iPhone 18 series case leaks predict familiar looks, but a growing waistline
Leaked cases for the iPhone 18 series suggest minimal design changes from previous models. The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will feature a thicker body due to a new camera system. This design continuity aligns with Apple's trend of reusing designs for multiple generations.
- ▪The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will maintain the same unibody aluminum design as their predecessors.
- ▪The new models are expected to be slightly thicker to accommodate a 48MP variable aperture camera system.
- ▪Apple's strategy appears to encourage customers to purchase new cases by ensuring last year's cases will not fit the new models.
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A fresh batch of leaked protective cases for the iPhone 18, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max has surfaced, and they are painting almost the same picture we saw from the previous leaks. This year, the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are not getting any major redesign, sporting the same unibody aluminum design with a huge camera island. This was expected as Apple generally reuses the same design for at least two years. So what’s changing? The leaked case images, which we saw thanks to MajinBuofficia, suggest that the iPhone 18 Pro lineup will be slightly thicker than its predecessor. So it would seem that while the MacBook Pros are slimming down, the Pro iPhones are gaining some weight.
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