Apple iPhone 17 Launched — Price, Camera, Battery, Chipset, Colours, Other Specs, Features Of Base iPhone

Apple’s iPhone 17 series is here, and the spotlight is on the iPhone 17 Air for its sleek and lightweight form and on the iPhone 17 Pro Max for its flagship-grade features. However, Apple’s vanilla iPhones continue to be the top sellers, which means the more modest entry-level iPhone 17 will draw eyeballs as well, especially since it has received some welcome new upgrades. 

Here’s an up-close look at the base Apple iPhone 17, including its price, camera, battery, display, colours, and other specifications.

The price for the base Apple iPhone 17 starts at $799. Pre-orders start Friday, Sept. 12, and the iPhone 17 will be available starting Friday, Sept. 19.

Display: The base iPhone 17 comes with a 6.3-inch Super Retina XDR display, which is larger than the 6.1-inch screen found on the iPhone 16, with 120Hz peak refresh rate, ProMotion technology, and 3,000 nits peak brightness. Ceramic Shield 2 protects the display.

Chipset: The vanilla iPhone 17 is powered by Apple’s newest and advanced A19 chipset, which ensures that the performance, battery efficiency, multi-tasking, and app switching is better than before. The phone has a six-core CPU and five-core GPU. 

Operating System: The iPhone 17 operates on iOS 26 and introduces Apple’s “Liquid Glass” interface. The UI features a transparent design for widgets, icons, lock screen, and other elements on the device.

Camera: The vanilla iPhone 17 features a 48MP main camera and a new 48MP ultrawide sensor on the rear, paired with an upgraded 18MP front-facing camera for selfies and video calls. 

RAM/Storage: The iPhone 17 comes in 256GB and 512GB storage capacities, with 8GB RAM as standard.

N1 Chip: The iPhone 17 features the N1 wireless networking chip designed by Apple, which supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread.

Colours: The iPhone 17 comes in lavender, mist blue, black, white, and sage colourways.