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iPhone 17: Design, Performance, and Price Roundup (Expected Release in 2025)
1. 📱 iPhone 17 Series: What's Changing? Key Changes Introduced
- ✅ High expectations from overseas media and tech YouTubers for the iPhone 17 series, expected to be released in the second half of 2025
- ✅ Overall upgrades expected in design, performance, camera, battery, AI features, etc.
2. ✨ iPhone 17 Lineup Changes: Air Model Appears, Features and Disadvantages
- ✅ Plus model discontinued, new 'Air' model to be released
- ✅ Air Model: Thin and light design (estimated 5.5mm thickness, approximately 145g weight)
- ⚠️ Air Model Disadvantages: Low battery capacity (2,800mAh), eSIM only, single speaker
- ⚠️ Battery case may be released as an official accessory
3. Display ⬆️: All Models Display and Glass Upgrade
- ✅ LTPO OLED display and 120Hz refresh rate applied to all models (previously exclusive to Pro models)
- ✅ Display glass strengthening: Scratch resistance, reduced light reflection
- ⚠️ Some articles raise the possibility of excluding M company's coating method
4. 📸 Significantly Improved Camera: Increased Pixels and Added New Features
- ✅ Front camera: Upgraded from 12MP → 24MP
- ✅ Rear camera (Pro Max standard): 48MP for wide-angle, ultra-wide-angle, and telephoto modes
- ✅ Telephoto camera: Supports 3.5x optical zoom, 7x digital zoom
- ✅ Dual recording function: Simultaneous front/rear shooting possible
- ✅ Rumors of 8K video recording support (almost confirmed)
5. 🚀 A19 Chipset & AI: Performance Improvement and Enhanced On-Device AI Features
- ✅ Equipped with A19 chipset
- ✅ All models equipped with 12GB RAM
- ✅ ESMC's latest 3nm process applied: 15% improvement in power efficiency, reduced heat generation, improved AI processing capabilities
- ✅ Apple Intelligence (on-device AI) feature support: Automatic summarization, voice meeting organization, automatic photo editing, etc.
6. 🔋 Wireless Charging & Battery: Reverse Wireless Charging and Fast Wireless Charging Support
- ✅ Reverse wireless charging: AirPods, Apple Watch, etc. can be wirelessly charged
- ✅ Possibility of supporting QI 2.2-based fast wireless charging (up to 50W)
| 모델 | Battery Capacity |
|---|---|
| 프로맥스 | 최대 5,000mAh |
| 프로 | 3,600 ~ 4,000mAh |
| 에어 | 2,800mAh |
7. 💰 Price Increase and Expected Korean Release Price
- ✅ Price increase inevitable due to rising component costs, tariffs, and labor costs (possibility of $100-200 increase)
- ✅ Enhanced AI features, camera sensor upgrades, and 12GB RAM are factors contributing to price increases
- ✅ Tariff exemption and 10% VAT applied upon release in Korea
| 모델 | Expected Korean Release Price |
|---|---|
| 기본형 | Approximately ₩1.09 million ~ ₩1.15 million |
| 에어 | Approximately ₩1.19 million ~ ₩1.25 million |
| 프로 | Approximately ₩1.39 million ~ ₩1.49 million |
| 프로맥스 | Approximately ₩1.59 million ~ ₩1.69 million |
8. 📅 Release Schedule and Final Summary
- ✅ Expected announcement date: Around September 10, 2025
- ✅ Expected pre-order date: From Friday, September 13
- ✅ Expected official release date: From Friday, September 20
- ✅ High possibility of Korea being included in the first wave of release countries
- ✅ The iPhone 17 series has been upgraded overall, and there may be preferences regarding the design