Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Pro models will feature a redesigned antenna system that wraps around the large rear camera bump on the devices, according to the latest rumor from a hit-or-miss leaker known as Majin Bu.
A render of the iPhone 17 Pro's alleged antenna system via @zellzoi
The plastic antenna lines on iPhones allow wireless radio signals to pass through the otherwise metal frame on the devices. With an antenna line wrapping around the rear camera bump, the iPhone 17 Pro models could have improved 5G, LTE, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity compared to previous models, given that this antenna line would be longer and would not be covered by your hands when you are holding the device.
The redesigned antenna system will result in fewer antenna lines on the iPhone 17 Pro frame, according to Majin Bu. One of the renders shared by the leaker shows that the device apparently lacks antenna lines on the top and bottom edges.
Majin Bu has a decidedly mixed track record as it relates to Apple rumors, with some of his leaks proving to be true, but others turning out to be complete misses. He was most recently accurate about iPadOS 26 adding a Mac-like menu bar to iPads.
Another leaker has cast doubt on this particular rumor, so keep your expectations in check. Fortunately, Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 series in a little less than a month from now, so official details are just around the corner.
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**** that's ugly. Ugly. The ugliest thing I've ever seen in a smartphone. This year will be year of the ugliest iPhone ever. Apple will redefine what "ugly" means. If they can't shock with innovation, they will shock with...ugly.
Who cares? All you look at all day is the screen and it's the same on every phone.
Are you serious. You can't be serious. It looks like the Fiat Multipla of iPhones. Would you buy a Multipla and be like yeah, who cares, all I look at all day is the road and it's the same road on every car.
**** that's ugly. Ugly. The ugliest thing I've ever seen in a smartphone. This year will be year of the ugliest iPhone ever. Apple will redefine what "ugly" means. If they can't shock with innovation, they will shock with...ugly.
Who cares? All you look at all day is the screen and it's the same on every phone.
A render of the iPhone 17 Pro's alleged antenna system via @zellzoi
