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Battery
Alleged artillery capacities for the iPhone 17 models were spotted successful a Chinese regulatory database, and successful the past, this database has provided close artillery information.
- iPhone 17 - 3,692 mAh
- iPhone 17 Air - 3,149 mAh
- iPhone 17 Pro - 4,252 mAh
- iPhone 17 Pro Max - 5,088 mAh
It's worthy noting that successful immoderate countries similar China, determination volition beryllium models with a SIM tray. iPhone 17 models that person a SIM tray volition person somewhat smaller artillery capacities, and the artillery capacities supra are for the non-SIM models that volition beryllium sold successful countries similar the United States.
The iPhone 17 Pro Max is expected to beryllium the archetypal iPhone that has a artillery implicit 5,000 mAh, and it could person the longest ever artillery beingness that we've seen successful an iPhone. There's besides going to beryllium an awesome year-over-year artillery summation for the iPhone 17 Pro.
It doesn't look similar the iPhone 17 volition connection overmuch of an betterment implicit the iPhone 16, and of course, the iPhone 17 Air has the lowest capableness of the bunch. It volition beryllium absorbing to spot however it compares to the different models successful presumption of real-world artillery life, due to the fact that Apple whitethorn beryllium utilizing a denser silicone-anode artillery that provides much vigor successful a smaller package.
SIM Trays
There person been aggregate rumors suggesting that the iPhone 17 Air won't person the abstraction for a SIM tray, which would forestall it from launching successful China. iPhones sold successful China are required to person a carnal SIM tray, and carriers successful the state bash not enactment eSIM exertion for smartphones.
The caller artillery database leak mentions a variant of the iPhone 17 Air with a SIM tray, truthful it looks similar accusation suggesting that the iPhone 17 Air won't beryllium disposable successful China could beryllium inaccurate.
It would beryllium astonishing for Apple not to connection its flagship ultra bladed instrumentality successful China wherever it's apt to merchantability well.
Apple phased retired SIM trays successful the U.S. with the iPhone 14 launch. In astir different countries speech from China, iPhones see some a SIM tray and an eSIM, but that could alteration this year. Rumors suggest that SIM-free iPhones volition grow to much countries.
Thicker iPhone 17 Pro Max
The iPhone 17 Pro Max is going to measurement successful astatine 8.725mm thick, making it thicker than the 8.25mm iPhone 16 Pro Max. The other abstraction could let for a larger artillery and rumored camera features similar an adjustable aperture. The iPhone 17 Pro Max volition beryllium astir 5 percent thicker than the iPhone 16 Pro Max, and astir radical astir apt won't announcement the increase.
A thicker chassis and a bigger artillery typically means a higher weight, but Apple is transitioning to aluminum alternatively of titanium and replacing immoderate of the solid astatine the backmost with aluminum, truthful wide value could beryllium the aforesaid oregon lower.
iPhone 17 Lanyard
We've seen leaked iPhone 17 cases that person a spot wherever a lanyard tin connect, and an representation of the accessory surfaced implicit the weekend.
The representation features a agelong crossbody strap successful agleam orangish colour that mightiness lucifer the iPhone 17 Pro. Both iPhone 17 Pro models are expected to travel successful an orangish shadiness on with acheronian blue, black, and white.
The strap has a flexible metallic halfway and uses magnetic attachment points to link to the iPhone case.
iPhone 17 Pro Design
Last Friday, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman clarified iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max plan rumors. The 2 smartphones are expected to beryllium made from aluminum, but with a caller cutout country connected the bottommost 2 thirds of the device. The cutout volition beryllium made from glass, and it volition alteration wireless charging.
This updated plan has been rumored for months now, but it's utile to get immoderate clarification connected the half-aluminum half-glass rumors.
Sketchy Dynamic Island Rumors
On Friday, a leaker who claims to enactment for a institution making iPhone surface protectors said the iPhone 17 Dynamic Island is 1.5cm, down from 2cm successful the iPhone 16 models.
There person been immoderate mixed rumors of changes to the Dynamic Island implicit the iPhone 17 rumor cycle, but reliable sources person suggested the Dynamic Island is the same. A alteration to the Dynamic Island is possible, but unlikely, and this rumor is connected the sketchier side.
Most surface protectors bash not see cutouts for the Dynamic Island, and it's not wide if that accusation would person been included with CAD renders sourced by accessory makers up of the iPhone 17's launch.
AirPods Pro 3
In a somewhat confusing past infinitesimal AirPods Pro 3 rumor, a reliable leaker said that Apple plans to merchandise 2 versions of the AirPods Pro 3. There volition beryllium a modular mentation and a higher-end variant with an infrared camera for motion controls, but we mightiness not perceive astir the higher-end exemplary until adjacent year.
Apple Watch SE 3 and Ultra 3 Confirmed
Last twelvemonth determination were rumors that Apple would refresh the Apple Watch SE and the Apple Watch Ultra, but that didn't happen. We're proceeding the aforesaid rumors astir caller models this year, and it looks similar they're really coming.
A leaker with an established way grounds confirmed that Apple is readying to present Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch SE 3, and Apple Watch Ultra models tomorrow, each with an S11 spot that uses the aforesaid architecture arsenic the existent S10 chip.
Read More
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How to Watch
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