The iPhone 17 arrives In just a few weeksAnd rumors circulate all summer. In addition to the usual models such as iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 pro models, Apple is also potentially Bring a thinner phone at the party, as well as a new version of its fine accessories. That said, how many features of the iPhone 17 are actually new on the market?
It is a story that dates back to a decade. Android phones have regularly beat the iPhone to new features. I remember being a young technological blogger talking about how the iPhone 6 came with NFC, a feature that Android phones had included since the release of the Samsung Nexus S a few years earlier.
Since this theme has been present in the iOS debate against Android for as long as most of us remember, let’s review the functionality of rumors of the iPhone 17 and see which have already been on the market as Android phones.
Air iPhone 17
One of the big rumors of this year is that Apple will present an iPhone 17 more thin alongside the rest of the range. If rumors take place, the phone will be called the Air iPhone 17And it will be the thinnest iPhone that Apple has ever done. Disclosed Device photos Show that it is about as thin as its pimples, which is a thicker phone tour to accommodate larger batteries.
The fact is that Samsung has already done so, and very recently. The Korean technology giant released the Galaxy S25 Edge Earlier this year, which is essentially a Galaxy S25 but made as thin as possible. It is barely thicker than its own pimples, and when it is seen side by side, the design is quite similar all around. Mark one for Android phones.
A wider camera bump
Another potentially upcoming design change is a camera bump that extends over most of the phone’s back width. This is one of several design modifications that would occur, including the iPhone which dates back to an aluminum frame instead of a titanium frame (which, therefore, was a design borrowed by Samsung). This is saved by the case renderings of the iPhone 17.
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If you fold a little, you can see that it is something already found on Google Pixel 9. In Apple’s defense, the pixel version is more curved than rectangular, like the bump on the iPhone 17 camera would be. However, the idea that extends over most of the rear of the device has been made by several Android phones in the past, Pixel 9 being the most recent example.
Steaming chamber cooling
Another swirling rumor is that the iPhone 17 finally increases its thermal game by introducing the cooling of the steam room. The premise is quite simple and uses the coolant of the changing phases of liquids. The water warms up, evaporates, moves towards the colder end of the room, where it cools, turns into liquid and returns to gather more heat. It is quite effective.
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Android phones have been using the steam cooling for almost a decade. THE Razer Telephone 2 is widely considered the first phone to do so in 2018. Since then, Samsung and other OEMs have introduced technology, and Samsung still uses To date. Interesting, the Pixel 10 I just introduced him as part of his range, so he beat Apple for a month.
120 Hz displays on each model
In previous years, Apple has reserved its 120 Hz refresh rate promotion display for iPhone Pro models. This year, rumor says that the whole range finally obtains high refresh rate displays, unifying the range, who understands The iPhone 17 air model. It will be the first time that each iPhone in a generation has the same cooling rate because the iPhone 12 range had 60 Hz screens.
Android phones beat the iPhone to four -year -old high -resolution screens (2017 RAZER phone against iPhone 13 Pro from 2021). However, the Android OEM have hidden technology in whole alignments since at least the Galaxy S20 series in 2020. Even Google does with its low -end pixel phones, with the Pixel 9a housing a cooling rate 120 Hz like his more expensive brothers and sisters.
12 GB of Ram, finally
Apple received praise for upgrading the iPhone 16 8 GB of RAM from the 6 GB of RAM in the iPhone 15. The rumor is that the iPhone 17 will be delivered with a bump of 50% to 12 GB of RAM, which makes it the most of it on an iPhone. This is no doubt thanks to Apple IntelligenceWho requires more equipment than most other things you do on a smartphone, so Apple strengthens its specifications to ensure that all iOS 26 AI features work properly.
Android phones have had 12 GB of RAM or even more for some time. Samsung has been doing this for years, even Offer 16 GB RAM in the ultra galaxy S21 before saving it at 12 GB on future models. Google and other telephone manufacturers have also done with the Pixel, sporting 12 GB of RAM from last year Pixel 9, and Some Chinese phones climb it up to 24 GB or beyond.
Greater battery capacity
Modern iPhones have become much more competitive in terms of battery life. The iPhone 16 Pro Max came with the largest battery ever housed in an iPhone, at 4,685 mAh. One of the rumors of the 2025 iPhone 17 is that the Pro Max is made slightly thicker to accommodate a battery that strikes the 5,000 mAh barrier for the first time in the history of the iPhone.
Here is the thing: Android phone manufacturers have been doing it for years now. THE Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra was among the first, released in 2020. Many Android phones met or exceeded 5,000 mAh in the years that followed. It’s nice to see Apple put your phones on a par with the competition, and we hope they will continue to do so in this area, so the life of the battery lengthens.
A completely refreshed design with iOS 26
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Apple is notoriously slow to revise iOS. The last time Cupertino had a major visual overhaul, it was when he published iOS 7 in 2013, which introduced a flatter and more modern design. While IOS 26 has its fans and detractors, there is no doubt that it is Bring a very different look to the iPhone 17 and previous models that can support updates.
Since 2013, Android has had some major design revisions, notably Material Design (2014), Material You (2021) and Material 3 Expressive (2025). This is not too important, because the conceptions are very subjective in general, but the Android fans have fun more more fun with major design elements in the past decade and certain changes than iOS users.
In the end, it’s okay
It is not because Android beat the iPhone in the punch that the iPhone 17 will be a bad phone. Apple’s optimizations are legendary, and we do not doubt that the iPhone 17 will be among the best smartphones published all year round and in 2026. Even so, it is good to know that Android phones always have a position on the market as being the first to have something. So if you want a larger battery, more RAM or phones that exceed 120 Hz cooling rates, you will have to buy Android.
