Overview

• Photographer Sonny Dickson’s images on X show an Android device that mirrors leaked iPhone 17 Pro design cues and displays a pixel-perfect iOS-style interface.
• The knockoff reproduces the camera module layout and part-aluminum, part-glass finish from renders yet uses low-cost hardware that is likely to stutter under normal use.
• Counterfeit manufacturers are using widely circulated CAD files and fast supply-chain prototyping to produce these look-alikes roughly a month before Apple’s rumored September 9 event.
• Despite mimicking iOS 18 visuals, the device lacks Apple’s forthcoming iOS 26 features and is built on Android underpinnings rather than genuine Apple software.
• Such early knockoffs target regions where official iPhones are scarce or expensive, trading authentic performance for access to Apple’s aesthetic at a lower price.