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Thanks, Sam Altman, for giving us access toChatGPT’s new integrated image-generation skills.
They’re, as Steve Jobs might’ve described them, insanely good.
A real photo of an iPhone SE on the left and a ChatGPT 4o-generated one on the right.
Even the single rear camera might not be enough to keep potential buyers away.
Imagining what it could look like, well, that’s my job.
The results are something to behold.
ChatGPT 4o did a nice anime glow up with my picture of a hawk (left).
However, when you request changes, elements of the original disappear or end up altered.
There are usually too many differences.
ChatGPT 4o image generation appears different and, possibly, more capable.
However, I was curious about ChatGPT’s photo-realism capabilities, especially as they relate to my work.
Apple announced this week thatWWDC 2025’s keynotewould fall on June 9.
With information like this, we can start to map out the future of the anticipated iPhone 17 line.
My original iPhone 16 Pro review image is on the left. ChatGPT 4o’s work in on the right.
Visualizing what that will look like can be tough, though.
So, I decided to let ChatCPT’s newest image model show me the way.
just make it photo-realistic and a nice, bright color."
I followed with this prompt:
“This is good.
Since the iPhone 17 Air is supposed to be super-thin, can you show it from the side?”
ChatGPT lost the background and made the image look like an ad for the iPhone 17 Air.
It was a nice touch, but the phone didn’t look thin enough.
I prompted ChatGPT to make it thinner, which it did.
This was progress, but I quickly realized my error.
This time, when I asked to see the thin side of the phone.
I told ChatGPT,“Don’t change the background.”
“Now show me the side of the iPhone 17 Air.
It should be 5.4mm thick and the same color.”
This was almost perfect.
Even the anticipated ultra-thinSamsung Galaxy S25 Edgefeatures a camera bump.
There is no way the iPhone 17 Air will get away without one.
verify it shows the Dynamic Island.
The screen should be bright and look like an iPhone home screen with apps and widgets."
ChatGPT doesn’t produce images with AI watermarks; only the file names tell you these are ChatGPT images.
That’s concerning, as is the exceptional quality.
I expect the internet will soon be flooded with ChatGPT iPhone and other consumer electronics hardware renders.
