iPhone 17 Pro & Air Leaked: 48MP Triple Cameras, 5.5mm Design & Watch Ultra 3 Upgrades

Apple's September keynote is shaping up to deliver major upgrades across its flagship devices. Leaked specs indicate:

• iPhone 17 Pro & Pro Max with 48 MP triple-camera bars, 24 MP selfie cams, A19 Pro CPUs and 12 GB RAM.


• iPhone 17 Air measuring just 5.5 mm, a 6.6-inch ProMotion display, single 48 MP camera, in-house modem and a SIM-free design at around $900.

On wearables, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 may gain satellite texting, Series 11 could add 5G RedCap and hypertension alerts, and the SE 3 jumps to an S11 chip and larger Series 7 display. AirPods Pro 3 are also expected with H3 chips, a compact case and heart-rate monitoring.

Additionally, an Engadget podcast with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman teased longer-term bets in robotics and a foldable iPhone, hinting at Apple's broader innovation roadmap.

Apple's iOS 26 beta introduces two major leaps in iPhone usability: turning compatible AirPods into camera remotes and expanding Spotlight into an all-purpose command center. AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2 receive a firmware update that lets you snap photos or start video recording with a single tap or press-and-hold gesture. Meanwhile, the revamped Spotlight can now install apps, set alarms, run shortcuts, perform unit conversions, fetch live sports scores with Live Activity and even dive into in-app settings—all from the search bar. Both features arrive in the public beta ahead of iOS 26's full rollout next month.

Apple is poised to secure nearly half of TSMC's initial N2 2nm chip output for its upcoming iPhone 18 series, according to supply chain sources. TSMC's Baoshan and Kaohsiung fabs aim to produce 45,000–50,000 wafers per month by the end of 2025, ramping to 100,000 monthly by 2026, while Arizona's Fab21 will join later.

Analysts Ming-Chi Kuo and Jeff Pu confirm that the iPhone 18's A20 chips will be built on this 2nm process, which promises up to a 15% speed gain and 30% reduction in power consumption compared with Apple's current 3nm A19 silicon. Other major players—Qualcomm, AMD, MediaTek and Broadcom—are also securing early production slots priced at about $30,000 per wafer.