Chinese Smartphone Brands Said to Adopt iPhone 17 Series-Like Camera Module Design: States Tipster

The Cupertino-based tech company, Apple, will be bringing a major design change in this year’s iPhone 17 series camera module and via reports we have already come to know about its possible design language. With respect to the initial update, another tipster on the Weibo platform has again suggested that many Chinese smartphone brands would also likely be adopting such a design this year.
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Will New Chinese Smartphones Arrive With a Horizontal Camera Module Design?
Based on previous reports, Apple is expected to bring a pill-shaped projected horizontally-placed camera module design at the top of its upcoming iPhone 17 series flagship models, and even the rumored iPhone 17 Air is also suggested to come with such a camera module design. While this design is new to Apple devices, we have already seen it on the latest Google Pixel devices, and this year, it is pointed out to be seen in many more Android smartphones too.
Yes, just like what was revealed earlier, tipster Smart Pikachu has again stated that many Chinese smartphone manufacturers are also going to adopt this horizontally placed pill-shaped camera module design in their upcoming devices this year. His post also mentions ‘vertical and horizontal’, probably meaning that vertically-placed camera module smartphones are also there in works, and we have already seen a few getting debuted this year – such as the Redmi Turbo 4 and POCO X7 Pro.
The tipster hasn’t mentioned the names of the brands, but obviously Xiaomi is on the list as the company has a history of adopting Apple iPhone-like camera module design on its smartphone models. Let us just wait for a while, and with future updates, we may be able to find out the upcoming devices.
About Apple’s iPhone 17 series launch, it is likely only going to take place in September (or October) of 2025, and the other Android phones from Chinese smartphone makers with a similar camera module design can also likely be expected around the same time as well.