One more time! iPhone 17 leak claims the front camera is getting its first real upgrade in years
iPhone 16 Pro. | Image credit – PhoneArena
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.
Moreover, the report also backs up the idea that only the iPhone 17 Air will feature a titanium frame, with the Pro models and others sticking to aluminum and it also hints that Apple's foldable iPhone is finally in the works.
The iPhone 17 series might look quite different than the current iPhone 16 series. | Image credit – Sonny Dickson
Now, as for whether all of this will come to fruition, it is still uncertain. I do believe the front camera will get an upgrade – it is long overdue, after all. The A19 chip also seems pretty likely, given Apple's usual release patterns.
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