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 just lately, a report advised that Apple will keep on with titanium for the Professionals, so the bizarre digicam bump rumor is fake… proper?
Maybe not and it could be worse than we imagined. A put up on Weibo reveals this picture and claims that it’s a naked body from the iPhone provide chain. The cameras will likely be within the prime space with the ultra-wide lens going within the center (it’s the thinnest module, so this helps to go away sufficient room for the Face ID {hardware} on the opposite aspect).
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 likely be a mixture of aluminum and glass (the large gap on the backside of the body will likely be coated with glass to let wi-fi charging, NFC and different alerts undergo).
Speculative iPhone 17 Professional render
And might we speak in regards to the placement of the digicam island for a second? Sure, it seems just like the “visor” on Pixel telephones, however as you’ll discover, Google positioned its cameras decrease. The iPhone 17 design will likely be principally not possible to carry horizontally with out masking up a minimum of a few of the cameras.
Google Pixel 9 Professional and 9 Professional XL
Cupertino has at all times been cognizant of ergonomics, so it’s laborious to imagine they may get it this incorrect. There may be virtually a full yr till the 17-series arrives, so perhaps it is a failed experiment.
