Apple's standard iPhone 17 has an even more important entry-level role as the lineup adds the thinner iPhone Air.

With the introduction of the iPhone Air, Apple nixed the iPhone 17 Plus. Now you're left to decide between the 6.3-inch iPhone 17, 6.5-inch iPhone Air or the 6.9-inch iPhone 17 Pro Max (and 6.3-inch Pro) — if you're primarily concerned with size.

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Here's everything you need to know about the new iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max.

Credit: Mashable Photo Composite / Apple / Google If you need a new phone and don't care that much about whether it runs iOS or Android, there are a couple of solid options for you right now. That's because the base version of the iPhone 17 comes with 256GB of storage (which is still on the light side),

The base model iPhone 17 is the consumer version, with advanced features. However, it lacks the professional focus of the Pro and Pro Max. The Pro features a more powerful chip, enabling advanced camera systems and enhanced mobile gaming. The Pro Max offers storage up to 2TB.

Thinner than any iPhone you've ever seen, the iPhone Air is the solution that people tired of increasingly-heavy phones have been waiting for. New selfie cam tricks, increased screen durability and Apple's ProMotion smoothness are a few of the regular iPhone 17's new perks.

Apple has revealed that the final consumer build of iOS 26 will be available to download next Monday, 15 September 2025. There's no time mentioned, but it's arrived around 6pm in the UK in previous years (1pm East Coast, 7pm mainland Europe).