iPhone 17 with 120Hz ProMotion display, A19 SoC Launched

Apple has launched Apple iPhone 17 in iPhone 17 Series. iPhone 17 has a 6.3-inch Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion offering up to 120Hz for the first time in the base model. The peak brightness is now 3000 nits,  With ProMotion, an Always-On display is now possible that lets you check the time, add widgets, and Live Activities at a glance, and when not in use since the display efficiently adjusts down to 1Hz.

The phone is powered by an Apple A19 3-nanometer SoC. The new N1 Apple-designed wireless networking chip enables Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread. This will improve the overall performance and reliability of features like Personal Hotspot and AirDrop, said the company.

It has  a 48MP Fusion Main camera with 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto,  48MP Fusion Ultra Wide camera and new 18MP Center Stage front camera features the first square front camera sensor on iPhone, offering a wider field of view and higher resolution. The iPhone 17 gets Ceramic Shield 2 with a new Apple-designed coating for 3x better scratch resistance and improved anti-reflection to reduce glare. With the improved SoC, and ProMotion, it promises up to 30 hours of video playback — eight more hours than the previous generation. It can charge up to 50% in 20 minutes with 40W high-wattage USB-C power adapter or higher.

Apple will sell the eSIM-only iPhone 17 model in Bahrain, Canada, Guam, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the U.S., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Apple iPhone 17 specifications

• 6.3-inch (2622×1206 pixels) OLED 460ppi Super Retina XDR display, ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz,
  1000 nits max brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness, up to 3000 nits peak outdoor brightness, HDR, True Tone, Ceramic Shield 2 protection
• Six-Core A19 (2 performance and 4 efficiency cores) 3nm chip with 64-bit architecture, 5‑core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16‑core Neural Engine
• 256GB, 512GB storage options
• iOS 26
• Water and dust resistant (IP68)
• Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
• 48MP wide-angle (f/1.6) camera, second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilisation for video, 2x Telephoto, 100% Focus Pixels, Photonic Engine, True Tone flash, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision at 4K 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 240fps, Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps, 48MP 120° Ultra Wide (f/2.2) autofocus secondary camera, Macro photography
• 18MP (ƒ/1.9) centre stage front camera, Autofocus with Focus Pixels, Retina Flash, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 120fps
• TrueDepth camera for FaceID facial recognition, Stereo speakers
• Action button – Silent mode, Focus, Camera, Flashlight, Voice Memo, Recognise Music, Translate, Magnifier, Controls, Shortcut or Accessibility
• Camera controls – Exposure, Depth, Zoom, Cameras, Styles, Tone
• Dimensions: 149.6×71.5×7.95mm; Weight: 177g
• 5G (sub‑6 GHz) with 4×4 MIMO, Gigabit-class LTE, 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 with 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 6, Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip for spatial awareness, Thread networking technology, NFC with reader mode, dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC)
• Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery with MagSafe and Qi2 wireless charging up to 25W, USB-C fast charging, 50% charge in 20 minutes with 40W adapter or higher, up to 30 hours of video playback

iPhone 17 comes in Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender colours priced at Rs. 82,900 for 256GB and Rs. 1,02,900 for 512GB. It
will be available through apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app, Amazon, Flipkart from September 19th, with pre-order starting from this Friday, September 12th at 5:30PM IST