Some time again we heard that the iPhone 17 Professional may have a rectangular digicam bump, as a substitute of the present sq. bump that has been used for a lot of generations. That report additionally claimed that Apple is dumping titanium and goes again to aluminum for the frames. Extra lately, a report steered that Apple will stick to titanium for the Professionals, so the bizarre digicam bump rumor is fake… proper?
Maybe not and it could be worse than we imagined. A publish on Weibo exhibits this picture and claims that it’s a naked body from the iPhone provide chain. The cameras will probably be within the high space with the ultra-wide lens going within the center (it’s the thinnest module, so this helps to depart sufficient room for the Face ID {hardware} on the opposite facet).
Alleged iPhone 17 Professional body
Leakster Digital Chat Station lends credence to this leak and shares a speculative render of the iPhone 17 Professional. This ties again to the unique rumor, which claimed that the again will probably be a mixture of aluminum and glass (the massive gap on the backside of the body will probably be lined with glass to let wi-fi charging, NFC and different indicators undergo).
Speculative iPhone 17 Professional render
And may we discuss in regards to the placement of the digicam island for a second? Sure, it seems to be just like the “visor” on Pixel telephones, however as you’ll discover, Google positioned its cameras decrease. The iPhone 17 design will probably be principally unattainable to carry horizontally with out overlaying up a minimum of among the cameras.
Google Pixel 9 Professional and 9 Professional XL
Cupertino has at all times been cognizant of ergonomics, so it’s laborious to consider they’ll get it this fallacious. There’s nearly a full 12 months till the 17-series arrives, so possibly it is a failed experiment.
