It might feel as though Apple’s iPhone 16 hype has only just died down, but the brand’s next smartphone series is already waiting in the wings. Several alleged insiders claim to know about the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro, which is expected to come out this fall with the rest of the iPhone 17 line. Their rumors and leaks touch on several key changes to the smartphone’s frame, cameras, processing power, and more.
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Technology reporter Wayne Ma described aesthetic changes to the iPhone 17 in a paywalled story for The Information. Most glaring is the smartphone’s purported “ultrathin frame,” which ditches the SIM card tray for good. This, Ma writes, could pose an issue for countries like China, in which eSIMs are not approved. The thinner chassis is said to swap the…