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When it first was shown in renders I thought it was so preposterously ugly that it couldn't be real. And now, inexplicably, I am already getting used to it.

I predict that when the phone is officially announced, there will be a great hue and cry over the awful camera bump, and then everyone will accept it and move on with their lives. That is how these things normally go.

Meh, people still don't like the 11/12/13/14/15/16 camera bump. I'm still not a fan.
 
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I think Apple’s design and innovation and marketing teams need some liquid IV
 
It’s my favorite case and the one I always buy, but they typically start falling apart after 10-12 months for me. Hopefully they made them stronger somehow. I’m afraid calling these “liquid silicon” is going to mean more expensive.
 


Apple is designing new "Liquid Silicone" cases for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, with images of the alleged case colors shared by leaker "Majin Bu."

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The lineup includes eight variants with a matte finish and soft-touch texture, including deep orange, pale orange, grass green, celadon, fog purple, grey blue, dark blue, and midnight black. The cases also have multiple cutouts for attaching a lanyard, which may be sold separately.

Bu claims Apple initially tested other shades including black, crag gray, carambola, tannin, and lake green, but "these appear to have been discarded." The leaker goes on to suggest that some of these hues may yet appear as seasonal variants that Apple could release at a later date.

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Hit-or-miss leaker Bu previously shared images of new so-called "TechWoven" cases for iPhone 17 models that are allegedly replacing the fabric-like FineWoven cases that Apple discontinued with the iPhone 16 launch. Bu describes Apple's Liquid Silicone cases as targeting a broader audience than TechWoven, with an affordable price and a diverse color range.

It's still unclear if these cases are the real deal – if so, the name "Liquid Silicone" is seemingly based on iOS 26's new "Liquid Glass" design. However, Bu has a mixed track record with Apple rumors. They were most recently accurate about iPadOS 26 adding a Mac-like menu bar to iPads. We will find out the accuracy of the rumor in less than a month when Apple unveils the new ‌iPhone 17‌ models.


Article Link: Apple's 'Liquid Silicone' iPhone 17 Case Colors Allegedly Revealed
Genuine leather, please.
No more finewoven, meshwoven, whateverwoven, enviro-friendly nonsense material or silicone crap.
 
I'm certainly not a fan, it's just not actively bothering me so much anymore, and that's just from looking at renders on MR occasionally. Once they're all around us it'll seem normal, if not necessarily elegant or beautiful.

I suspect we'll quickly see cases that cover up a lot of the middle blank space.

The designs have never actively bothered me, mostly because I don't really pay attention to what devices other are using but either way, I've never thought of any iPhone as "beautiful". The best looking current looking iPhone, to me, is the 16e; simple and plain.
 
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Meh, still don't like the 11/12/13/14/15/16 Camera bump. I'm still not a fan.
Exactly, the camera bumps have always been ugly and clunky and always will be, because they ruin the fundamentally simple smartphones' shape, which is a slab. But until someone invents a camera which can be accommodated within the slab, instead of protruding from the surface, while being as performant (or more performant than the year before) as the users demand it, they will keep becoming bigger and bigger, and therefore uglier.
 
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I hope it is a new material, I hate how the current Silicone cases collect every piece of dust or lint in your pocket, and how it sticks to cloth when trying to take it out of your pocket.
 
Would it kill Apple to release a pink case each year? None of these bland colors are fun. They’ve also always been too expensive. Going third party yet again.
 
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