A tech expert has leaked what he claims is Apple’s iPhone 17 series – and if true, it’s safe to say they look fairly different.
A dummy phone is a non-working phone made to show what the real thing looks like.
Case manufacturers often obtain them well before the phone’s official release to ensure their accessories fit.
Sammy Dickson, a seasoned leaker, shared a photograph of ‘iPhone 17 dummies’ this week.
This includes the typical versions of the smartphone we’ve come to expect: iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and Phone 17 Pro Max as well as what gadget gossipers have dubbed the ‘iPhone 17 Air’.
The Air is noticeably slimmer than the chunky Pro model, with rumours suggesting it will have no ports at all – even a USB-C connector – and will be just 5.5mm thick.
Unlike the regular iPhone 17 model, it seems the Pro and Slim have an elongated horizontal camera module, a big departure from older Apple mobiles.
‘Here’s your first look at a case for the iPhone 17 Air,’ Dickson added.
‘If you didn’t know an Air was coming, you’d swear it was a Google Pixel case.’
As sleek as the Air will be, the cutout on the case suggests it will still have the customisable Action button and a Camera Control button, a shortcut key for the camera that also lets you tweak photo settings.
According to MacRumours, the iPhone 17 Air will be launched in September. Among its features will be a 6.6-inch OLED display, a 48-megapixel camera and no physical SIM card slot.
Dickson shared another image of the alleged dummies on Thursday.
The iPhone 17 Pro dummy model features an outlined area on the back just below the camera module and extending to the bottom of the chassis.
This is ‘where the glass will change’, Dickson said. Leaker Fixed Focus Digital has previously claimed the iPhone 17 Pro will be made out of a patchwork of different materials, including glass for the logo.
All the models, according to the alleged dummies, will feature MagSafe.
The tech uses hidden magnets in the phone to align it with the charging components of accessories.
So you could simply slap your phone on top of a MagSafe charger, as indicated by the circular outline on the back of the phone dummies.
But it seems people aren’t sure what to feel about what the iPhone 17 line might look like.
‘These are the ugliest iPhones in history. Wow,’ said one X user.
Another user, Kevin Brown, added: ‘I’m not sure who Apple is making iPhones for anymore.’
How the upcoming line will still have the Camera Control button had a but of a mixed reaction.
‘Get rid of the stupid camera button, or at least move it to a more convenient area,’ said Drew.
‘I wish they’d just get rid of it,’ replied Nick.
Or as another user rather simply said: ‘Why do we still have the camera button?’
The Camera Control button was introduced on the iPhone 16 line, on the lower end of the smartphone’s side. Pressing it once pulls the Camera app up, while a second click acts as a shutter button.
Lightly or double touching the key brings up controls, such as adjusting exposure, depth or zoom.
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