Key takeaways: New photo allegedly shows off the aluminum chassis for the iPhone 17 Pro
iPhone 17 Pro rumors include camera upgrades and a telephoto lens with up to 8x optical zoom.
The Pro is rumored to be getting a scratch-resistant antireflective display.
The new iPhone is expected to be released in early September.
We are less than a month from Apple's annual September iPhone event, but that hasn't stopped more rumors and leaks about the iPhone 17 Pro from rolling in.
This week, an alleged image of the iPhone 17 Pro's new aluminum chassis appeared on the Chinese social media site Weibo, as reported by MacRumors. The photo shows an unfinished aluminum frame with cutouts for the cameras and a full-body wide camera bump (that lines up with other rumors). It's impossible to know if this is an actual body for an iPhone 17 Pro or just a mock-up that someone made. But if it's true, it validates previous rumors that Apple could be changing the iPhone Pro models' frame from titanium to aluminum, which is much lighter.
Although speculation about an ultrathin iPhone 17 Air has hogged the spotlight, the Pro models tend to include more upgraded features. In addition to the camera, the Pro could get a surprising new color and the much-coveted scratch-resistant, antireflective display. But with looming tariffs still threatening to hike the price, there's a lot to watch for with the rumored iPhone 17.
There's even a rumored video of the iPhone 17 Pro posted from the X account @skyfops, although there's no confirmation this was in fact the actual iPhone 17 Pro or perhaps a dummy model:
Apple hasn't announced anything or confirmed any rumors, and we likely won't find out for sure until the next iPhone officially comes out. Until then, we're tracking all the biggest leaks and rumors about the iPhone 17 Pro and sharing what we've heard so far.
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