The iPhone 17 may keep the design of the iPhone 16, but get a 120Hz display and a 24MP front camera

According to the latest rumours, the base model of the iPhone 17 will feature the A18 processor, which is already used in the iPhone 16. This was reported by Apple analyst Jeff Pu in a study for GF Securities.

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The chip will be manufactured using TSMC's advanced 3-nanometre second-generation process (N3E).

At the same time, the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air will run on the new A19 chip, and the iPhone 17 Pro models will run on the A19 Pro. These processors will be manufactured using even newer third-generation 3-nanometre technology (N3P).

In terms of RAM, the base iPhone 17 will retain 8GB of RAM, just like the iPhone 16. Last month, another expert, Ming-Chi Kuo, suggested that Apple was considering 8GB or 12GB of RAM for the base model. If Pu's data is correct, the choice has been made in favour of 8GB.

In general, the base model of the iPhone 17 looks like a minor update of the iPhone 16: the design is expected to be retained, but with improvements to the display - now 120 Hz instead of 60 Hz and a larger screen with a diagonal of 6.3 inches (versus 6.1 inches in the iPhone 16). The front-facing camera will also have a resolution of 24 megapixels, twice that of its predecessor.

The official presentation of the iPhone 17 series is scheduled for September 2025.

According to the Chinese informant Fixed Focus Digital, the iPhone 17 series will support 8K video recording, but he did not specify whether all models will receive this support or only Pro models.

Source: MacRumors