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Apple’s iPhone 17 releases Sept. 19. See what’s joining it on shelves.

Apple’s iPhone 17 releases Sept. 19. See what’s joining it on shelves.

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Products unveiled at Apple’s Sept. 9 “Awe Dropping” event are set to hit store and digital shelves this week, with the new iPhone 17 line leading the way.

The event saw the Silicon Valley giant flank the new iPhone models with upgrades to the Apple Watch offering and as well as AirPods.

Many of the products revealed have been available for pre-order, and the operating system that will power them, iOS 26, was launched shortly after the event.

Here’s what Apple is releasing on Friday, Sept. 19.

iPhone 17 lineup

The iPhone 17 lineup is headlined by the addition of the iPhone 17 Air, which takes the place of the iPhone Plus model that served as the company’s second-tier phone. Apple touts it as its slimmest phone offering ever.

The iPhone 17 Air is 5.6 millimeters thin, about a third thinner than the iPhone 16 Pro, and 165 grams in weight. “Despite how thin the phone is, it feels remarkably durable,” Marc Saltzman wrote in an initial impressions column for USA TODAY.

The “Awe Dropping” event saw incremental upgrades across the iPhone range, with Apple stating that all phones would have “all day battery life.”

The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max see a redesigned camera bar that will span the width of the phone, and both premium models will have an Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip for faster connectivity.

“The cameras are the real story here, especially on the Pro models,” Saltzman wrote.

The 48 megapixel camera in the premium models houses a telephoto lens with 1x, 2x, 4x and 8× optical zoom and 8K recording capabilities. All iPhone 17s come with a square sensor for the front-facing camera that the company says allows for multiple photo orientations when used for selfies.

iPhone 17 prices

Here is the iPhone 17 cost breakdown:

iPhone 17

256 GB: From $799
512 GB: From $999

iPhone 17 Air

256 GB: From $999
512 GB: From $1,199
1 TB: From $1,399

iPhone 17 Pro

256 GB: From $1,099
512 GB: From $1,299
1 TB: From $1,499

iPhone 17 Pro Max

256 GB: From $1,199
512 GB: From $1,399
1 TB: From $1,599
2 TB: From $1,999

Apple Watches

Joining the iPhones on Apple store shelves is a suite of three new Apple Watches: the Apple Watch Series 11, SE3 and Ultra 3.

The three new watch models boast upgraded health features, fast charging, longer battery lives and a variety of finishes, styles and price points. A new software, watchOS 26, was also announced with enhanced fitness, sleek new watch faces and tools like Live Translation to make life easier and more aesthetic.

Here is a breakdown of the new Apple Watch prices:

Apple Watch Series 11: starting at $399
Apple Watch SE3: starting at $249
Apple Watch Ultra 3: starting at $799

AirPods Pro 3

The AirPods Pro 3 offers improved noise cancellation, longer battery life and new artificial intelligence features, such as Live Translation, which allows wearers to translate other languages in real time.

The new model features two times more improved active noise cancellation than AirPods Pro 2, Apple Vice President of Hardware Engineering Kate Bergeron said during the Sept. 9 event.

The AirPods Pro 3 retails for $249

Contributing: Mary Walrath-Holdridge