iPhone 17 Air model appears in Apple Store for customers to preview the Pixel camera bar design

[Redaktion]

Apparent CNC blanks derived from CAD models of the supposed Apple iPhone 17 Air are being displayed in a Chinese Apple Store for customers to compare. The behemoth camera bar remains reminiscent of the Google Pixel smartphones, but comparisons with other iPhone models reveal a stark thickness difference.

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[Bruce]

If that bump turns out to be true it's hilarious. There have been a few interactions for the Apple team to copy... I mean, to not take any inspiration from, but to come up with a bold new design. Yet they have come up with the ugliest camera bump in the history of camera bumps. It can't be real.

[Hugh]

It's so thick and ugly. The phone is only as thin as its thickest point, so the 5.5mm claim is just straight wrong. The "iphone air" may be Apple's thickest phone ever, or close to it.

If you were to set it on its back it would be off balance, and probably damage the camera. So how are you even supposed to use it on a table?

[Ben C]

This is not an Apple Store.... It's a Smartphone Store that also sells iPhone. Totally not authorized