The most recent leaked photos verify the largest design changes to Apple’s forthcoming smartphone, the iPhone 16, as additional information about the device becomes available.
The most recent information, which includes exclusive photos showing the designs of the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max, comes from veteran Apple leaker Sonny Dickson. Although many of the new capabilities are already available, Apple is anticipated to reveal the range in early September 2024.
Updated on Friday, April 5th: A new leak via ShrimpApplePro provides a tantalising look at the rear of the most recent iPhone 16 models, even though the metal machined blanks are unable to reveal anything about the materials Apple intends to employ in the next iPhones.
Apple will infuse the rear glass with a specific colour, like it did with the i Phone 15 range from the previous year. The four colours are space black, grey, white, and rose. It’s important to note that the final glass is not as robust as the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max models’ rough matte glass back. Even so, it’s possible that the content has improved in the previous 12 months.
One of the obvious distinctions between the iPhone 15 Pro and i Phone 16 Pro will be the switch to infused glass. Like many others, Tim Cook and his team will be hoping that materials and fashion may serve as an appropriate lure to produce upgrades inside its community.
Dickson’s photos depict the machined “blanks” that accessory manufacturers receive before a phone is released. This enables the precise dimensions of the gadget and each button to be taken into account when designing cases, holders, and other accessories. Although we are unable to see how these new capabilities will function in software, Apple’s revamped approach to the iPhone is evident in the hardware that is on display.
The Action Button, which debuted on the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max, will now be accessible on all four i Phone models. It took the place of the previous model’s mute switch. Many people still used the Action Button on their i Phones to switch between the silent and vibration modes. However, when pressed, this programmable button can be configured to launch a single user-defined application or carry out a particular function.
Because it’s available across the board, developers can construct their apps with the knowledge that more customers will be able to utilise features built around the Action Button, and Apple’s marketing team can capitalise on it as a distinctive feature of the i Phone.
Introducing the Capacitive Capture Button
Several times in the past six months, leaked information has suggested that the i Phone design now includes a second button. But the button’s precise design and the iPhone versions it would be compatible with have been subject to change—undoubtedly because Apple made multiple prototypes to test out different configurations.
Apple has now decided upon the scope and design. To facilitate marketing and developer uptake, the new Capture Button will be included with every iPhone 16 model. Apple has chosen to use a capacitive button on all models for the former. This implies that the button itself has no moving parts and instead uses a haptic-based “Taptic Engine” to mimic the sensation of a real button.
Potential for Stereoscopic Cameras of iphone
The camera lenses’ placement in the back camera is likewise verified by the blanks. The vertical orientation of the two lenses has replaced the diagonal pattern found in the i Phone 15 and i Phone 15 Plus. It won’t affect photos taken, but it will make it possible to record stereoscopic video. On the PC or i Phone, that won’t matter, but it does imply that videos viewed via the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset will appear three-dimensional.