Reliable sources are finally talking about an iPhone 17 camera bar, so let’s break down why Apple might want to make this radical design change.
Apple’s iPhone 17 could use a camera bar similar to Google Pixel. Image source: Google
The camera bar rumor began with a Weibo account named “Digital Chat Station” and an X account named Jukanlosreve sharing in December 2024. Then Majin Bu shared likely fake sketches and some odd supply chain images referencing a camera bar, which was then repeated by Jon Prosser with claims of accuracy.
This gaggle of rare leakers and people with poor (recent) track records didn’t give us at AppleInsider much faith in the camera bar rumor. It wasn’t until more reliable Sonny Dickson shared case renders that featured the new camera bar that things felt real.