APPLE
Apple is projected to introduce the most substantial iPhone design upgrades in generations with the successors to the current 16 series. They are now thought to include rear camera arrangements much less familiar than most. Meanwhile, the alleged new slim (or Air) variant is tipped to be more expensive than expected.
As the name suggests, Apple is thought to introduce an arguably long belated overhaul in iPhone weight and thickness with the rumored 17 Air.
The alleged addition to the Cupertino giant's flagship line-up is portrayed as having just 1 rear camera in YouTube channel AppleTrack's latest renders.
The resulting design (most reminiscent of the SE - or the 8, still available on Amazon today for as little as $116) might seem counterintuitive, especially given fresh speculation that it might come with a price hiked to anywhere between $1,299 and $1,499; then again, the single rear-facing lens is also thought to combine the 48MP wide-angle and 2x telephoto functions of the current iPhone 16 in one.
On that note, other members of the 17 series are thought to stick with that device's dual rear camera hump - however, according to AppleTrack, it will go back to being horizontal rather than vertical.
However, unlike its 8 Plus forebear - and every other iPhone before it - it is thought to migrate from the left corner to the midline of the back panel.
Such binocular camera humps are not usual in smartphone circles (especially ones so close to the top of the rear panel, as in the new concept images), although the Carl Pei-led start-up Nothing has recently pulled it off with its Phone (2a) series.
SAMSUNG
Galaxy S25 Ultra to launch early next year with striking new design
It seems that Samsung intends to redesign its flagship Galaxy S smartphone after all. Based on new shots of dummy units, the Galaxy S25 Ultra will look quite different compared to the current Galaxy S24 Ultra.
The launch of the Galaxy S25 series remains a while off yet. Based on recent rumours, Samsung intends to introduce the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 Plus and Galaxy S25 Ultra at a Galaxy Unpacked event towards the end of January. Presumably, the company also has a few other new devices in the works for that event too, such as new Galaxy Book laptops.
Based on recent years, we are still a month or so away before leakers get their hands on promotional materials of Samsung's next flagships. Instead, images of dummy units have started turning up online. Specifically, @Jukanlosreve and @OnLeaks have shared images of a Galaxy S25 Ultra dummy model, which we have embedded below.
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