Properly-known leaker Majin Bu posted a picture (above) on X of what he claims to be the casing for an iPhone 17 (in protecting plastic wrap). if it’s actual—and it’s far too early to know for certain—then the iPhone is about to undergo some large adjustments.
The picture appears to point out one massive rear digicam on the left aspect of a large “digicam bar,” with one other spherical cutout on the proper aspect for a flash, focus illuminator, LiDAR, or different sensor. This traces up with earlier rumors for the brand new ultra-slim iPhone 17 mannequin.
It’s somewhat early for a leak of this nature—the iPhone 17 Air (and all different iPhone 17 fashions) are anticipated to be launched this September as regular, so quantity manufacturing, and the provision chain and manufacturing leaks that include it, gained’t start till the summer time. However Apple is thought to shore up iPhone designs years upfront, so elements and prototypes are floating round.
It’s a giant shift from the design of present iPhones, which bunch all of the cameras and related {hardware} collectively right into a sq. within the upper-left nook. Apple has positioned the digicam in a sq. array because the iPhone 11, which was launched in 2019.
The “digicam bar” design has been rumored for at the least the iPhone 17 Air (the frequent identify for a rumored ultra-slim mannequin) and maybe even for the whole iPhone 17 line. For extra, take a look at our roundup of all of the iPhone 17 leaks and rumors.