iPhone 17 Pro's Design to Be Similar to iPhone 16 Pro 6g416d Except for Rear Camera Layout: Mark Gurman

Mark Gurman notes that the previous rumors about the iPhone 17 Pro getting a two-toned rear design are not correct. 162c5c

Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 7 April 2025 13:31 IST

iPhone 17 Pro's Design to Be Similar to iPhone 16 Pro, Except for Rear Camera Layout: Mark Gurman

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The front design of iPhone 17 Pro is set to take the form of iPhone 16 Pro

Highlights

iPhone 17 Pro model would still bear some design changes
More significant iPhone changes are expected in 2027
Apple could launch A foldable model and a "bold new Pro model" in 2027

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iPhone 17 series is expected to be announced in September. The lineup is said to include four models — iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air (or Slim), iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max. Early iPhone 17 Pro leaks had suggested the possibility of a drastic design change, but now Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says that might not happen. The iPhone 17 Pro is said to be more similar to the iPhone 16 Pro's design, however, the model's back camera layout could look different.

In his latest weekly Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman iPhone 16 Pro, while the back camera will look ‘meaningfully different.'

iPhone 17 Pro May Not Get Dual-Tone Design 6w725b

Apple was rumoured to use a dual-tone back for the iPhone 17 Pro with a dark-black camera block on top of a silver iPhone back, but Gurman states that it might not happen. "The camera area will be the same colour as the rest of the device. That speaks to the more gradual design changes that Apple is making: The iPhone 17 Pro isn't a major departure from current models," said the analyst.

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Further, Gurman mentioned that more significant iPhone changes are expected in 2027, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the iPhone. Apple could launch both a foldable model and a "bold new Pro model."

The iPhone 17 series is likely to go official in September of this year. The Pro models in the lineup are tipped to have an aluminium frame and run on Apple's A19 Pro chip. They are said to pack 12GB RAM. The standard iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Slim/Air could run on an A18 or A19 chip with for 8GB RAM.

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Display 6.30-inch

Processor Apple A18 Pro

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 48-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 18

Resolution 1206x2622 pixels

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