A new leak purporting to show aniPhone 17 Proprotective case, has backed up the continuing rumors that Apple has considerably redesigned the rear camera system.Rumors that the forthcoming iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max have now mostly coalesced on the belief that the rear camera systemwill be larger. It will also separate out the flash, LiDAR sensor and microphone, into a section to the right of the camera lenses.Now a new leaked image from reasonably reliable leaker Sonny Dickson, claims to show just how noticeably big the camera bump will be. The image consists of two transparent protective cases for the iPhone 17 Pro, which feature large cutout sections for the camera.First look at some cases for the new iPhone 17 Pro — wow, that camera hole is huge! Apple’s really turning heads with this design.pic.twitter.com/IKJ4DqksCE— Sonny Dickson (@SonnyDickson)April 9, 2025It’s implied that these are actual production cases, or perhaps only prototypes, rather than thepreviously leaked renders. They match those previous render leaks exactly, however.If they are third-party cases, which is more typical than them being by Apple, then they suffer from the same issue. In an attempt to beat rivals to market, manufacturers will produce designs based on the best information they have, which almost certainly won’t be from Apple.With so many rumors andpurported leaksshowing this same larger camera bump, it does seem most likely that this is the form that the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will take.Subscribe to AppleInsider on YouTubeSubscribe to AppleInsider on YouTubeBut it will of course not be confirmed until Apple unveils the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max in September 2025. At the same time, it will as ever be launching the non-Pro editions, and the iPhone 17 is also expected to feature anew camera design.Apple is also expected to introduce a whole new iPhone 17 Slim, or iPhone 17 Air. That is now expected to have a similar camera bar layout to the iPhone 17, butmay be reducedto a single camera lens.
Rumors that the forthcoming iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max have now mostly coalesced on the belief that the rear camera systemwill be larger. It will also separate out the flash, LiDAR sensor and microphone, into a section to the right of the camera lenses.
Now a new leaked image from reasonably reliable leaker Sonny Dickson, claims to show just how noticeably big the camera bump will be. The image consists of two transparent protective cases for the iPhone 17 Pro, which feature large cutout sections for the camera.
First look at some cases for the new iPhone 17 Pro — wow, that camera hole is huge! Apple’s really turning heads with this design.pic.twitter.com/IKJ4DqksCE
It’s implied that these are actual production cases, or perhaps only prototypes, rather than thepreviously leaked renders. They match those previous render leaks exactly, however.
If they are third-party cases, which is more typical than them being by Apple, then they suffer from the same issue. In an attempt to beat rivals to market, manufacturers will produce designs based on the best information they have, which almost certainly won’t be from Apple.
With so many rumors andpurported leaksshowing this same larger camera bump, it does seem most likely that this is the form that the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will take.
But it will of course not be confirmed until Apple unveils the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max in September 2025. At the same time, it will as ever be launching the non-Pro editions, and the iPhone 17 is also expected to feature anew camera design.
Apple is also expected to introduce a whole new iPhone 17 Slim, or iPhone 17 Air. That is now expected to have a similar camera bar layout to the iPhone 17, butmay be reducedto a single camera lens.