iPhone 17: When it comes, how production runs, what it looks like

It will not take long for Apple’s this year’s iPhones: According to all the signs, it will be time again in September. Just in time for the start of the production facilities, fresh details about the new models have been leaked from Asia and elsewhere. Among other things, this deals with changes in Apple’s mini-indicator Dynamic Island, the exact presentation date, the production of the devices and possible special colors.

The date of the iPhone keynote

This is how it works Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman assumed that Apple’s iPhone event should fall during the week from September 8 (KW 37). The actual date could be September 9th, because Apple likes Tuesday for events. Alternative are also conceivable on Monday (8th) or Wednesday (10th). Apple never uses on Fridays or weekends, because pre -orders are often made possible on Friday. Apple held the iPhone 16 event last year on September 9 (Monday), the Preorder phase began the following Friday (September 13).

A total of four new iPhone models are planned. The standard iPhone 17 meets the new iPhone 17 Air form factor with particularly thin housing and the Pro models iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max, each of which is likely to receive the best chip and camera equipment. A plus model, i.e. a large standard iPhone, is said not to be planned this time. In addition to the new iPhones, Apple should adhere to its usual Playbook, also expected new Apple watch models, in particular the third variant of the Apple Watch Ultra is considered particularly interesting, among other things with satellite radio.

The production of the iPhone 17 is Reports from India now started. Production runs started in both India and China, it said. Central components such as housing, screen or camera are said to have already arrived in the factories in the past few weeks. All devices – possibly with the exception of the iPhone 17 Air – are also to be manufactured in India right from the start.

Colors and other little things

Apple supposedly plans for the Pro models special colors“including a” copper-like orange “, said leak expert Sonny Dickson. Otherwise, black, gray and silver are intended for the models, similar to the previous year. The new camera arrangement should go over the entire width of the housing.

Apple supposedly sees one for the iPhone 17 Air Special color called “Sky Blue” before. This is rather withdrawn, as the Leaker Majin Bu claims. He also wants to have heard that Apple At the Dynamic Island works. This expects a “significant evolution in the coming years”, with more functions and more integration. Apple uses the area around the iPhone’s cameras to indicate additional information and live activities.