India, Sept. 4 -- Less than a week before the "Awe-Dropping" event on September 9, leaks are painting a clearer picture of the iPhone 17 series. The focus? A subtle price bump for the Pro model, but with an upgrade to storage that smooths the impact. Here's what matters.

Reports based on a JPMorgan research note suggest that only the iPhone 17 Pro will see a price hike this year. The baseline 128GB variant is being dropped, replaced by a 256GB starting option. That pushes the U.S. price from $999 to $1,099, or roughly Rs.1,25,000 in India. Still, with more storage built-in, it barely breaks Apple's long-held pricing consistency.

The rest of the lineup: iPhone 17, 17 Air, and 17 Pro Max, likely hold steady with last year's pricing. The 1...