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iPhone 14 Pro Rumored to Feature Rounder Design to Match Larger Rear Camera Array

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The iPhone 14 Pro could feature significantly rounder corners to match the larger rear camera array, according to Apple concept graphic renderer Ian Zelbo.

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Zelbo, who is best known for creating renders of upcoming Apple devices based on leaked information, including the Mac Studio, Studio Display, rumored mixed-reality headset, and more, believes that the iPhone 14 Pro models are likely to feature corners with larger radii. By cross-referencing CAD renders and dimensions, schematics, images of accessory production molds, and additional information, it is clear that the iPhone 14 Pro is repeatedly being depicted with larger corner radii for a more rounded front and rear appearance compared to the iPhone 13 Pro. The iPhone 14 Pro Max, on the other hand, appears to have the virtually same radii as the iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Apple may have been compelled to change the corner radius of the iPhone 14 Pro because of changes to the rear camera array. The iPhone 14 Pro models are expected to feature a larger rear camera array to facilitate a new 48MP camera system with a 57 percent larger sensor.

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To scale render of the iPhone 13 Pro (right) and iPhone 14 Pro (left) rear with ostensibly accurate dimensions by Ian Zelbo.​


The rear camera arrays of the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max broadly matched the corner radius of each device's frame, but when Apple increased the size of the camera arrays with the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, neither device matched its corners. While the difference between the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Pro Max's camera arrays are minor, the difference between the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro is significant.

It seems plausible that with another increase in size this year, the incongruence between the curves of the camera plateau, lenses, and corners of the stainless steel frame itself became too severe on the iPhone 14 Pro, leading Apple to amend the design. The new, larger corner radii still do not exactly match the rounded corners of the rear camera array plateau, but are significantly closer, according to Zelbo.

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To scale render of the iPhone 13 Pro (left) and iPhone 14 Pro (right) front with ostensibly accurate dimensions by Ian Zelbo.​


The iPhone 14 Pro's redesigned display may also have enabled the change. A centered pill and hole-punch shaped front-facing TrueDepth camera array in place of the notch is expected to be among the device's headline upgrades, and it is also rumored to feature 20 percent thinner bezels around the display. It will have been necessary to redesign the display to achieve these changes, so a simultaneous change to the corner radii is feasible.

Similar information related to the iPhone 14 shows that this device does not share the new corner radius, which could indicate that the more rounded design is set to become another differentiating factor between the standard and "Pro" iPhone lines.

Zelbo is working on detailed renders of the iPhone 14 Pro based on a multitude of sources to provide a seemingly accurate look at what Apple's next-generation Pro iPhone could look like when it is announced later this year. The renders will debut on Jon Prosser's Front Page Tech soon.

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This type of minutia on the back is something 99% of consumers wouldn't notice or care about, except that it would mean they'd have to get a different case.

It'd be nice to get back the battery percentage indicator though. Hopefully the new front pill design can accommodate that.
 
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The differences (corner radius and bezel size) are subtle at first, but they are there. Probably not enough to get worked up for most people though. I am not sure larger corner radius is worth the design symmetry though. It could mean less actual display area.
 
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TheYayAreaLiving 🎗 said:
Love the attention to detail.

It is time we get a new design for the iPhone. I’m already falling in love with this iPhone and it’s not even announced yet 😜
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Attention to detail?

Did anyone miss the gaps in these renders around the corners top r/l of the back!!? Have a GOOd look.

If these renders are indicative of what we’ll see in production it’ll not be good with the gaps in seeing.
 

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Feels like in a decade, we'll have a near ellipse!

EugW said:
This type of minutia on the back is something 99% of consumers wouldn't notice or care about, except that it would mean they'd have to get a different case.

It'd be nice to get back the battery percentage indicator though. Hopefully the new front pill design can accommodate that.
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Hell, I'm convinced your typical consumer doesn't even care about the core of these things. When I ask some people why they picked Android or iOS, their typical responses have been "it just works", or "I like android/ios". They either don't know, or simply don't care that Android doesn't get as many OS updates, or how iOS is a "walled garden".
 
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EugW said:
This type of minutia on the back is something 99% of consumers wouldn't notice or care about, except that it would mean they'd have to get a different case.

It'd be nice to get back the battery percentage indicator though. Hopefully the new front pill design can accommodate that.
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The increased rounding may take way some of that gained space.
 
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DeepIn2U said:
Attention to detail?

Did anyone miss the gaps in these renders around the corners top r/l of the back!!? Have a GOOd look.

If these renders are indicative of what we’ll see in production it’ll not be good with the gaps in seeing.
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The model is not completely done, still finalizing small details. Thank's for pointing that out!
 
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egyptiankarim said:
Any obvious reasons why they haven't gone the route of just extending the rear camera array across the top? Seems like that would help solve the wobble problem when the phone is screen up on a flat surface, and would also just make for a more symmetrical, cleaner look.
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Engineering. Obviously. You see, the camera has a bump because the modules don’t fit inside the actually housing. Having the back and front camera behind each other is impossible to do…
Also Marketing. Obviously. Because Apple always went with iconic camera designs if possible.
 
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