Apple has finally confirmed the date for its annual fall event for the next iPhone series. The Apple event will take place on Tuesday, September 9. The Cupertino giant will debut its next generation of flagship phones, likely the iPhone 17 series with a first-ever Air variant. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the event date on X. He wrote, “Get ready for an awe-dropping AppleEvent on Tuesday, September 9” The event will be held at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, as is the tradition for the company.
In the launch teaser Apple has revealed a blue and yellow glow in the Apple logo, perhaps hinting at a new feature or the highly anticipated new iPhone Air variant in the upcoming launch.
The event will be streamed live on Apple’s YouTube channel or the Apple website from 10 a.m. PT that is 10:30 p.m. IST on Tuesday, September 9.
Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 17 series with a host of new upgrades this time around.
According to industry rumors, this year Apple is likely to replace its iPhone Plus variant with a new iPhone 17 Air in the line-up. The device is said to arrive as the slimmest iPhone ever built, with rumours hinting towards a thickness of just 5.5mm.
Though, the slim profile is likely to see a fall in battery capacity, at around 2,900mAh. The 17 Air is expected to pack Apple’s C1 modem, first used in the iPhone 16e.
Apart from the 17 Air, the regular line-up will break cover – iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.
The 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max is expected to come with a redesigned camera module at the back of the phone. The module is also rumoured to be made from aluminium and attached to the glass back. Under the hood the vanilla iPhone 17 and the new IPhone 17 Air is expected to arrive at Apple latest in-house silicon the A19 chipset. For Pro we are expecting the high-end A 19 Pro chip. Additionally, the Pro models may come packed with a new 8X telephoto camera.