Ming-Chi Kuo, a renowned Apple supply chain analyst, predicts the iPhone 17 will feature Apple’s Wi-Fi 7 chip in fall 2025.
Apple currently uses a Broadcom chip for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. TSMC’s 7nm process will be used to build Apple’s Wi-Fi 7. Within about three years, Apple hopes to replace “nearly all” of its products with its own Wi-Fi chip to reduce supply costs.
TSMC is also working on Apple’s own 5G chip, which will be different from the Wi-Fi one. From next year, this will also be used gradually. Apple’s next iPhone SE will feature Apple’s own 5G modem. However, Broadcom Wi-Fi will still be used.
iPhone 17 Air:
The family’s newest member will be the iPhone 17 Slim (or iPhone 17 Air). According to reports (as much as anything can be unofficially confirmed), the model will use a 19-inch screen, 8GB of RAM, and Apple Intelligence (so Apple will be supported).
The phone will have a 48 MP camera on the rear and a 24 MP camera on the front. It will also have Face ID, an aluminium frame, and a 6.6-inch screen. This new model will replace the iPhone Plus, and Pu says it will have an entirely new design.
In addition to some minor hardware upgrades, Apple released the iPhone 16 lineup with more AI features. DxOMark’s recent camera test revealed the iPhone 16 Pro Max struggles to compete with some of its Chinese counterparts in maintaining details, especially at telephoto.
In addition, he discussed the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. They will both have the same screen sizes as their predecessors, the same A19 Pro chip, 12GB of RAM, a 48 MP telephoto camera, and a 24 MP selfie camera, but the Pro Max will also have a narrower Dynamic Island due to the use of Face ID.
