performance

The iPhone 17 is equipped with the new A19 chip (3nm) consisting of a 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine, and its power and AI performance have increased dramatically over the previous generation. 8GB RAM is combined with it and 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage options are available. Stating out the box, it runs iOS 26 with the launch of Apple Intelligence for on-device AI tasks.

Camera

iPhone 17 is one of the major upgrades iPhone has made to its camera in years. It went from a 12MP main sensor to a new 48MP Main wide sensor (f/1.5) with sensor-shift OIS. To the 48MP main, it adds a 12MP ultra-wide camera (f/2.4, 120° FOV). New vertical camera alignment allows capturing spatial video for Apple Vision Pro. Now the 12MP TrueDepth front camera has a wider aperture for better dark selfies.

Battery Life

The iPhone 17 comes with a 3,500mAh battery that is capable of a whole day of use, battery life is estimated at up to 26 hours of video playback. It is compatible with 25W fast wired charging (50% in approximately 35 minutes) as well as 15W MagSafe wireless charging.

The iPhone 17, which is awaited to be unveiled on the 15th of September, 2025, is anticipated to be the most superlative standard iPhone model ever with the addition of a top-tier 120Hz display, a robust 48MP camera, and the brand-new A19 chip at a more affordable price. 2025 iPhone iPhone 17 price, release date, specs, features.