The whole lot we all know up to now and what we wish to see

Replace: April 5, 2024 (05:45 AM ET): Now we have up to date our iPhone 16 sequence rumor hub to incorporate the leaked dummy models of the iPhone 16 sequence.

Apple’s iPhone 15 sequence continues to be pretty new proper now, however the leaks panorama is way extra developed than what it was until a couple of years again, and due to that, we have already got a lot of iPhone 16 rumors and leaks going round.

Apple made some important modifications to the 2023 iPhone lineup, together with the addition of USB-C, the mute-switch-replacing Motion Button, Titanium our bodies as a substitute of Stainless Metal, Dynamic Island on the non-Professional iPhones, a periscope digicam for the Professional Max mannequin, and extra. For those who’ve been following Apple lengthy sufficient, you’d know that the majority of those new options from the iPhone 15 sequence would most actually be coming to iPhone 16 fashions. What’s unique to the Professionals at the moment would probably trickle all the way down to the non-Professional variants subsequent yr. It’s simply how Apple does issues. With all that and the leaks that we’ve at hand, right here’s what you possibly can count on from the iPhone 16 lineup.

There’s little doubt Apple will launch new iPhones in 2024. The corporate’s numbered sequence has been going regular because the iPhone 4. Earlier than that, Apple had the unique iPhone and two iPhone 3G fashions. However ever because the iPhone 4, Apple has been per the numbered naming scheme, and we’re now nearing the iPhone 16 sequence. The 2024 lineup will mark 18 years of iPhones. Will Apple lastly mature sufficient to open up its walled backyard that’s iOS? Who is aware of? However we do have tons of iPhone 16 information to run via. Learn on to get the lowdown.

• Apple iPhone 13: September 14, 2021
• Apple iPhone 14: September 7, 2022
• Apple iPhone 15: September 12, 2023

Apple has been launching new iPhones in September because the iPhone 5. Barring the iPhone SE fashions, September is Apple’s most popular month for flagship bulletins. It was solely throughout the pandemic that Apple went off track and launched the iPhone 12 sequence in October. But when all goes as deliberate and there are not any last-minute manufacturing hitches, the iPhone 16 sequence ought to arrive like clockwork in September 2024. It’s too early for even leaked particulars a few doable iPhone 16 launch date, however we’ll replace this text as and after we hear something about it.

Design, show, and buttons

Apple made a number of notable design modifications on the iPhone 15 sequence, and we count on the corporate to refine these going ahead. We expect Apple’s newly launched Motion Button will make its technique to the non-Professional iPhone 16 fashions subsequent yr. Lending additional credence to this chance, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg claims the Motion Button will trickle all the way down to the non-Professional fashions. As we mentioned earlier, bringing Professional options to base iPhone fashions is a observe Apple has adopted for years. The Dynamic Island on the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus is a first-rate instance of that. So, in the event you desire the mute change over the brand new button, know that it’s going to most certainly disappear for good after the iPhone 16 lineup goes official.

If one new button wasn’t sufficient, rumor has it that Apple will equip the iPhone 16 sequence with yet one more button. In accordance with a MacRumors report and Gurman, Apple internally refers to this new button because the “Seize Button.” It’s anticipated to look on the proper aspect of the system, and Gurman says it might be used to document movies. The Data says that the button will probably be a bodily button that will probably be delicate to each stress and contact. The report mentions that calmly urgent the button will will let you focus, whereas a firmer press will seize a picture or begin recording. It’s mentioned that additionally, you will be capable of swipe left or proper on the important thing to zoom in or out.

All-in-all, it appears to be like just like the iPhone 16 sequence might include as many as 5 buttons, together with the facility button, two quantity buttons, the Motion Button, and the brand new Seize Button. The button is alleged to be in testing throughout all 4 fashions inside the iPhone 16 sequence.

One other idea is that Apple might take away all of the bodily buttons and go for solid-state buttons for subsequent yr’s iPhone 16 Professional fashions. This function was closely anticipated on the iPhone 15 sequence however reportedly needed to be delayed on account of manufacturing points.

A MacRumors report included mockups of three completely different iPhone 16 early prototypes, pictured under. The primary iPhone 16 prototype, rendered in yellow, featured an iPhone X-style digicam capsule. It additionally featured a unified quantity rocker that might present haptic suggestions.

The second iPhone 16 prototype, rendered in pink, featured vertically aligned cameras however with separated quantity buttons.

The third iPhone 16 prototype, rendered in Midnight Black, featured vertically aligned cameras, separated quantity buttons, but additionally a bigger Motion button and a brand new Seize button.

All three prototypes featured an Motion button, indicating that the mute change might be nicely on its manner out.

Talking of colours, a leaker who goes by Majin Bu on X (previously Twitter) claims two of the colorways coming to the iPhone 16 Professional might be Desert Titanium and Titanium Grey. To that rumor, Majin Bu added the disclaimer to “not take this data as 100% correct or actual, it’s only a rumor.”

In accordance with a leaker on Weibo, the Apple iPhone 16 Professional might are available in these 4 colours: House Black, White, Grey, and Rose.

Apple Hub on X has posted fan-made renders of what these colours might appear like on the iPhone, although be aware that this fan rendering takes some liberties and doesn’t precisely match the colour swatch.

There’s additionally the likelihood Apple does nothing in any respect with the design. In November, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that the iPhone 16 received’t have any main {hardware} advances in 2024. It appears to be like like Apple could also be focusing extra on software program this time round.

