The Chinese outlet My Drivers just leaked images that, if accurate, would reveal major changes to the iPhone 17 Pro design — the first since the 14 Pro in 2022. The images show a new front look, including a horizontal island where the lenses are. However, it may seem as if the new design is pretty similar to the Pixel phone’s front camera, Let’s take a look!
iPhone 17 Pro Leak
The report went back to analyst Jeff Pu‘s claims in May. According to Pu, this new design will use metalens for the Face ID system to make the cutout narrower, instead of the bigger Dynamic Island from the past few models.
Metalens, or metasurface lens, is an optical lens that uses nanostructured materials. Unlike traditional smartphones, these lenses do not rely on the curvature of their surface to manipulate light. As a result, the lenses are flat and lightweight, this way companies can manufacture simpler designs without bulky lenses.
The report provides a sample image of that the new flat Dynamic Island will look like.Moreover, the report shows smaller bezels on the new Iphone Pro. Of course, we are not getting an all-glass Iphone anytime soon, but this seems to be a good start towards that future.
Meanwhile, there are contrasting leaks, which showcase a horizontally stacked camera array. In the hopes that Apple does indeed provide new designs for the new Pro series, we can at least wish that one of these leaks comes to fruition. What do you think, are we upgrading or not really?