A leaker often called “Majin Bu” right this moment shared an alleged picture of a part for the rumored, ultra-thin “iPhone 17 Air” mannequin.
The blurry, pixelated picture reveals a pair of rear iPhone shells with a pill-shaped, raised digicam bar alongside the highest. On the left aspect of the bar, there’s a round cutout that seems to be for a single rear digicam. On the suitable aspect of the bar, there seems to be an LED digicam flash and a tiny microphone gap. The ultra-thin “iPhone 17 Air” is the one iPhone 17 mannequin that’s anticipated to have a single rear digicam, so the shell may very well be for that machine.
The fourth-generation iPhone SE can also be anticipated to have a single rear digicam, however an elongated digicam ridge has not been rumored for that machine.
On the planet of AI-generated photographs, and counterfeit iPhones, we have no idea if this picture reveals the precise “iPhone 17 Air.” Generally leaks like these find yourself being actual, however in lots of instances they find yourself being faux. Skepticism is warranted.
Majin Bu precisely revealed the “Desert Titanium” coloration title for iPhone 16 Professional fashions seven months earlier than the units launched, however a few of his info has been incorrect, together with a rumor about an iPad 11 being imminent in 2023.
An elongated digicam bump has been rumored for each the “iPhone 17 Air” and iPhone 17 Professional fashions, so maybe this alleged design change can be coming to your entire iPhone 17 lineup. Apple is anticipated to announce the iPhone 17, the “iPhone 17 Air,” the iPhone 17 Professional, and the iPhone 17 Professional Max in September.
There are already some Android telephones with a digicam bar, reminiscent of Google’s Pixel 9.
In response to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the “iPhone 17 Air” will measure simply 5.5mm at its thinnest level, which might make it the thinnest iPhone ever. Apple doesn’t embody the rear digicam bump in its iPhone dimensions.
Attributable to its ultra-thin design, the “iPhone 17 Air” is anticipated to have restricted specs, together with solely a single rear digicam, a single speaker, no SIM card slot worldwide, and an A19 chip as an alternative of the extra highly effective A19 Professional chip. After all, the machine may even be geared up with a smaller battery than different iPhone 17 fashions because of measurement constraints.
Different rumored options embody a 6.6-inch OLED show with a Dynamic Island, Face ID, 8GB of RAM for Apple Intelligence assist, and extra.
Bookmark our iPhone 17 roundup to remain updated with extra rumors over the approaching months.
