iPhone 17 designs revealed in image backed by multiple leakers
A new image purporting to show CAD renders of all iPhone 17 models has been leaked by one often unreliable leaker, but also now backed by many sources.
Purported CAD renders showing the camera layout of all iPhone 17 models
Following the leaked renders claiming to be of an iPhone 17 Pro Max in a MagSafe case, a new single image of the entire iPhone 17 lineup has now appeared. The image, said to be from CAD renders, fits with previous rumors concerning the camera systems on every model including the expected slim iPhone 17.
iPhone 17 Lineup CAD pic.twitter.com/xednTkpJnq
-- Majin Bu (@MajinBuOfficial)
The leaked imagine appears to have originated with Majin Bu, who is generally better known for repeating the rumors of other leakers. He or she has lately been amplifying other rumors about the iPhone 17 range's rear camera layout, but this time it's other leakers who have been repeating Majin Bu.
Specifically, "Digital Chat Station" said (in translation) that "the appearance of the iPhone 17 CAD drawing is basically the same" as their sources report. Depending on the translation used, "Fixed Focus Digital" is less clear, but with Safari Translation it says that the "CAD drawing restoration is very good."
Fixed Focus Digital's comment may also address why areas of the CAD render are shown in red. This leaker believes that the red parts of the drawing show where the iPhone 17 Pro models will have a back that is partly aluminum, and partly glass.
This claim fits with the now often repeated rumor that the iPhone 17 Pro will switch to glass and aluminum instead of using titanium for its chassis. Other recent rumors say that the iPhone 17 Pro will add reverse charging, the ability for the iPhone to charge other devices.
Rumor Score: Possible
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If correct, these 17 series models are the new ugly. And they have an extra ration of ugly slapped on for good measure.
These iPhone renders would look great in Futurama. Maybe there's a Bender style antenna that pops out of the top to squeeze a little bit more out of the C1.
However, I thought Apple came up with an idea for pop-out skids or pop-out bumpers to protect a phone during an impact from a drop. I think people would actually be very interested, though they will never admit it, in a technology that prevents phones from dropping into a toilet or urinal.
It's weird, when Apple builds a product that serves the masses that some other company apes but with some poorly designed feature that has more on paper it's said that Apple only cares about form over function, but when they include better options for photography it's not function over form... and that's a bad thing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If you go back in time to when the first leaks of the current back-design tri-camera iPhones were rumoured there were people who said Apple would never release that design but that's what they got and they had no option but to swallow hard and 'like' it.
If this design is real (I'm sure most iPhone users are praying it isn't!), some people are going to have to get used to the Google Pixel comparisons too.
The current design has been compared to a stove top. Maybe this new one houses a heater to keep your coffee warm!
Drawing a parallel to a design choice of screws (which are discreet to the point of being invisible to most people) and the overall design aesthetic (which is totally in your face) is stretching things a bit.
My original post was tongue-in-cheek even though I don't like the design at all. However, There is a long way to from a very basic render to a fully polished final design where materials and colour combinations can make all the difference.
We've seen it time and again so all is not lost - yet.
These are worse than BMW's M3/M4 grills and that's hard to do!