iPhone 18 Pro rear design now rumored to go in a different direction
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are expected to arrive in September 2026, alongside the iPhone Fold, and the Pro duo has recently been rumored to be getting a transparent design under its camera island - which will remain very similar to the design introduced with the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max this year.
Now, a new rumor out of China contradicts this by saying that Apple is working on perfectly matching the color of the aluminum with the color of the glass cutout in the lower part of the back of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
In the current generation, there are subtle differences between the shades, so these iPhones in effect have a two-tone look. That will be gone next year, if this rumor pans out. We don't know what happened to the rumored transparency, maybe that will just be one colorway?
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
- 256GB 12GB RAM
$ 1,199.00 - 512GB 12GB RAM$ 1,449.99
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
- 256GB 12GB RAM$ 1,449.97
- 512GB 12GB RAM$ 1,699.97
Source (in Chinese)
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- Anonymous
- 14 Nov 2025
- HEH
I’ve seen consumers buy the base iPhone 17 over the Pro due to the perceived ugliness of the Pro models this year. But have I seen people not buying who would have bought the Pro if not ugly? People are buying iPhones like their happiness depends on ...
- akubewae
- 14 Nov 2025
- XZ9
yeah, because iphone can't do it it's too hard, the best they can do is replace flashlight position..Lol
- Boggy
- 13 Nov 2025
- Sub
Why does arena started to put all these rumors in here? And always contradicting themselves from 1 week to another. This rumors look useless in my opinion, if they do not come from official sources or trusted sources.
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