Yet another iPhone 17 Pro case leak shows off camera bar design

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A new post from leaker Majin Bu shows off iPhone 17 Pro's camera bar yet again in possible case marketing material.

Four smartphones with camera lenses in black, green, blue, and beige cases are displayed side by side on a gradient background.
Alleged photo of the case colors for the iPhone 17 Pro - image credit: Majin Bu



The new photos from Bu show the iPhone 17 Pro in marketing material for an unknown company's cases. The pictures show the elongated and long-rumored "camera bar" type design for the back, that places the cameras on the left side, while the flash and LiDAR sensor move to the opposite side.

The colors shown in the photos posted by Bu suggest case colors of off-white, light blue, light green, a light purple, and a charcoal gray. In one photo, the camera bar is shown in a dark gray, but most images show the camera bar as white -- suggesting Apple will keep the color choices for the 17 Pro models themselves the same as the iPhone 16 Pro.

This new report comes after several previous claims from rival leaker Sonny Dickson, who offered photos of the supposed cases in March and earlier in April. The new leak from Bu looks much more like typical case promotional photos.

In March, Bu showed off a series of metal plates for the iPhone 17 Pro Max that are likely to be used by case makers. This also illustrated the move of the flash and Lidar sensor to the right side of the back of the iPhone.

Four smartphones with triple-camera setups, each in different colored cases: cream, light blue, dark gray, and lavender, arranged floating against a light gray background.
An alleged promotional shot of the iPhone 17 Pro covers -- image credit: Majin Bu



Other rumors surrounding the iPhone 17 lineup have included claims of new vapor chamber cooling, as well as claims of a RAM upgrade.

Bu has a mixed track record, but does often get details that turn out to be correct. However, Bu also claimed that the iPhone 15 would get two front-facing cameras, which turned out to be false.

This rumor is rated likely due to the increasing number of images showing the camera bar in cases from various sources.

Rumor Score: Likely

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  • Reply 1 of 10
    Anilu_777anilu_777 Posts: 589member
    Clearly they’re coloured cases in a white phone but yeah maybe the cases also show the phone colours. If so, pale purple or blue for me. I’d really like to see the colours from the regular 16 on the pro models though. That teal and blue are amazing!
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  • Reply 2 of 10
    ravnorodomravnorodom Posts: 737member
    Nice 3D renders.
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  • Reply 3 of 10
    pulseimagespulseimages Posts: 692member
    Does this placement allow for larger camera sensors?
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  • Reply 4 of 10
    jfabula1jfabula1 Posts: 219member
    Love the design….
    grandact73
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  • Reply 5 of 10
    lukeilukei Posts: 407member
    Anilu_777 said:
    Clearly they’re coloured cases in a white phone but yeah maybe the cases also show the phone colours. If so, pale purple or blue for me. I’d really like to see the colours from the regular 16 on the pro models though. That teal and blue are amazing!

    100%

    Stop making the Pro so boring 
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  • Reply 6 of 10
    thttht Posts: 5,911member
    Hard to tell, but hopefully the rim around the camera bar cutouts is taller than the camera lens bumps. It’s going to be tall, but at least the phone won’t rock while on a table like current and prior iPhone cases. 

    I live with a case on my iPhone 12 that protected the camera square, and it would rock on a table. My OCD tolerated it, but I recently switched to a bumper that lays flat, and I’m much happier. 
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  • Reply 7 of 10
    IreneWirenew Posts: 312member
    Like a Google Pixel. But uglier.
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  • Reply 8 of 10
    paraeekerparaeeker Posts: 77member
    Y u c k, let’s hope it’s a decoy. 
    grandact73
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  • Reply 9 of 10
    fastasleepfastasleep Posts: 6,480member
    In one photo, the camera bar is shown in a dark gray, but most images show the camera bar as white -- suggesting Apple will keep the color choices for the 17 Pro models themselves the same as the iPhone 16 Pro.
    Huh? The camera mesa or whatever you want to call it on the iPhone 16 Pro is the same as their respective titanium color — black, white, desert, natural. 
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  • Reply 10 of 10
    dutchlorddutchlord Posts: 303member
    This must be the most ugly iPhone ever. I couldn’t be less thrilled. 
    grandact73
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