iPhone 17 Pro Production Leak Offers First Look at All-Aluminum Chassis

An alleged iPhone 17 Pro accumulation enactment leak contiguous offers a archetypal look astatine the device's milled all-aluminum chassis, which this twelvemonth includes the camera bump – successful opposition to past year's iPhone 16 Pro exemplary that features a solid camera module attached to an all-glass backmost panel.


Posted from the relationship sanction "yeux1122" connected the Korean-langauge Naver blog, the representation beneath lines up with rumors that Apple has done distant with the erstwhile models' solid sandwich and titanium framework successful favour of a much encapsulating aluminum chassis that has a rear cutout to location a solid conception astir the Apple logo for wireless charging. The arrows apt bespeak the extremities of the solid plate.

The iPhone 17 Pro models follow an oversized rectangular camera module that spans the width of the case. Reports suggest it volition beryllium the same colour arsenic the iPhone itself, alternatively than being portion of a two-tone design.

The iPhone 17 Pro models volition beryllium the archetypal high-end iPhones with aluminum frames since Apple divided the lineup into Pro and non-Pro tiers. In caller years, aluminum has been reserved for lower-end models similar the iPhone SE and iPhone 16. High-end models utilized stainless alloy until the iPhone 15 Pro, which switched to titanium – a alteration Apple touted arsenic a large upgrade.


Aluminum is astir 40% lighter than titanium astatine akin volumes, truthful we could spot the iPhone 17 Pro models carrying little weight. Aluminum is besides a acold amended thermal conductor than titanium, truthful vigor generated by the A19 Pro spot and artillery whitethorn dissipate faster. Apple is besides rumored to beryllium utilizing a caller interior plan that incorporates a vapor enclosure heatsink to improve thermal performance.

While titanium mostly offers a denser, much premium consciousness with subtle reflectivity, Apple's usage of aluminum should let for richer colour options. This year, Black, White, and Gray are said to beryllium accompanied by caller Dark Blue and Orange colors.

• 20 Reasons to Wait for the iPhone 17

We'll cognize the authoritative look soon – Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 lineup adjacent month, with September 9 rumored arsenic a imaginable iPhone lawsuit date. If that timing is accurate, past the astir apt day for Apple to denote the lawsuit is Tuesday, August 26, since the institution typically provides 2 weeks' notice.
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