The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are smartphones developed and marketed by Apple Inc. Alongside the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air, they form the nineteenth generation of the iPhone, succeeding the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max during the Apple Event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September 9, 2025, and will be available from September 19, 2025.
Specifications
Design
Both the iPhone 17 Pro models come in three colors: the new Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue, and Silver.
Logic
The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max use the new Apple A19 Pro system-on-chip. It incorporates the new Apple-designed N1 networking chip, part of a trend by Apple to reduce reliance on Broadcom. The iPhone 17 Pro comes with 12GB of RAM.
Display
The Pro has a 6.3″ display, and the Pro Max has a 6.9″ display. Both displays are identical to those used on the standard iPhone 17 and the previous generation iPhone 16 Pro, except now the iPhone 17 series supports 3000 nits of brightness.
Camera
The camera “plateau” was redesigned for the first time since the iPhone 11 Pro, featuring a large horizontal camera bump and a 4x telephoto “tetraprism” camera lens, instead of the previously used 5x; however, the new sensor is 48MP, allowing for sensor crop to an optical-quality 8x zoom. As a result, the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max have the best optical-quality telephoto lens on any iPhone. The drop from 5x to 4x allows for smoother transitions from 1-4x zoom levels, and a higher quality sensor allows for optical-quality zoom without digitally cropping.
The front camera uses an 18MP Centre Stage camera with Dual Capture, which allows the front camera to be used in any orientation and create either a landscape or portrait photo, based on who’s in the shot. This was achieved by utilising a unique square-shaped sensor.
Security
Starting with all iPhone 17 models and iPhone Air, devices based on the A19 and A19 Pro include Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE). MIE is an always-on, hardware-and-OS, memory-safety defense that uses Apple’s secure memory allocators, Enhanced Memory Tagging Extension (EMTE) in synchronous mode, and Tag Confidentiality Enforcement policies. By default, MIE hardens key attack surfaces, including the kernel and over 70 userland processes, while preserving performance. Apple states that MIE targets mercenary spyware by making end-to-end exploit chains significantly more expensive and difficult to develop and maintain.
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| Developer | Apple |
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| Type | Smartphone |
| Slogan | “All out Pro.” |
| Series | iPhone |
| First released | September 19, 2025 |
| Predecessor | iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max |
| Related | iPhone 17 iPhone Air |
| Compatible networks | 2G GSM/EDGE, 3G UMTS/HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G NR |
| Form factor | Slate |
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| Dimensions | Pro: 150.0 × 71.9 × 8.75 mm (5.91 × 2.83 × 0.34 in) Pro Max: 163.4 × 78.0 × 8.75 mm (6.43 × 3.07 × 0.34 in) |
| Weight | Pro: 206 g (7.27 oz) Pro Max: 233 g (8.22 oz) |
| Operating system | Original: iOS 26 Current: iOS 18.6.2, released August 20, 2025 |
| System-on-chip | Apple A19 Pro |
| Memory | 12 GB LPDDR5X |
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| Front camera | 18 MP, f/1.9, 23 mm (wide) |
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| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 7 tri-band, Bluetooth 6.0 (A2DP, LE), Ultra-wideband, Thread, NFC (reader mode, Express Cards), LEO satellite (Globalstar, limited), USB-C: USB 3.2 Gen 2 10 Gbit/s, Dual-frequency GPS (L1, L5), GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC |
| Water resistance | IP68 (up to 6 m for 30 minutes) |
| Website | apple |
References
- “About iOS 18 Updates”. Apple Inc.
- “About the security content of iOS 18.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2”. Apple Inc.
- “Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, the most powerful and advanced Pro models ever”. Apple Inc. September 9, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
- Rossignol, Joe (September 9, 2025). “Apple Announces iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max With New Design, Larger Battery, and More”. MacRumors. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
- Kastrenakes, Jacob; Di Benedetto, Antonio G. (September 9, 2025). “Our first look at the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max”. The Verge. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
- Roth, Emma (September 9, 2025). “The iPhone 17 comes with Apple’s new in-house networking chip”. The Verge. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
- “iPhone 17 Pro – Technical Specifications”. Apple Inc. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- “Memory Integrity Enforcement: A complete vision for memory safety in Apple devices”. Apple Security Research. Apple Inc. September 9, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
- Hardwick, Tim (September 10, 2025). “iPhone 17 Introduces ‘Groundbreaking’ New Memory Security Feature”. MacRumors. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
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