New iPhone 17 Rumors: A Radically Different Rear Camera Layout

Rumors circulating on social media platforms Weibo and X suggest that at least one model of the forthcoming iPhone 17 could feature a radical redesign to its camera layout. Instead of the traditional corner bump seen in previous models, leakers 'Digital Chat Station' and 'Jukanlosreve' propose that the next iteration of Apple's iconic smartphone may sport a bar or 'strip runway' style housing for the cameras.

However, questions remain as to the veracity of these claims. Design choices such as interference with the TrueDepth front-facing camera array and Apple's historic aesthetic are cited as reasons for caution in interpreting these rumours. The provenance of leaked images showing possible chassis designs further muddies the waters, with low-resolution potentially rendering them unreliable.