iPhone 17 Air Case Leak Hints at Pixel-Like Rear Camera Design

iPhone 17 Air is reportedly in the works with a thin build and is speculated to launch in September this year. While there have been several leaks about the design of the iPhone 17 Air, an alleged case render of the upcoming phone has now surfaced online. The render offers hints at the design of Apple’s thinnest phone to date. The transparent protective cases indicate a large camera bar cutout at the rear. The iPhone 17 Air appears to have taken design cues from Google’s Pixel 9 series.

iPhone 17 Air Design Leaked 

Prominent tipster Sonny Dickson (@SonnyDickson) has posted a picture of the alleged protective case for iPhone 17 Air on X. The supposed case suggests a large horizontal camera bar on the top of the rear panel. The cutout for the camera module has a pill-shaped design and is likely to occupy the entire width of the phone. The handset, however, is rumoured to boast a single rear camera. The rear design resembles the design of Pixel 9 series smartphones.

The alleged case of iPhone 17 Air includes cutouts for volume buttons, action button, power button and Camera Control button. The render corroborates design rumours we have seen in previous leaks.

iPhone 17 Air is expected to feature a 6.6-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It could be Apple’s thinnest phone to date with a 9.5mm thick profile Including the camera bump. The camera bump on the phone is said to have a thickness of 4mm. It is likely to carry a 24-megapixel selfie camera and a 48-megapixel single rear camera. The phone is said to get a Titanium frame and could run on the A18 or A19 chip with support for 8GB RAM.

Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 17 Air in September alongside the vanilla iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max models. It is tipped to be priced between $1,299 and $1,500 (roughly Rs. 1,09,00 to 1,26,000) and could replace the Plus variant in the lineup.