Apple announces iPhone 17 with ProMotion display and upgraded selfie cam

At its big livestreamed announcement event on Tuesday, Apple finally dropped all the news on the iPhone 17 lineup.

While some annual iPhone upgrades feel very incremental, this year's batch of new iPhones does feel like it has a little more juice than usual. Part of that is the new design, as Apple has reimagined the rear camera bump as a wider, more horizontal camera island. As we'll get to shortly, there are also some exciting changes in the spec sheet. The iPhone 17 comes in four colors: Lavender, Mist Blue, Black, White, and Sage.

Here are the basic specs for iPhone 17:

• 6.3-inch display with adaptive 120Hz refresh rate

• 3,000 nits peak brightness

• A19 chip

• 128GB/256GB/512GB storage

• 8GB RAM

• 3,600mAh battery

• Rear cameras: 48MP wide, 48MP ultrawide

The two big things to note here are the refresh rate and the megapixel count on the front camera. Apple's base model iPhones have lagged behind the competition for years, stubbornly sticking with 60Hz refresh rates even as budget options like the Google Pixel 9a offer double that amount. The new selfie cam also has a wider field of view than previous models, with Apple claiming the sensor itself is "nearly twice as big" as last year's selfie cam.

As usual, the new iPhone also comes equipped with the newest version of iOS, called iOS 26 in this case. It's got a new design language overhaul called "Liquid Glass," which is a name that makes sense once you see how it looks. Basic, everyday apps like Photos and Phone have also gotten interface makeovers to streamline things a bit. Of course, Apple Intelligence is also on full display here, with new features such as tktk and tktk.

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