The next iPhone, the iPhone 16 lineup, are going to be different. The iPhone 16 Pro might get a bigger screen, around 6.3 inches, and the iPhone-16 Pro Max could be even bigger, around 6.9 inches. This would be the first time they made the phone this big in a while. But don’t worry, the regular iPhone 16 models will stay the same size as the iPhone 15 ones.
Apple is also making new chips for the iPhone 16. These chips will make the phone work better and see less power. They might also add touch-sensitive button for volume and power, and a special button to all four iPhone 16 models. There is even talk of a mystery button, but we don’t know what it does yet.
Remember, these are just early ideas about the iPhone 16, and Apple might change things. So, the information could be different as Apple decide how they want the new iPhone to look.
Design Sample for the iPhone 16
Apple made three different versions of how the iPhone 16 could look. They all have a camera that stands up and down, which might let you record special videos for the Vision Pro headset.
Once version looked like the iPhone X camera, shaped like a pill. The other two had separate lenses. Another design had special buttons you can feel (haptic buttons) and a two-lens camera, regular buttons for volume, a touch-sensitive Action Button, and a new Capture Button.
It seems like Apple might pick the third design, the black phone in the pictures. It has a camera that stands up and down, an extra button on the right side, and a special mmWave antenna on the left side in the United States, below the Action Button. We don’t know yet what the Capture Button does.
Remember, the color you see in the picture are ones Apple tried Out. So, when the regular iPhone 16 comes out, it might be available in pink, yellow, and black.
The Pictures show what the regular iPhone 16 could look like. The Pro Models of the iPhone-16 will be bigger and have three camera lenses, but they will also get the new design.
Changes in Size
The next iPhone, the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, are likely going to have bigger screens, as many people are saying. The iPhone-16 Pro might have a screen around 6.3 inches, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max could have a screen around 6.9 inches.
Because the screens are getting bigger, the phones themselves will also be a bit bigger. Both models might be taller and winder than the iPhone 15 Pro models. Even though they will be the same thickness, they might be a bit heavier because they are larger.
Compare iPhone 16 Pro & 15 Pro
| iPhone 16 Pro | iPhone 15 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 8.25 mm | 8.25 mm |
| Height | 149.6 mm | 146.6 mm |
| Width | 71.45 mm | 70.60 mm |
| Display | 6.3” (159.31 mm) | 6.1” (155.38 mm) |
| Weight | 194 grams | 187 grams |
Compare iPhone 16 Pro Max & iPhone 15 Pro Max
| iPhone 16 Pro Max | iPhone 15 Pro Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 8.25 mm | 8.25 mm |
| Height | 163.0 mm | 159.9 mm |
| Width | 77.58 mm | 76.70 mm |
| Display | 6.9” (174.06 mm) | 6.7” (169.98 mm) |
| Weight | 225 grams | 221 grams |
We are not expecting size changes for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, and these devices will be the same size as the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus.
Display Technology
The screen of the iPhone 16 might use a cool technology called micro-lens to make them brighter and use less power. Micro-lens arrays, like tiny lenses inside the screen, help to make the light brighter without using more power. This is because they reduce how much light bounces around inside the screen.
Also, the stuff they use to make the screens in the iPhone-16 is better, so the screens will use less power overall.
iPhone 16 Ultra
Apple might release a super fancy iPhone 16 called “Ultra” alongside the regular iPhone 16 models. This special Ultra version would be the best one, with maybe better cameras, a bigger screen, and it might not even have a charging port
Haptic Buttons
Apple wanted to use special solid-state buttons for the iPhone 15 Pro models, they had technical problems, so they couldn’t do it.
Now, there are rumors that Apple might wait until 2024 to introduce these cool solid-state buttons, and they could be in the iPhone-16 models. A reliable source, Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, thinks it’s likely that the iPhone 16 Pro might get these buttons. If the that happens, we might also see similar buttons design that people talked about for the iPhone 15 Pro.
These special buttons work like normal ones, but instead of physically pressing down, they use vibrations to make it feel like you are pressing a button, even though the button itself doesn’t move.
Apple already uses a cool technology called solid-state for buttons on the iPhone SE and some MacBooks. When you press them, it feels like a real button, but it’s actually a flat surface that vibrates. This is good because it helps keep out dust and water without needing physical moving parts. But, it does need extra stuff inside the iPhone.
