According to information seen by MacRumors on Digitimes, the Cupertino company is going through an important period in the iPhone manufacturing phase. They have already completed Engineering Validation Testing (EVT) for one of the models. It’s enough to remember that this is a crucial stage in the design of an iPhone, as it demonstrates that the hardware is working correctly before the devices enter mass production.
Apple reaches one of the most important stages in the production of its iPhone 17.
After this EVT phase, there are other relevant phases such as DVT (Design Validation Testing) and PVT (Production Validation Testing). In these, the iPhone 17 must be tested for hardware from a physical design and operation point of view, in addition to the fact that it is vital to have the approval of the global authorities regarding standards and laws corresponding to electronic devices. Finally, it is time to think about mass production and see if the iPhone 17 is suitable for it. The final corrections are made regarding colors and details in the layers of the operating system that they will carry inside, even if it is not officially iOS.
The next few months will be crucial to meeting the planned launch schedule, which begins in September. Therefore, once the PVT phase is complete, minimal changes can be made. This is the case with the RAM for the standard iPhone 17, where it has yet to be decided whether it will include 8GB or 12 GB. At least for the iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max, an increase in RAM has been confirmed.
The leaks happen, at the earliest, just a few weeks before the launch.
Photos of Apple’s final product have occasionally leaked, although it’s now very easy to miss any box with fake labeling. This has happened on recent occasions, although they’ve managed to get the design right with the latest iPhone 16 releases. What might surprise us this time is that the final designs of the devices could be leaked, based precisely on the molds that have been circulating for months.
On the other hand, the final specifications could be the most important in terms of leaks since data on both RAM and cameras, battery, screen, etc., will be confirmed. The leaker or analyst who can confirm this will surely reach another milestone in their history, something that has happened in recent years with several well-known Apple leakers and analysts.
After many years without any design changes, the iPhone 17 Air and Pro versions are preparing to surprise fans of the bitten apple and the entire world. Do you think they’ll be the revelation of 2025? A significant sales assessment could come at the end of the year, and it will be confirmed beyond a doubt.
