There's no official word on an iPhone 17 release date. But using Apple's own history of iPhone rollouts, we can make an educated guess as to when the new models might arrive this year.

Updated May 3 with more details of what will be in the update.

However, the iPhone 17 Air, which is rumoured to replace Apple’s plus-size model, might be cheaper than many expect. According to a report published by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in March, the phone will cost the same price as the iPhone 16 Plus – that’s $899 in the US and £899 in the UK. A welcome rumour if it's accurate.

For all we know, this fall's iPhone launch will go ahead as per usual, with Apple introducing all of its new models at once — a standard iPhone, two iPhone 17 Pro models and a brand new iPhone 17 Air is what the rumors are telling us to expect. But as reported by The Information, thing's change pretty radically after that.

That means the iPhone 17 Air release date will likely be Friday, September 19th, 2025, following a preorder launch on September 12th. According to The Information, Apple has started the ...

There also seems to be some uncertainty over how well the upcoming, ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air is going to sell ... whether or not to try and mix up its release schedule in 2026 and 2027.

Earlier this week we heard reports that Apple was planning on splitting up the release of the iPhone 18. Rather than sending out all four flagship iPhones in September — which has been the norm for almost 20 years — the phone maker may split it off into a biannual release.

Corroborating The Information reporting from over the weekend, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has laid out his predictions for the next