I review camera phones for a living – here are 3 rumored iPhone 17 Pro camera upgrades I hope turn out to be true

We are just days away from Apple's 'Awe Dropping' event, and while we already have a seemingly clear picture of which hardware the company has up its sleeve, exactly what their capabilities are going to be remains more of a mystery.

While upgrades like a jump to Apple's on A19 and A19 Pro silicon is all-but-certain, across the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, there's talk of more outlandish enhancements being bandied about too. Word of vapor-chamber cooling, more RAM on the Air and Pro models, and even a new orange colorway.

What I'm most intrigued by, though, are the camera upgrades. After comparing the cameras from the best iPhone, Samsung and Pixel earlier this year, and using the iPhone 16 Pro as my main means of video capture since launch, I have some thoughts and hopes for the ...