The camera bar seems to be all but guaranteed for iPhone 17 if the latest repeat rumors are to be believed, and some newly leaked CAD designs reinforce this.
Many leakers are talking about the iPhone 17, but there are a few pushing the camera bar rumor repeatedly. Digital Chat Station started the rumor in December in December, Majin Bu showed CADs used by Prosser, claiming it was correct, then Sonny Dickson confirmed it with case renders.
On Thursday, Dickson followed up on the case leak with CADs of his own. It seems possible that Apple will embrace the camera bar after all.
Everyone seems to be sharing the same iPhone 17 CAD, so I thought I’d share the ones I’ve seen. Do we like this design? pic.twitter.com/IttxjgDhnb
— Sonny Dickson (@SonnyDickson) February 28, 2025
We’re still waiting on the most accurate leakers we track to mention the camera bar. Ming-Chi Kuo has alluded to it when he mentioned the ultra-thin 6.6mm iPhone, but Mark Gurman hasn’t mentioned it yet.
Apple could embrace the design change to help make the devices thinner while packing in more powerful camera technology. Camera bars are primarily used to save space in the main case, so Apple may need to make the change.
Looking at an iPhone 16 Pro, the camera bump is already past the halfway point as it is, so a camera bar doesn’t seem unreasonable. However, Google has used camera bars as a design differentiator, so Apple may need to find a way to make its design stand out.
Apple will reveal the iPhone 17 lineup in September 2025. The iPhone Plus is expected to be replaced by the iPhone 17 Slim, and the iPhone 17 Pro Max could have 12GB of RAM.
This story originally appeared on Appleinsider
