Even if the iPhone 16 is not expected to release until later this year, there will still be rumours about the next generation of smartphones. Reputable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has hinted that the iPhone 17, Apple’s forthcoming flagship device for 2025, may see a significant improvement in the front-facing camera area.

He made a suggestion that Apple may replace the iPhone 17’s 12-megapixel selfie camera with a 24-megapixel one. He adds that a business named Genius is purportedly going to supply the primary lens for this camera module.

According to Kuo, Apple is also interested in enhancing the quality of the images captured by the front camera in addition to the sensor. A six-element lens design is anticipated. Compared to the existing 5-element design, this could be a major improvement.

These lens elements provide the photos with a variety of corrections, such as reduced distortion and aberrations and enhanced low-light performance. Therefore, the addition of an additional element will only serve to improve the overall quality of the image. When combined with the updated sensor, this would result in a significantly better camera performance.

Improved cameras and a smaller dynamic island

There are rumoured to be numerous enhancements and improvements with the iPhone 17 series. In addition to its potent front camera, the iPhone 17 Pro may be the first iPhone to feature Face ID technology that is hidden beneath the display.

This could suggest that the iPhone 17 Pro just has a circular cutout for the selfie camera in addition to translating to a smaller Dynamic Island.

Nevertheless, even though this would be huge for Apple, selfie camera cutouts like this have long existed on the Android side of the market. The goal of the challenge now is to completely conceal the camera and minimise the punch-hole cutout.