Rumors say Apple might add two special engines to the iPhone 15 Pro to make these buttons work. So, it’s likely the iPhone 16 Pro will use the same idea.
Apple might use this technology for the Action Button and a new capacitive button but keep regular buttons for volume and power.
Even though some rumors said the iPhone-16 Pro would have these cool buttons an analyst from Barclays thinks Apple might not do it. They go this info from a company that supplies Apple, Cirrus Logic.
Action Button
The special button on the iPhone 15 Pro is called the action button. In 2024, this button might be added to the regular iPhone-16 models. Apple plans to upgrade it to a button cool touch-sensitive button that vibrates when you press it, instead of a regular button. They might also make it a bit bigger and even with the iPhone’s surface.
Extra Capacitive Button
Apple is making new version of the iPhone 16, and they added a special button called the “Capture Button” inside the phone. This button is on the same side as the power button, where the 5G mmWave antenna use to be in the United States.
Because of this new button, they moved the mmWave antenna to the left side of the phone, below the volume button. Just like the Power and Action buttons on the iPhone-16, the Capture Button can feel when you touch it and gives a little vibration when you press it.
Right now, we don’t know what this button will used for.
A-Series Chips
The iPhone 16 and iPhone-16 Plus are getting a new A17 chip, but it might not be exactly like the A17 Pro chip in the iPhone 15 Pro models. For the iPhone 16 Apple is thinking of using a more affordable process called N3E, which is a bit different form the N3B process used in the Pro Models.
N3B is a fancy tech they made with TSMC, while N3E is a cheaper option, though not as efficient.
Normally, Apple doesn’t create special chips just for the regular iPhones. They usually use the same chips as the Pro models or use the chip from the previous year’s iPhone. Like, the iPhone 15 used the A16 chip from the iPhone 14 Pro.
There’s a rumor that Apple might call the chip in the regular iPhone-16 models the “A17” but some people think they might use A18 and A18 Pro names instead, Analyst Jeff Pu thinks all iPhone 16 models will have some kind of A18-series chip using the N3E process, and the Pro chips might have an extra feature nor in the regular ones.
Thermal Improvements
The iPhone 16 is likely to have a new design to prevent it from getting too hot. Apple is working on a special thermal system using graphene for the iPhone 16. The iPhone 16 Pro might even have a metal case around the battery to help release heat well.
Graphene is better at handling heat than the copper they currently use in iPhone heat sinks.
5G Modem Chips
The iPhone-16 Pro might have a special Qualcomm chip called Snapdragon X75, making the 5G internet faster and use less power. This chip is good at combining different 5G signals and takes up less space inside the phone.
Qualcomm’s X75 also support something called “5G Advanced” which means it has smart improvements using AI and machine learning. So, Apple can say the iPhone 16 Pro has super advanced 5G.
The regular iPhone 16 might stick with Qualcomm’s X70 chip, the same one used in the iPhone 15.
Apple is trying to make its own chip and setup for internet stuff, so it doesn’t have to rely on Qualcomm. But these Apple-made chip won’t be ready until 2025, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
WiFi 7
Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo thinks the iPhone-16 Pro might use the next-gen WiFi 7 tech. This new WiFi is supposed to be super-fast, giving speed of at least 30 gigabits per second and maybe even up to 40Gb/s.
WiFi 7 can use really wide channel and supports something called 4K quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) tech, making it up to 2.4 times faster than WiFi 6 with the same antennas. Overall, WiFi 7 will bring much faster speeds, less delay, and more reliability.
USB-C Port
It is expected that Apple will use USB-C technology in latest models.
AI Capabilities
The next iPhone software, IOS 18, might have new and improved Siri features. Some of the really cool AI stuff could be exclusive to the iPhone 16.
As per a leaker, IOS 18 will have many of the new features for all iPhones. But the super smart AI things might only work on the iPhone 16. With the updated AI in IOS 18, Siri could work better with the Messages app, make playlist on Apple Music automatically, and help with creating content in productivity apps, and more.
