Dodgy iPhone 17 Slim camera bar rumor just refuses to die
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New images claiming to show the iPhone 17 camera bar design - Image Credit: BilliBilli/Tech-Show. A new image leak supposedly backs up a claim of a major camera bar redesign for the iPhone 17 or iPhone 17 Slim, but the rumor still seems too improbable to be true.
In December, a series of rumors proposed that Apple would radically shake up the camera on the iPhone 17. While seemingly unlikely, those rumors have resurfaced a month later, thanks to a blurry photograph. Shared by serial leaker Majin Bu on X on Tuesday, the post offers a single shot of two smartphone-like devices. Seemingly under a plastic sheet, the two devices bear Apple logos in the middle, similar to Apple's other hardware products.
At the top of each device is a wide, rounded black bar with holes in it, instead of a camera bump in the corner. To the left is a very large hole, with a smaller one on the opposite side of the bar. Majin Bu's commentary says that "based on what was reported by my source, this would be the new iPhone 17 design." While Bu is uncertain whether the image is real or not, they add that it would "reflect the leaked design.".
Leaker Bu doesn't exactly have a stellar track record, with the "leaker" generally electing to share interesting details about the iPhone and Apple products, but not necessarily genuine information. For example, there was a claim the iPhone 15 would have two front-facing cameras, which was decidedly false.
It doesn't seem that Bu is the original source of the image. In a video dated January 17 and posted to BilliBilli by "Tech-Show," the full image of the two phones appears. In the video, they are referred to as the iPhone 17 Slim, a version of the iPhone that's meant to be thinner than usual.
