iPhone 17 Pro to Use Advanced Cooling System for Better Performance

[MacRumors]

Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Pro models will utilize vapor chamber cooling technology to improve thermal performance, according to the Chinese leaker known as Instant Digital.

Vapor chamber technology is already common in many premium Android smartphones. By dispersing heat across a larger surface area, it helps prevent thermal throttling and keeps performance stable, which is a major advantage in thinner, more compact devices.

This isn't the first time we have heard rumors about Apple's use of vapour chamber heatsinks in the iPhone 17 series. In January, Chinese tech news site MyDrivers claimed that the entire iPhone 17 lineup, including the regular iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max, would use the tech.

In contrast, Instant Digital believes that it will only feature in the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max models, which are expected to be powered by Apple's A19 Pro chip. "Combined with the A19 Pro's enhanced thermal management, the devices maintain high performance under heavy load with virtually no throttling," added the leaker.

In another post on Weibo, Instant Digital also played down rumors that there will be any changes to the front of the iPhone 17: "This year's upgrades are focused on the internals and back, so there's likely no change on the front. The notch size and bezel are probably the same."

Last month, another rumor out of China claimed that the iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature a smaller Dynamic Island, siding with analyst Jeff Pu's prediction last year that the device will adopt a metalens for Face ID that results in a "much narrowed" Dynamic Island. Pu in 2024 reiterated the claim several times, and he has a fairly good track record with Apple rumors. However, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in January said that the Dynamic Island on iPhone 17 models will remain unchanged.

Apple introduced the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro models in 2022, and it is also available on all iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 models (except the entry-level iPhone 16e), but the size has not changed in successive models.

Apple plans to significantly revamp the rear camera design on its upcoming iPhone 17 Pro models, moving away from the familiar square camera bump to a distinctive aluminum camera bar that spans the device's width, according to recent reports.

The redesign extends to the new iPhone 17 Air model, which is set to replace the Plus variant in Apple's lineup. This thinner device will allegedly feature a similar horizontal camera bar design, though it will accommodate just a single camera lens.

• 15 Reasons to Wait for the iPhone 17

In contrast, the base iPhone 17 is expected to maintain the current camera design language seen in the iPhone 16 series, helping to further differentiate Apple's premium and standard offerings. Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 series next September.

Article Link: iPhone 17 Pro to Use Advanced Cooling System for Better Performance

 

[Parowdy]

I’ll say it again until I‘ll be forced to eat my words.
But that flash placement makes no sense.
And the only reason for why there might be a black camera mountain range, IMO, would be for under display Face ID or an upgraded telescope camera.

 

[sunapple]

That camera bump could easily house a fan, maybe two.

 

[Ifti]

I agree - although the flash doesn't need to sit so close to the lens either. Maybe having it further creates better images......looking at it from a DSLR perspective where the flash is always further from the lens........

 

[Fuzzball84]

That camera bump could easily house a fan, maybe two.

We want fewer moving parts, not more.

😜

 

[Parowdy]

That camera bump could easily house a fan, maybe two.

But you’d still need air intakes and I don’t think Apple will make their phones deliberately less water resistant as long as they don’t make ROG style gaming phones or one that flips.

 

[abatabia]

I feel like we’ve been hearing this will run cooler rumor for a few years now.

 

[TechWhisperer]

Better performance? What are they talking about? My iPhone 14 Pro has stellar performance already.

 

[Parowdy]

I agree - although the flash doesn't need to sit so close to the lens either. Maybe having it further creates better images......looking at it from a DSLR perspective where the flash is always further from the lens........

Like I said I’m willing to eat my words the day the 17 Pro gets unveiled. maybe it has something to do with spatial video, maybe there will be some new flashy AI that mitigates the differences in brightness across every picture. But having no shadow on one side of a picture and all of it on the other, in this case, shooting horizontally, no shadow on the bottom and all of it on the top, doesn’t seem logical to me.
Imagine taking a picture in the dark of a person between 3-6 feet infront of you holding the phone vertically, you’d have more reflection on the skin on the right side of the face (from the cameras perspective) and weird roll off or maybe none at all on the left side. Taking video at night with this flash placement will also look horrible in many settings where there are many things to throw weird shadows, like in a forest.

 

[Parowdy]

I feel like we’ve been hearing this will run cooler rumor for a few years now.

Yes I remember the iPhone 12 will have this. Oh well. But they have to do it at some point if they don’t want to reinvent something else again.

 

[Parowdy]

Better performance? What are they talking about? My iPhone 14 Pro has stellar performance already.

Using AI, probably. Downloading huge files or using very sophisticated camera, video or editing software, too. There will always be a „need“ for better performance.

 

[F23]

Apple Intelligence, now with vapor chamber cooling. Siri will now be even more useless at 10 degrees F cooler than ever before!

 

[mxrider88]

Yeah so bugs run faster. Amazing.

Looking forward to see how they will market it.
“The phone built for the AI that we can’t develop” would suit well.

 

[Smittywerben]

I’ll say it again until I‘ll be forced to eat my words.
But that flash placement makes no sense.
And the only reason for why there might be a black camera mountain range, IMO, would be for under display Face ID or an upgraded telescope camera.

The funny part is that the telephoto camera is rumored to be a super small 1/2.6" sensor, which is smaller than selfie camera sensor of flagship Android phones.

