Now that we know all the details about the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and the new iPhone Air, it's time to ask the most important question: when can we get them into our hands?
Preorders for all of this year's iPhone models begin Friday at 5 a.m. PT. Then begins what feels like an endless slog before the new phones finally arrive (which, every year, is punctuated by the arrival of iPhone cases several days beforehand, as if to taunt us). So when, exactly, can we expect to see our favorite delivery person drive up with a phone-sized box? Or when can we pick up a new iPhone at a nearby Apple or carrier store?
Did you miss the reveal? Catch up and learn everything announced at the 2025 fall Apple event, including iPhones, new Apple Watch models, and new AirPods Pro 3.
Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source.
Watch this: iPhone 17 Pro Hands-On: Higher Price and Newish Design 03:41
When will the iPhone 17 be released?
For nearly a decade, Apple has announced its new iPhone lineup in early September. The only exception was in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic when the release was pushed back to Oct. 23 for the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, and Nov. 13 for the iPhone 12 Mini and 12 Pro Max.
This year has stuck to the tried-and-true schedule. After announcing the phones on Tuesday, preorders begin on Friday, and the first deliveries will arrive Sept. 19.
Here's a chart for the release dates of iPhone models through the iPhone 13 series; we've added the iPhone Air as its own category, even though it follows the same schedule as the iPhone 17, because Apple isn't giving it a version number:
iPhone release dates iPhone series Announcement Preorder Release iPhone Air Sept. 9, 2025 Sept. 12, 2025 Sept. 19, 2025 iPhone 17 series Sept. 9, 2025 Sept. 12, 2025 Sept. 19, 2025 iPhone 16E Feb. 19, 2025 Feb. 21, 2025 Feb. 28, 2025 iPhone 16 series Sept. 9, 2024 Sept. 13, 2024 Sept. 20, 2024 iPhone 15 series Sept. 12, 2023 Sept. 15, 2023 Sept. 22, 2023 iPhone 14 series Sept. 7, 2022 Sept. 9, 2022 Sept. 16, 2022 iPhone 14 Plus Sept. 7, 2022 Sept. 9, 2022 Oct. 7, 2022 iPhone SE March 8, 2022 March 11, 2022 March 18, 2022 iPhone 13 series Sept. 14, 2021 Sept. 17, 2021 Sept. 24, 2021
... continue reading