Microphone Improvement
The upcoming iPhone 16 is like to have a better microphone. This improved microphone is expected to make Siri, the voice assistant, work even better with the help of AI. The new microphone is designed to resist water better and provide a clearer sound, making the Siri experience much better, as shared by Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo.
Under Display Face ID
People were saying the iPhone 16 Pro might have Face ID under the screen, but it looks like it won’t happen until 2025. This cool tech would make more space on the screen because we wouldn’t need the full dynamic Island.
A website called The Elec thought we might get under-display Face ID in 2024 with the iPhone-16 Pro, but an expert named Ross Young thinks it’s at least two year away. If he is right, we might not get under-display Face ID until the iPhone 17 Pro. Until then, the iPhone 16 Pro might still have the Dynamic Island.
When under-display Face ID finally comes, there will be a circle cutout for the camera, like how companies like Samsung do it.
iPhone 16 Camera Technology
The special camera on the iPhone 16 Pro might get better with a 48-megapixel Ultra Wide lens. This means you could take better pictures even when it’s not very bright. This new lens would work kind of like the main camera for better quality.
The main in the iPhone-16 Pro Max is said to have a fancy lens with eight parts, including two glass parts and six plastic ones. They are also making improvement to the other cameras on the phone.
Both the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone Pro Max might have a 5x Telephoto lens in 2024, instead of just the bigger Pro Max having it. This means you can zoom in more on things when taking pictures.
Camera Layout
The regular iPhone-16 models are likely to have a camera setup arranged vertically, like the one in the iPhone 12. In the iPhone 13 and iPhone14, Apple went with a diagonal setup, So, it’s a bit confusing why they would switch back to a vertical arrangement.
Super Periscope
The iPhone 16 Pro Max might have a special camera that can zoom in a lot more, this info comes from a Weibo account that’s been right before, but we’re still waiting for another trusted source to confirm it.
The special camera is called a “super telephoto periscope” and it can zoom in really far. Right now, the zoom on phone is like using a 77mm lens, but if this is true, the new iPhone could zoom in much better.
Battery
In November, a picture of what’s said to be the battery for the iPhone 16 Pro got out. It seems like it has a different design, a new connector, and a power capacity of 3,355mAh.
Pricing
The parts used in regular iPhone 15 got more expensive, reaching a record high and going up by 16 percent compared to the iPhone 14. Even though it cost more to make, Apple didn’t raise the price for the iPhone 15. But, when the iPhone 16 comes out, Apple might have to increase the price to make sure they still make enough money overall.
iPhoen 16 Launch Date
The iPhone-16 models are expected to come out in September 2024, and they will follow the 2023 iPhone 15 models.
FAQ's
Will there be an iPhone 16 in 2024?
Like every year, Apple is likely to introduce its new products in 2024. People are excited about the new iPhones, which might be called the iPhone 16 series. They might show the new phone in September 2024.
Will iPhone 16 have new design?
There won’t be big changes: Apple wants to keep the same look as the 15, but make the Pro version’s screen bigger. The cheaper model will have an Action button, and there will be a new button just for recording videos.
What is new in iPhone 16 update?
iOS comes with a new look for the Lock Screen. You can customized it more and add widgets for quick information. Connect your Lock Screen to a Focus and use filters to block out distracting stuff in apps.
How big is the iPhone 16?
There are talks about a 6.27-inch screen for the iPhone 16 Pro and a bigger 6.85-inch screen for the 16 Pro Max. People also expect improvements in the camera for both models.
Will the iPhone 16 be a big upgrade?
On Medium, Ming-Chi Kuo mentioned, “My recent study shows that all iPhone 16 models will have much better microphones. Besides being more resistant to water, the main improvement is a better signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) to make Siri work much better.”
Is there an iPhone 16 Pro Max?
Expanding on the curved edges and titanium frame from the iPhone 15 Pro, the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will have bigger screen and a new Capture button that respond to touch.
Which iPhone is best max or pro?
Certainly, when you consider everything, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is better in almost every aspect. But the final decision depends on what you like. If you prefer a smaller phone that’s easier to use with one hand, then the iPhone 15 Pro is the top pick.
What is special about iPhone 16?
The iPhone 16 models are expected to be released in the fall of 2024. They will have faster chips, bigger sizes for the “Pro” version, better cameras, and maybe a new button.
