The iPhone Ultra has been frequently in the news in recent months. Various rumors suspect that Apple wants to bring an even more advanced iPhone to the market. At first it was thought that the Ultra would be released alongside the current Pro line, but according to new rumors this would not be the case.
According to sources, Apple would like to replace the iPhone Pro Max with the iPhone Ultra. This would mainly be due to the arrival of the iPhone Air, which gives the iPhone series new names to indicate the differences more clearly.
iPhone Ultra replaces Pro Max model
The iPhone has received different names over the years to emphasize the differences. Plus, pro, pro max, se, etc. according to blogger Yeux1122 This year, Apple would throw the name of the entire iPhone 17 line on the shovel. This way we can expect the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Ultra.
The iPhone 17 will be the standard model that looks like the iPhone 16. The iPhone 17 Air will be a completely new device that is thin and equipped with new technologies. The iPhone 17 Pro gets a renewed design and some pro functions such as a renewed camera. The iPhone 17 Ultra will be the replacement of the Pro Max and will contain at least four extra details that are not present in the Pro model.
Exclusive for the iPhone 17 Ultra
- 6.9-inch OLED screen with promotion, largest in the series
- Smaller Dynamic Island
- Vapor room: This is an advanced cooling system where a closed room with liquid is placed above the chip; The liquid evaporates through heat, spreads the heat as a vapor, condenses into liquid again and returns to the heat source, which ensures efficient heat dissipation without fans.
- Thicker housing with a larger battery with higher battery capacity
Renewed design and camera island
Some sources report that the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Ultra will get a renewed design, whereby the camera island in particular will be drastically adjusted. According to Jon Prosser and the 3D artist of the YouTube channel Front Page Techthe island would cover the entire top of the iPhone instead of half. This creates a large right behind the iPhone.
Mark Gurman van Bloomberg has his doubts about this rumor, he says that Front Page Tech is based on one drawing that is incorrect. Yet there are more and more rumors that indicate a new camera island for the iPhone models, but possibly in a different way.
The future becomes wireless
According to various sources, Apple has plans to market the first full wireless iPhone in the future. No Lightning or USB-C, because the high-end device will no longer contain a physical gate and work completely wirelessly. With the iPhone 12, Apple has already taken the first step: charging Magsafe.
It is called a complete wireless experience and these thoughts are not strange. Those who now charge the iPhone wirelessly experience that the Lightning port is rarely used. In theory, the gate is superfluous in daily life, so you can listen to music via the AirPods or a Bluetooth headset, you can charge the smartphone via a Qi-loader and data is synchronized and in-back made via iCloud.
Ultra price tag
Is the iPhone 17 ultra more expensive than the iPhone 16 Pro Max? Probably not. It is expected that the starting price of € 1479 will be retained. The iPhone 17 Ultra will be announced in the autumn of 2025 together with the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Air.