The subsequent Professional iPhone is shaping as much as be an absolute unit

Abstract

A brand new dummy unit iPhone 17 Professional hand-on from Majin Bu is making its rounds on the web.
The brief video, which is posted on X, provides us a real-world glimpse at what Apple’s up to date Professional digicam hump design may appear like.
The video additionally showcases the thicker chassis design that is rumored to reach on the upcoming iPhone 17 Professional and 17 Professional Max fashions later this yr.

One other day, one other glimpse of the iPhone 17 Pro.

This time round, the web is abuzz with a brief 34-second video from tech business leaker Majin Bu on T̶w̶i̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ X. On this transient hands-on, Bu showcases the bodily design of an iPhone 17 Professional dummy unit, which is more likely to have been 3D printed based mostly off rumored dimensions and rogue CAD recordsdata.

At this level, we’ve got a reasonably good thought of what Apple has in retailer with its upcoming iPhone 17 Professional and 17 Professional Max fashions, that are anticipated to debut round September of this yr. Main leaks and rumors level to a redesigned rear digicam protrusion, which will feature a more Google Pixel-like ‘digicam bar’ styling. There are some indications of Apple switching over from titanium to aluminum for the aspect frames of those subsequent Professional iPhones, in addition to a attainable new glass-and-aluminum hybrid rear panel.

After all, these supposed modifications to the iPhone Professional’s supplies aren’t conveyed by way of Bu’s dummy mannequin. What’s discernible, nonetheless, is the elevated chassis thickness of the upcoming handset. When in comparison with the prevailing iPhone 16 Professional’s 0.32-inch (8.25 mm) thickness, the iPhone 17 Professional is expected to be a couple of millimeters thicker, which Bu’s unit corroborates right here.

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A story of two iPhones

On the daybreak of the iPhone Air’s debut, Apple is taking its Professional lineup in a really totally different route

An alleged design for the iPhone 17 Air. — Pocket-lint / Apple Hub

A thicker iPhone is not a foul factor — it offers extra inner quantity for a bigger battery capability, extra strong thermal administration, and greater optical sensors. Professional-tier iPhones are filled with premium technological parts, and a thicker physique provides room for these high-tech handsets to breathe. The added girth also can work within the system’s favor by way of sturdiness and robustness — we do not desire a repeat of the iPhone 6’s notorious bendgate, in any case.

The fascinating half about this improvement, nonetheless, is that it is anticipated to reach in live performance with the long-rumored debut of an iPhone Slim mannequin, which some analysts confer with because the iPhone Air. Skinny is in once more not solely at Apple, but also at Samsung, and it is fascinating to see a simultaneous embrace of tanky chassis design inside the exact same iPhone 17 lineup that’ll carry us the thinnest iPhone ever engineered.

Skinny is in once more not solely at Apple, but in addition at Samsung.

After all, nothing has but been confirmed by Apple, and we cannot know the true accuracy of those leaks and design mock-ups till the tech large takes the wraps off its next-generation handsets within the fall. Curiously, newer rumors level in the direction of a possible shift in iPhone launch strategy, with Apple reportedly wanting right into a staggered launch of Professional and non-Professional fashions of the iPhone 18 collection in 2026. In any case, Pocket-lint can be retaining an in depth eye on all issues Apple, notably as we enter WWDC 2025 software season subsequent month.

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