One more time! iPhone 17 leak claims the front camera is getting its first real upgrade in years

The buzz around the upcoming iPhone 17 series is already picking up, with leaks and rumors giving us some clues about what is in store. So far, all signs point to design changes coming to the new iPhones, along with some internal upgrades. And now, once again, the talk about a new front-facing camera is being backed up.

Building on earlier rumors about the iPhone 17 series' front camera, a new report once again suggests that all four models – iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max – will feature a 24 MP selfie camera, replacing the 12 MP camera seen on previous models.

The front camera hasn't seen much change since the iPhone 11 back in 2019, so this upgrade is a big deal. With a 24 MP resolution, selfies should look much sharper and photos will hold up better even when cropped, giving users more room to tweak their images in post-processing.

Aside from the selfie camera upgrade, this latest report backs up other previous rumors about the iPhone 17 series, including a 48 MP telephoto camera for the Pro and Pro Max models. If true, this could pave the way for 8K video recording on the Pro models.

There were reports last year that Apple had been testing 8K video on the iPhone 16 Pro but had to hold off due to the 12 MP telephoto lens only supporting 4K. Now, with the upgraded telephoto camera, we might finally see this long-awaited feature.

The Pro models are also rumored to come with the A19 Pro chip and 12 GB of RAM, likely to power additional Apple Intelligence features. Plus, all models could feature Wi-Fi 7, a technology that is currently only available on the iPhone 16 Pro. However, only the iPhone 17 Air might use Apple's in-house C1 modem, which was first introduced with the iPhone 16e.

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