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iPhone 17 Pro
An aluminum unibody, a vapor chamber and a camera plateau.
Overview
The 17 Pro looked different from behind. A wide, raised plateau across the full width of the back holds the camera system, and the frame is a single piece of aluminum rather than titanium, which Apple chose for heat dissipation and rigidity. A vapor chamber with deionized water sits inside the body to move heat away from the A19 Pro chip during sustained work.
All three rear cameras shoot at 48 megapixels. The telephoto lens has a 4x tetraprism design, and cropping the sensor yields an 8x optical-quality zoom, creating a 16x optical-quality range from 0.5x to 8x. The front camera is an 18-megapixel Center Stage sensor, and video capture supports ProRes RAW and Apple Log 2.
The 6.3-inch display reaches 3,000 nits outdoors and uses an anti-reflective coating on Ceramic Shield 2. Pricing started at $1,099 with 256GB of storage, and the phone was replaced by the iPhone 18 Pro in September 2026.
Why it mattered
It reset the Pro design with an aluminum body and the plateau, the look carried into the iPhone 18 Pro.
At a glance
- Announced
- September 9, 2025
- Released
- September 19, 2025
- Discontinued
- September 9, 2026
- Launch price
- $1,099
- Chip
- Apple A19 Pro
- Display
- 6.3"
- Storage
- 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
- Status
- Discontinued
Highlights
- Aluminum unibody with camera plateau
- Vapor chamber cooling with A19 Pro
- Triple 48MP cameras
- 8x optical-quality zoom
- 256GB starting storage
Tech specs
Specifications as published at launch. Some values (like battery life) are manufacturer estimates.
Display
- Size
- 6.3-inch
- Type
- Super Retina XDR OLED, always-on, HDR10, Dolby Vision, Ceramic Shield 2
- Resolution
- 2622 x 1206 pixels (460 ppi)
- Refresh rate
- Up to 120 Hz (ProMotion)
- Brightness
- 1,000 nits typical, 1,600 nits peak (HDR), 3,000 nits peak (outdoor)
Chip
- Chip
- Apple A19 Pro
- CPU
- 6-core (2 performance, 4 efficiency)
- GPU
- 6-core with Neural Accelerators
- Neural Engine
- 16-core
Memory
- Storage options
- 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
Camera
- Rear cameras
- Triple 48MP: Fusion main 24mm f/1.78, ultra wide 13mm f/2.2, telephoto 100mm (4x) f/2.8, plus LiDAR
- Front camera
- 18MP Center Stage, f/1.9
- Video recording
- 4K Dolby Vision HDR at up to 120 fps; ProRes and ProRes RAW; Apple Log 2
- Zoom
- 8x optical-quality, 16x optical-quality range, 40x digital
Battery
- Video playback
- Up to 33 hours
- Charging
- USB-C, MagSafe and Qi2 up to 25W, fast charge to 50% in about 20 minutes with 40W adapter
Connectivity
- Cellular
- 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave) with 4x4 MIMO, Gigabit LTE
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) via Apple N1
- Connector
- USB-C (USB 3, up to 10 Gb/s, DisplayPort)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6
- SIM
- Dual eSIM only
- Satellite
- Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance, Messages and Find My via satellite
Design
- Dimensions
- 150.0 x 71.9 x 8.75 mm
- Weight
- 206 g
- Materials
- Aluminum unibody, Ceramic Shield 2 front, Ceramic Shield back, vapor chamber
- Water resistance
- IP68 (up to 6 m for 30 minutes)
Security
- Authentication
- Face ID (TrueDepth camera)
Software
- Launch OS
- iOS 26