 

[Fuzzball84]

I’ve already added a cooling system to my iPhone 16 Pro Max

I have liquid cooling system attached which feeds to a system in my backpack. Only adds 5 KG and it’s awesome, stuck Apple stickers all over it so everyone knows it’s Apple.

😀

 

[Total Respray]

Like I said I’m willing to eat my words the day the 17 Pro gets unveiled. maybe it has something to do with spatial video, maybe there will be some new flashy AI that mitigates the differences in brightness across every picture. But having no shadow on one side of a picture and all of it on the other, in this case, shooting horizontally, no shadow on the bottom and all of it on the top, doesn’t seem logical to me.
Imagine taking a picture in the dark of a person between 3-6 feet infront of you holding the phone vertically, you’d have more reflection on the skin on the right side of the face (from the cameras perspective) and weird roll off or maybe none at all on the left side. Taking video at night with this flash placement will also look horrible in many settings where there are many things to throw weird shadows, like in a forest.

I’m not entirely sure the iPhone flash is powerful enough to create significant shadows.

In SLRs the benefit of distancing the flash from the lens is to reduce red eye but again I’m not sure if that’s a material factor with the iPhone flash.

 

[Fuzzball84]

Apple Intelligence, now with vapor chamber cooling. Siri will now be even more useless at 10 degrees F cooler than ever before!

Maybe the ML part of the SoC is, in fact, just a vapor chamber.

 

[baconcat_8964]

"Advanced Cooling System".

The way you said that sounds like iPhone 17 Pro Max going to equipped with heat pump.

 

[klasma]

And the only reason for why there might be a black camera mountain range, IMO, would be for under display Face ID or an upgraded telescope camera.

Those explanations don't make sense with respect to the iPhone Air. The regular Face ID fits into the even thinner current iPad Pro, so should fit into the iPhone Air without a bump as well. And if a thicker under-display Face ID fit into the thin Air only with bump, it should still fit into the thicker iPhone Pro without bump. But it doesn’t make sense anyway for the Air to get a Pro feature that the regular iPhone doesn’t.

 

[brofkand]

The huge camera tumor with lens zits on top looks so stupid. Get rid of the huge tumor and just let the lenses protrude as far as they need to, like the single-lens phones like the 8 and 16e.

 

[klasma]

That camera bump could easily house a fan, maybe two.

The Redmagic phones have fans without needing a bump:

 

[Fluffyk]

Who needs this? Seriously… how many people can appreciate such performance that you need a cooling system in your phone? Everybody would be happy for better software instead.

 

[klasma]

Apple Intelligence, now with vapor chamber cooling. Siri will now be even more useless at 10 degrees F cooler than ever before!

Apple Intelligence will literally become vaporware.

 

[HazeAndHahmahneez]

that 17 pro (max?) looks god tier Jesus #%$^ Christ in hell.....how much thicka than 16 pro max tho.....

 

[kamyk35]

Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Pro models will utilize vapor chamber cooling technology to improve thermal performance, according to the Chinese leaker known as Instant Digital.

Vapor chamber technology is already common in many premium Android smartphones. By dispersing heat across a larger surface area, it helps prevent thermal throttling and keeps performance stable, which is a major advantage in thinner, more compact devices.

This isn't the first time we have heard rumors about Apple's use of vapour chamber heatsinks in the iPhone 17 series. In January, Chinese tech news site MyDrivers claimed that the entire iPhone 17 lineup, including the regular iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max, would use the tech.

In contrast, Instant Digital believes that it will only feature in the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max models, which are expected to be powered by Apple's A19 Pro chip. "Combined with the A19 Pro's enhanced thermal management, the devices maintain high performance under heavy load with virtually no throttling," added the leaker.

In another post on Weibo, Instant Digital also played down rumors that there will be any changes to the front of the iPhone 17: "This year's upgrades are focused on the internals and back, so there's likely no change on the front. The notch size and bezel are probably the same."

Last month, another rumor out of China claimed that the iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature a smaller Dynamic Island, siding with analyst Jeff Pu's prediction last year that the device will adopt a metalens for Face ID that results in a "much narrowed" Dynamic Island. Pu in 2024 reiterated the claim several times, and he has a fairly good track record with Apple rumors. However, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in January said that the Dynamic Island on iPhone 17 models will remain unchanged.

Apple introduced the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro models in 2022, and it is also available on all iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 models (except the entry-level iPhone 16e), but the size has not changed in successive models.

Apple plans to significantly revamp the rear camera design on its upcoming iPhone 17 Pro models, moving away from the familiar square camera bump to a distinctive aluminum camera bar that spans the device's width, according to recent reports.

The redesign extends to the new iPhone 17 Air model, which is set to replace the Plus variant in Apple's lineup. This thinner device will allegedly feature a similar horizontal camera bar design, though it will accommodate just a single camera lens.

• 15 Reasons to Wait for the iPhone 17

In contrast, the base iPhone 17 is expected to maintain the current camera design language seen in the iPhone 16 series, helping to further differentiate Apple's premium and standard offerings. Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 series next September.

Article Link: iPhone 17 Pro to Use Advanced Cooling System for Better Performance

No chance, it will be on all the 17's especially the Air.
I suspect Apple will do their usual trick and just put it on the Max, if they do?
That's me not upgrading my 15 Pro