We’ve heard for a while that the iPhone 17—both your complete line or simply the brand new “Air” variant—will change up the long-lasting design of Apple’s cellphone with a brand new centered digital camera bump. Now, due to an alleged leaked picture (proven above) of the cellphone’s body out of the provision chain from a Weibo person, we’ve got our first thought of what it’d appear to be.
The textual content of the accompanying submit (machine-translated from Chinese language) is, “The body of the brand new iPhone within the provide chain is certainly like this. The ultra-wide angle is positioned within the center to make room for the entrance structured gentle.”
This, along with the thickness of the body within the picture, makes it appear as if the brand new design will apply to extra than simply the slim iPhone 17 Air. The body seems to be thicker than what you’d discover on a super-slim iPhone rumored to be simply 6mm thick, and the brand new slim mannequin is alleged to not have an ultra-wide digital camera in any respect, so this seems to be a leak of another mannequin.
The digital camera island has the identical rounded corners as present iPhones do, however a big rectangular form that carries throughout the cellphone. The iPhone has stored its cameras within the upper-left nook (when wanting on the iPhone’s again) for the reason that unique iPhone, so this could be a large departure.
With immediately’s giant and protruding digital camera bumps, it additionally makes numerous sense. iPhones don’t lie flat on a desk, wobbling round as you utilize them, until you utilize a case with sufficient bulk to repair that drawback. A digital camera bump centered on the again and lengthening many of the manner throughout it could make it way more secure. It could additionally assist alleviate the present problem with some wi-fi charging stands, the place you generally get it lined up and charged and generally don’t, as a result of it’s laborious to inform if the bump is interfering.
For extra in regards to the 2025 iPhones, that are anticipated to launch in September, see our roundup of all of the iPhone 17 rumors to this point.