iPhone 17 Series Camera Sensors Revealed: All Of Them Are From Sony

By Mehtab Ansari • Updated On Oct 4, 2025

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Pro Models: iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max use Sony IMX903 (48MP main, 1/1.28-inch), IMX972 (48MP ultrawide, 1/2.55-inch), and IMX973 (48MP 4X telephoto, 1/2.55-inch).
Standard iPhone 17: Dual 48MP setup with IMX904 (1/1.56-inch) main and IMX972 (1/2.55-inch) ultrawide.
iPhone 17 Air: Single 48MP IMX904 main sensor (1/1.56-inch), same 18MP IMX914 front sensor across all models.

Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup, launched in September 2025, has been fully torn down, confirming Sony as the exclusive sensor supplier for all rear and front cameras. While most of the sensors remain unchanged, the new ones focus on higher resolutions and larger physical sizes.

iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max Camera Sensors

The iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max feature three 48MP Sony sensors: IMX903 (main, 1/1.28-inch, f/1.8), IMX972 (ultrawide, 1/2.55-inch, f/2.2), and IMX973 (telephoto, 1/2.55-inch with 4X tetraprism, f/2.8). The setup supports up to 8X in-sensor zoom, second-gen sensor-shift OIS, and ProRes RAW recording.

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iPhone 17 Camera Sensors

The standard iPhone 17 uses the Sony IMX904 for its main 48MP sensor (1/1.56-inch, f/1.6) and the same 48MP IMX972 ultrawide as the Pro models. There’s no dedicated telephoto; 2X zoom relies on sensor cropping.

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iPhone Air Camera Sensor

The iPhone Air sticks to a single IMX904 (48MP, 1/1.56-inch, f/1.6) for both 1X, and 2X zoom through cropping. It lacks ultrawide and telephoto lenses but supports HDR and 4K recording. There is no support for Cinematic video.

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iPhone 17 Series and iPhone Air Selfie Camera

All models share the new 18MP IMX914 front camera with OIS and PDAF. It is a square sensor (actually an octagon) which enables both portrait and landscape capture without rotating your phone.

The actual sensor is 24MP but the maximum capture area is 18MP. The sensor size is unknown but the aperture is f/1.9.

iPhone 17 Series Camera Sensor Summary

Model	Main Sensor	Ultrawide	Telephoto	Front Sensor
iPhone 17 Pro / Pro Max	IMX903 (48MP, 1/1.28-inch, f/1.78)	IMX972 (48MP, 1/2.55-inch, f/2.2, 120°)	IMX973 (48MP, 1/2.55-inch, f/2.8, 4X)	IMX914 (18MP, f/1.9)
iPhone 17	IMX904 (48MP, 1/1.56-inch, f/1.6)	IMX972 (48MP, 1/2.55-inch, f/2.2, 120°)	—	IMX914 (18MP, f/1.9)
iPhone Air	IMX904 (48MP, 1/1.56-inch, f/1.6)	—	—	IMX914 (18MP, f/1.9)

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Mehtab Ansari

Mehtab Ansari is the Assistant Editor – Features & Reviews at Smartprix, where he writes about smartphones, laptops, audio gear, and everything in between. A computer science student by degree but a tech nerd by heart, he’s been into consumer tech for years and started reviewing products professionally in February 2024. He’s especially into photography and audio, often spending more time testing a smartphone’s camera than he probably should. For him, tech isn’t just work, it’s what he’s always thinking about.

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Education - Bachelor of Computer Applications – Nizam College, Hyderabad (2022–2025) | Joined Smartprix -February 2024 | Published Reviews & Stories - 723

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