The image, shared by the well-known leaker “Majin Bu”, shows the back of a device with a peculiar design that has set off alarms among brand enthusiasts.
New camera module in the iPhone 17 Air
In the image, although somewhat blurred, a rear chassis can be distinguished that stands out for an elongated and elevated camera bar at the top, placed horizontally. This design would include, as can be seen, a single circular rear camera on the left side, accompanied by an LED flash and a tiny microphone on the right. This element would be characteristic of the iPhone 17 Air, since it would be the only model of this generation with single rear cameraaccording to the most recent rumors.
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January 21, 2025 • 2:30 p.m.
The possibility that this design is exclusive to iPhone 17 Air It gives even more veracity to the leak, although it is not ruled out that it is not real. Nowadays, images generated by artificial intelligence are the order of the day, so caution is essential, especially if they are images of devices about which we still know nothing. Majin Bu, who in the past got the name of the “Desert Titanium” color of the iPhone 16 Pro right months before its launch, has also had his mistakes, such as a rumor about a supposed iPad 11 in 2023 that ultimately did not materialize.
However, what has really piqued fans’ curiosity is the iPhone 17 Air’s minimalist touch. According to renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, this device could measure only 5.5mm at its thinnest pointbecoming the thinnest iPhone ever made. This feature would entail some sacrifices in hardware: a single rear camera, a single speaker, the total elimination of the SIM card slot and a less powerful A19 chip than the A19 Pro present in the higher models.
What the iPhone 17 Air will be like
But it’s not all cuts. Rumors indicate that the iPhone 17 Air could include a 6.6-inch OLED display with Dynamic Island, Face ID, and up to 8GB of RAM, optimized to make the most of Apple’s artificial intelligence. This would make it a premium terminal.
The elongated camera design, on the other hand, could be extended to the rest of the iPhone 17 line, which will also include the Pro and Pro Max models. This change in the camera module reminds us of some Android devices such as Google’s Pixel, which already rely on camera bars in their design.
Apple will announce the new iPhone 17 lineup in September, but in the meantime, this leak fuels speculation and user expectations. Will the iPhone 17 Air be a revolution or a device more focused on design than performance? Only time will tell. Stay tuned for more updates on this highly anticipated iPhone generation, because surprises may just be around the corner.
