A new render aims to visualize a potential iPhone 17 Pro design, with a full-width camera module replacing the current offset square.
3D artist and developer Asher Dipprey previously shared the renders in a video, which was restricted to his Patreon members …
All recent Pro models have had a square camera module on the left side of the casing, with a triangular arrangement of lenses within in. Reports suggest that the iPhone 17 Pro will abandon this design and instead extend the camera bump across almost the full width of the phone, though retaining the triangular lens arrangement.
In Dipprey’s render, which he also shows in Space Black, the camera bump is not symmetrical, with a larger gap on the left than the right.
The renders appear to be based on a claimed CAD image circulating last month. Leaker Majin Bu last month said that the image itself was fake – a view endorsed by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman – but that it did reflect the overall design of genuine CAD images.
I received an image of an alleged CAD of iPhone 17 Pro, I showed it to some designers to try to understand if the image was real and they told me that their warning is a fake. Even if it is fake it should reflect what are the CAD of the models currently being tested
Bu has a decent though imperfect track record, including the new Desert Titanium color of the iPhone 16 Pro.
Reactions to the purported design haven’t been good, and while Dipprey’s images provide a very polished look, he describes the design only as “bearable.”
Dipprey is also the developer behind Radiance, a free app which helps you create your own wallpaper.
9to5Mac’s Take
This is the best look yet at what the reports to date appear to describe, including what is said to be represented by CAD images. However, there’s still a lot of guesswork involved in translating a design feature into a realistic render.
Personally, even allowing for the fact that a first look at a new design is often jarring, I can’t help feeling this looks … well, terrible. What are your views? Please let us know in the comments.
Render: Asher Dipprey
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