Updated on October 18th with details on the iPhone 17 Pro’s RAM and processors that may be on hold until the iPhone 18 Pro arrives.
When Apple releases the iPhone 17 Pro in the fall of 2025, it seems likely that brighter colors will be available, and the internal design (processor technology and installed RAM) will also be updated. However, major advances in new chip technology may not materialize until next year, when the iPhone 18 Pro arrives.
iPhone 16 Pro is available in four colors. New brighter colors are coming soon.
When it comes to RAM, next year’s iPhones will have more RAM than today. All iPhone 16 series come with 8GB of RAM and can run Apple Intelligence. The previous iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max had this much storage, but the regular iPhone 15 and 15 Plus had 6GB, so they couldn’t handle Apple Intelligence.
According to previous reports, this will be increased to 12GB for the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, but this was made on Weibo by a person claiming to be a mobile phone chip expert who had previously made correct predictions in this area. According to the claim. It was discovered by MacRumors.
The report talks about processors expected to arrive next year and the year after. The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max have long been predicted to be the world’s first to use 2-nanometer processors. What exactly does that mean?
As MacRumors explains, “Terms like ‘3nm’ and ‘2nm’ refer to generations of chip manufacturing technology, each with its own set of design rules and architectures. Decreasing these numbers usually indicates a smaller transistor size. Smaller transistors typically result in faster processing speeds and better power efficiency because more transistors can be packed onto a single chip. This year’s iPhone 16 series is based on the A18 chip design, built using the second generation “N3E” 3nm process. ”
However, according to a report on Weibo, those thinking of buying an iPhone 17 Pro to get this 2nm chip may be disappointed. Instead, it looks like the iPhone 18 series, and probably only the Pro and Pro Max models at that point, will go to 2nm, and the iPhone 17 Pro will use a 3nm chip, just like the iPhone 16.
The truth is, Apple is very careful about how it uses its processors. Indeed, the company guarantees that whatever chip it has, it’s fast and powerful enough to do everything your software needs.
The iPhone 16 series delivers longer battery life than previous iPhones through a combination of larger battery cells, more efficient processors, and carefully optimized software.
The same report also includes information about the iPhone 18, which is expected to launch in 2026 and will use a different packaging method for how the chip is made, and will have “more complex components such as CPU, GPU, DRAM, and other custom accelerators.” “This will enable a new system.” , AI/ML chips) in a single package. ” These changes may be limited to the Pro version of the iPhone 18 series. On the other hand, if these claims prove true, it would indicate that Apple is busy changing the iPhone’s chip design to give it more powerful performance next year and the year after.
And the color of iPhone 17 Pro. The current iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are mostly subdued and understated, unlike the more vibrant colors of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus.
Current color options are Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, and Desert Titanium. With the exception of Desert Titanium’s pale gold finish, all the colors are subdued and not flashy. Last year was even quieter, with Desert’s predecessor being Blue Titanium.
However, according to prolific leaker Majin Bu, teal, green, and dark green options could arrive next year. How likely is this?
One thing is for sure, this range doesn’t include both green and dark green, as the two are very close, and although Majin Buu doesn’t imply that, We understand that green is the iPhone 17’s hero color, and dark green is the corresponding Pro shade, similar to the iPhone 14’s purple and the iPhone 14 Pro’s dark purple choices.
The leaker believes that the most likely option is teal titanium, saying, “Given that the current iPhone 16 series already has a similar option, the most likely candidate would be teal titanium. There is a possibility.”
Well, teal is not the brightest color of the iPhone 16, i.e. ultramarine, but it is brighter than the other colors. And in the case of the iPhone 17 Pro, Teal certainly fits the understated vibe of the iPhone 16 Pro series, and may look like a slightly jazzier version of last year’s Blue Titanium, which was a pretty muted color.
Personally, I would be happy to have a dark green option. This goes to show that the iPhone Pro series has the potential to surprise us in terms of colors.
Apple has always prided itself on surprising people with its design, and each iPhone generation comes in slightly different colors, right down to colors like PRODUCT(RED). When the next iPhone is released, the Pro model could take the iPhone in a new direction.
