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iPhone 17 Pro Leak Reveals Alleged New 5G Antenna Design

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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.

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A render of the iPhone 17 Pro's alleged antenna system via @zellzoi​

The leaker shared a render of the alleged new design in a post on X today, and they provided additional details in a corresponding blog post.

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.

iPhone 17 Pro models are expected to use Qualcomm modems for cellular connectivity, before iPhone 18 Pro models reportedly switch to Apple's C2 modem. In addition, the iPhone 17 Pro models are rumored to feature an Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip.

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.

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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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I don't complain too much, but something has got to be done about the larger and larger camera housings. My phone is already top heavy and difficult to use due to how much heavier it is at the top end. This is only going to make that significantly worse. I would give up the camera clarity to whatever extent it would take just to get a phone with a flat back, back.

This new one just looks terrible, more so than anything before.
 
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thiscatisfat said:
**** 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.
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I hope this year iPhone will be failure in sales and Apple will finally learn something
 
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Thankfully it has both bilateral and and radial symmetry. Unlike the iPhone 4, ugh. (Thankfully the iPhone 4S fixed that. Probably because we were all holding it wrong.)
 
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AusMness said:
Leakers have yet to provide an actual reason for this god awful design… if Apple actually unleashes this grotesque thing they’d better provide a damn good reason for it
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At this point you can be pretty darn sure this is what we're getting. Can't remember the last time a leak one month before the release wasn't accurate.
 
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thiscatisfat said:
**** 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.
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Who cares? All you look at all day is the screen and it's the same on every phone.
 
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BLtheP said:
I don't complain too much, but something has got to be done about the larger and larger camera housings. My phone is already top heavy and difficult to use due to how much heavier it is at the top end. This is only going to make that significantly worse. I would give up the camera clarity to whatever extent it would take just to get a phone with a flat back, back.

This new one just looks terrible, more so than anything before.
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Wonder why some enterprising company doesn’t create a case that is weighted at the bottom to balance the phone?
 
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