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We are still a few months away from the official launch of this year's iPhones, but that - as is customary in this area - does not prevent the emergence and spread of various leaks. The latest one brings interesting information about the camera sensor of the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro.

This year's models iPhone 17 Pro will be according to information leaked from the Chinese platform Weibo Digital Chat Station equipped with a smaller main camera sensor than the one that Apple used in Fusion camera on current models iPhone 16 Dec. Chinese leaker claims that the company Apple will be used for the 48MP main camera in models iPhone 17 For a iPhone 17 Pro Max sensor with a size of 1/1,3. In the camera of last year's iPhone 16 Pro we can find a 1/1,28" sensor. In general, the larger the sensor in the camera, the better.

The difference will, however, be more minismall – the current 1/1,28″ sensor has a slightly larger area than the 1/1,3″ sensor. From a practical point of view, this size difference is unlikely to have a noticeable impact on everyday photography. The company’s transition Apple Using a smaller main camera could represent a beneficial trade-off with possible advancements in other parts of the camera system that would maintain or increase overall performance.

This claim is part of a wider leak that allegedly reveals that both models iPhone The 17 Pro will have three 48MP cameras for the first time ever. One of the reasons for the camera sensor reduction could theoretically be a change to the camera bump design. Among other things, there is talk about this year's iPhone models that Apple will return to aluminum.

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