iPhone 15 Pro Max Could Have Thinner Camera Bump and Smaller Footprint [Updated]

[MacRumors]

The iPhone 15 Pro Max will be thicker than its predecessor despite having a slightly reduced height and width, but it could offer a less protrusive camera rear array, according to newly shared CAD renders and dimensions.

The leaker known as "Ice Universe," who has divulged accurate information about Apple's plans in the past, shared the latest CAD renders and specific dimensions in a series of tweets earlier today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1629312290767126528

The renders broadly align with other reports about the design of the iPhone 15 Pro models, showing a new chassis with slightly curved edges. The rendering lines help to convey the added curvature in the new design, as well as the thickness of the bezels, which are expected to be reduced compared to the iPhone 14 Pro Max.

According to Ice Universe's dimensions, the iPhone 15 Pro Max's footprint is smaller both in terms of height and width compared to the iPhone 14 Pro Max, but it is 5% thicker. The CAD renders and accompanying dimensions suggest that the iPhone 15 Pro Max will have a less protrusive camera bump than previously expected, being 0.59 mm shallower than that of the iPhone 14 Pro Max.

	iPhone 14 Pro Max	iPhone 15 Pro Max	Change (+/-)
Height:	160.7 mm	159.86 mm	-0.84 mm
Width:	77.6 mm	76.73 mm	-0.87 mm
Depth:	7.85 mm	8.25 mm	+0.4 mm
Camera Depth:	4.18 mm	3.59 mm	-0.59 mm
Depth Including Camera:	12.03 mm	11.84 mm	-0.19 mm

This means that while the iPhone, excluding the camera array, will ostensibly be 0.4 mm thicker than on the iPhone 14 Pro Max, the device as a whole, including the camera, will be 0.19 mm thinner.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1629334924552728576

As with several other iPhone 15 Pro renders that have emerged, the volume and power buttons are missing, likely due to the fact that these devices are expected to make the switch to solid-state buttons this year.

The marginally reduced width of the iPhone, combined with its curved edges, could make the device more comfortable to hold and the shallower camera bump could allow it to lie more stably on a surface. Overall, the dimensions indicate that the iPhone 15 Pro Max could differ from the design of its predecessor more than previously thought.

Update: Ice Universe has now shared artistic renders based on the above CADs and dimensions:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1629478892942798848

Article Link: iPhone 15 Pro Max Could Have Thinner Camera Bump and Smaller Footprint [Updated]

 

[orbital~debris]

Would love to be considering the Max as a more possible option this year, but a bit concerned that with the general size of this class of device, combined with the presumed weight reduction courtesy of the titanium frame, this will have the 'surfboard' feel to it that the old Plus devices had.

 

[krspkbl]

Good. the camera bump is out of hand. Slim it down a bit lol

 

[FreakinEurekan]

The total depth including camera is 0.19mm shallower. The actual bump (difference between “Depth” and “Depth Including Camera”) would be 4.18mm on the 14 Pro Max, and 3.59mm on the 15 Pro Max; a difference of 0.59mm

Edit: Article has been updated.

 

[mnni]

Dammit… I was hoping for an at least 0.193 mm shallower camera bump.

 

[contacos]

I welcome the slightly curved frame. The < 12 may have been a little bit more slippery but I PERSONALLY find the current gens including my 12 Pro Max uncomfortable to hold for a period of time. First iPhone I prefer to actually use with a case to cover those sharp edges

 

[MrENGLISH]

I wonder what the iPhone Studio is going to look like? Maybe that will be their foldable 🤣

 

[vegetassj4]

I wonder what the iPhone Studio is going to look like? Maybe that will be their foldable 🤣

Studio rendering



Ice Universe Baby

Alright stop, collaborate and listen
Ice is back with my brand new renderin’
Bumpin’ back of the iPhone slightly
Drop like an Apple daily and nightly
Will it ever stop? Yo, I don't know
Always on screen, so it glows.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

Yep, that's an iPhone alright.

 

[MayaUser]

So somebody is wrong...last weeks we saw cad with even thicker camera bump...

 

[fatTribble]

These changes are all less than a millimeter. Even though I was educated in the US, I still know that’s pretty tiny. I doubt any these changes will be noticeable.

 

[Dredd67]

These nano changes are tiny enough to have zero impact on usability, yet will probably force you to change you cases...

Good job.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

More interested in a weight comparison

 

[karranz]

So I’m to supposed to change my new iPhone 14 pro max which has a massive camera bump for a new iPhone that comes with a thinner bump (1500 €) This is all nonsense, that massive camera bump shouldn’t have made its way to production, charging clients for that failure es nonsense too.

 

[The Game 161]

So somebody is wrong...last weeks we saw cad with even thicker camera bump...

15 pro and 15 pro max will be different thats why

 

[darkslide29]

These nano changes are tiny enough to have zero impact on usability, yet will probably force you to change you cases...

Good job.

It took courage.

 

[MrRom92]

So if I’m not misunderstanding, it’s like the bump is really staying the same size but the rest of the phone is getting thicker, kinda like what happens to dudes when they gain a little weight and get a FUPA

 

[cdsapplefan]

The large 6x or 10x periscope optical zoom lense is what’s making the iPhone pro max still have a camera bump.

 

[Candy Apple+ Nutz]

If camera quality keeps rising, then keep raising the bump.

I have yet to have someone point out how big the bump is on my 14PM. And if they’re laughing and snickering behind my back because of it, they may need to seek help.

People are silly. I say bring on the bigger camera and battery and thicken that baby up.

 

[lewchenko]

Unless it weighs a whole chunk less than the current max, it still won’t be nice to hold for prolonged periods.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Someone needs to make a 3D Model of this CAD files.

 

[bLackjackj]

These changes are all less than a millimeter. Even though I was educated in the US, I still know that’s pretty tiny. I doubt any these changes will be noticeable.

..and that's the secret sauce right there! EVERY year,..its a millimeter more, so we don't freak out over the size. Just look at how many millimeters were added in 5 years!

Shhhh, they won't notice if we just do 1mm a year..

 

[GigabitEthernet]

I don't get it, they've gone curved edges to straight edges back to curved?

I just want the screen to remain flat, the curved edges make screen protectors such a pain.

 

[bLackjackj]

Someone needs to make a 3D Model of this CAD files.

Why? In 24 weeks the phone will be out and in 4-12 weeks, they will be on every Chinese marketplace. Happens every year.

 

[Allahu Akbar]

So somebody is wrong...last weeks we saw cad with even thicker camera bump...

Whatever will render Apple more profit will be the final decision.

For me the inside matter more than the outside frame.