There’s less variation this year with the base iPhone 17 and Pro models sharing a display. The Plus model is gone but we get a new iPhone Air. Here’s what you need to know about the iPhone 17 models.
The New Models in a Nutshell
There’s no iPhone 17 Plus model this year. Instead the iPhone 17 gets the same 6.3" display as the iPhone 17 Pro. The Pro Max keeps the 6.9" display from last year. Finally, we have the new iPhone Air with a 6.5" display. Apple continues to sell the base iPhone 16, 16 Plus, and the iPhone 16e.
That gives this years models three different screen sizes:
The 6.3" display in the iPhone 17 and 17 Pro has almost the same specs as the iPhone 16 Pro. That brings features such as ProMotion and the Always-on display to the base iPhone 17. The only difference I can see is an increased peak brightness of 3,000 nits (up from 2,000 nits). The Titanium frame of last years Pro models is replaced with an Aluminium unibody. The base iPhone 17 has an Aluminium frame but the iPhone Air has a Titanium frame.
Support for USB-3 (10Gbp/s) transfer speeds is still limited to the Pro models.
iPhone 17
The base iPhone 17 display upgrades to a spec comparable to the iPhone 16 Pro 6.3" display with ProMotion and Always-on, along with the A19 chip.
- A19 chip (6-core CPU, 5-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16-core Neural Engine)
- Display: 6.3" Super Retina XDR OLED with ProMotion, Always-On display, and Dynamic Island
- Screen resolution (points): 402 x 874
- Native resolution (pixels): 1206 x 2622 (460 ppi)
- Native Scale factor: 3x
- Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
- Landscape size classes: w: Compact, h: Compact
The status bar is 54 points high with a top safe area inset of 62 points which gives the following safe area insets:
- Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 62, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
- Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 20, bottom: 20, left: 62, right: 62
Note: In landscape there’s now a top safe area inset of 20 points.
iPhone 17 Pro
The iPhone 17 Pro is fractionally larger than the iPhone 16 Pro but keeps a 6.3" display. It has the Pro version of the A19 chip:
- A19 Pro chip (6-core CPU, 6-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16-core Neural Engine).
- Display: 6.3" Super Retina XDR OLED with ProMotion, Always-On display, and Dynamic Island.
- Screen resolution (points): 402 x 874
- Native resolution (pixels): 1206 x 2622 (460 ppi)
- Native Scale factor: 3x
- Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
- Landscape size classes: w: Compact, h: Compact
The status bar is 54 points high with a top safe area inset of 62 points which gives the following safe area insets:
- Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 62, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
- Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 20, bottom: 20, left: 62, right: 62
Note: In landscape there’s now a top safe area inset of 20 points.
iPhone 17 Pro Max
The iPhone 17 Pro Max is fractionally larger than the iPhone 16 Pro Max. It keeps a 6.9" display, and it has the Pro version of the A19 chip:
- A19 Pro chip (6-core CPU, 6-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16-core Neural Engine).
- Display: 6.9" Super Retina XDR OLED with ProMotion, Always-On display, and Dynamic Island.
- Screen resolution (points): 440 x 956
- Native resolution (pixels): 1320 x 2868 (460 ppi)
- Scale factor: 3x
- Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
- Landscape size classes: w: Regular, h: Compact
The status bar is 54 points high with a top safe area inset of 62 points which gives the following safe area insets:
- Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 62, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
- Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 20, bottom: 20, left: 62, right: 62
Note: In landscape there’s now a top safe area inset of 20 points.
iPhone Air
The iPhone Air makes some compromises to be thin and light. It has a depth of just 5.64mm and weighs 165 grams but has a single 48MP rear camera. It does get the A19 Pro chip:
- A19 Pro chip (6-core CPU, 5-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16-core Neural Engine)
- Display: 6.5" Super Retina XDR OLED with ProMotion, Always-On display, and Dynamic Island.
- Screen resolution (points): 420 x 912
- Native resolution (pixels): 1260 x 2736 (460 ppi)
- Scale factor: 3x
- Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
- Landscape size classes: w: Regular, h: Compact
The status bar is 54 points high with a top safe area inset of 68 points which gives the following safe area insets:
- Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 68, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
- Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 20, bottom: 29, left: 68, right: 68
The Complete List of iPhones (and an iPod)
Apple didn’t add any new screen sizes this year, but the iPhone Air 6.5" display does have a slightly higher resolution than the previous 6.5" models. Here’s the complete list of iPhone screen sizes supporting a minimum deployment target of iOS 15 (new models in bold):
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6.9" (440 x 956 points at @3x)
iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 16 Pro Max -
6.7" (430 x 932 points @3x)
iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro Max -
6.7" (428 x 926 points @3x)
iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro Max -
6.5" (420 x 912 points @3x)
iPhone Air -
6.5" (414 x 896 points @3x)
iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone XS Max -
6.3" (402 x 874 points at @3x)
iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro -
6.1" (393 x 852 points @3x)
iPhone 16, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15, iPhone 14 Pro -
6.1" (390 x 844 points @3x)
iPhone 16e, iPhone 14, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 -
6.1" (414 x 896 points @2x)
iPhone 11, iPhone XR -
5.8" (375 x 812 points @3x)
iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone XS, iPhone X -
5.5" (414 x 736 points @3x)
iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6S Plus -
5.4" (375 x 812 points @3x)
iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 12 mini -
4.7" (375 x 667 points @2x)
iPhone SE (3rd & 2nd Gen), iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 6S -
4" (320 x 568 @2x)
iPhone SE (1st Gen), iPod Touch (7th Gen)
App Store Screenshots
Nothing has changed this year. App Store Connect requires one set of screenshots for iPhone (and one for iPad). That screenshot can be for either the 6.9" or 6.5" iPhone display.
You can upload either of the following sizes for the 6.9" display (portrait sizes, reverse for landscape):
- 6.9" 1320 x 2868 pixels (iPhone 17 Pro Max)
- 6.7" 1290 x 2796 pixels (iPhone 16 Plus)
If you don’t upload screenshots for the 6.9" display you can provide either of the following for the 6.5" display:
- 6.7" 1284 x 2778 pixels (iPhone 14 Plus)
- 6.5" 1242 x 2688 pixels (iPhone 11 Pro Max)
All other iPhone display sizes can use scaled versions of the above.
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