The general footprint of the brand new 2024 iPhones is also bigger than ever. Gurman and show analyst Ross Younger concur that Apple plans to improve the scale of its two iPhone 16 Professional fashions by “a few tenths of an inch diagonally.” The brand new shows are anticipated to measure 6.2 inches and 6.8 inches for the iPhone 16 Professional and 16 Professional Max, respectively, making them the most important ever for the ‌iPhone‌. In the meantime, 9to5Mac claims the top-of-the-line iPhone might undertake the “Extremely” branding subsequent yr and have a 6.9-inch show, whereas the smaller iPhone 16 Professional might get a 6.3-inch OLED.

A MacRumors report corroborates the bigger shows and capacitive Seize button with iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max mockups.

The heating issues that originally impacted the iPhone 15 Professional seem to have had an impact on Apple’s planning. In accordance with tipster Kosutami, the agency doesn’t wish to repeat this error with the iPhone 16. The leak alleges Apple is engaged on a graphene-based thermal system to enhance warmth dissipation.

As for the bottom iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, we count on Apple to stay to the identical display screen sizes. Show analyst Younger additionally suggests that Apple is simply anticipated to deliver excessive refresh charge screens to base iPhones in 2025. Meaning we may be caught with 60Hz shows on the cheaper iPhones subsequent yr as nicely.

One other visible change might make the scale of the Dynamic Island considerably smaller. The Elec reported in January 2023 that the iPhone 16 Professional fashions might home an under-display face unlock or Face ID.

Seemingly supporting the smaller measurement of the Dynamic Island, CAD renders of the iPhone 16 Professional leaked through 91Mobiles. The renders additionally present that the motion button could also be barely larger than earlier than.

Along with the photographs, the leak supplied a couple of particulars, together with that the cellphone might be barely taller and wider than the iPhone 15 Professional. In accordance with the report, the iPhone 16 Professional is rumored to measure 149.6×71.4×8.4mm, which is a little bit larger than the iPhone 15 Professional’s  146.6×70.6×8.25 mm dimensions.

Now we have additionally seen a couple of dummy models round, giving us a good concept of what the lineup will appear like. Leaker MajinBu reshared comparability pics of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Professional as towards the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Professional, and the scale distinction on the Professional iPhone may be very obvious year-on-year.

Sonny Dickson additionally shared dummy models of the whole iPhone 16 sequence, corroborating the distinction in display screen sizes, the vertically positioned cameras, the Motion button, and the Seize button on all 4 telephones.

There are a variety of rumors already swirling round about iPhone 16 digicam specs. Apple launched a brand new tetraprism zoom lens on the iPhone 15 Professional Max this yr. The lens is predicted to match the efficiency of a 120mm full-frame digicam lens. In accordance with Apple analyst and trusted informer Ming-Chi Kuo, the lens received’t be restricted to the highest iPhone mannequin subsequent yr, and each the iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max will function tetraprism telephoto cameras.

Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station has additionally claimed that the iPhone 16 Professional will acquire a 5x zoom digicam slightly than simply the Professional Max mannequin. In addition they declare that the iPhone 16 Professional will pack a 48MP major digicam sensor.

DCS provides that the iPhone 16 Professional Max might land with a “periscope ultra-telephoto,” which means it might need a really excessive focal size, beating the likes of the Pixel 7 Professional and Galaxy S23 Extremely.

In the meantime, Haitong Worldwide Securities analyst Jeff Pu claims that Apple will add a 48MP ultrawide shooter to the iPhone 16 Professional and Professional Max. Ming-Chi Kuo additionally reiterates this with extra particulars, noting that the iPhone 16 Professional and Professional Max might bounce to a 48MP 1/2.6-inch sensor with 0.7µm pixel measurement and 6P lens meeting for its rear ultrawide digicam. The output will probably be 12MP, so with pixel binning, the efficient pixel measurement could be 1.4µm. If true, this will probably be a serious decision improve in comparison with the 12MP ultrawide sensor at present used on iPhone fashions that has a 1µm pixel measurement.

Different anticipated specs and options

Different specs for the iPhone 16 sequence stay below wraps, however we do count on the annual processor improve. Primarily based on how Apple does issues, the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus ought to ideally get the A17 Professional chip Apple is now utilizing within the iPhone 15 Professional telephones, whereas the iPhone 16 Professional lineup might see a model new 18-series chip from Apple.

Nonetheless, analyst Jeff Pu (through Macrumors) has debunked this idea. He claims that every one 4 new iPhone 16 sequence telephones will probably be geared up with the A18 sequence chips. Pu additionally expects the chips to be manufactured by TSMC on its second-generation 3nm course of as a substitute of the first-generation 3nm course of used on the A17 Professional chip. There might nonetheless be a distinction within the processors that the non-Professional and Professional iPhones 16 fashions get. As per Pu, the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus will get the A18 chip, whereas the iPhone 16 Professional and 16 Professional Max will come geared up with the A18 Professional chip.

In the meantime, the storage tiers of the iPhone 16 sequence might stay the identical because the iPhone 15 sequence, however there could also be some shuffling in RAM. Analyst Jeff Pu (through Macrumors) means that the bottom iPhone 16 might lastly get 8GB of RAM, in comparison with the bottom iPhone 15’s 6GB of RAM. The iPhone 15 Professional fashions have already got 8GB of RAM, in order that they keep on with the identical for the iPhone 16 Professional fashions.

The bottom iPhone 16 might additionally make the bounce to Wi-Fi 6E lastly.

The iPhone 16 Professional, as a substitute, might get an improve to the Qualcomm Snapdragon X75 modem, as Jeff Pu notes (through Macrumors). The bottom iPhone 16 might retain the Qualcomm Snapdragon X70 modem, which is current on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Professional fashions.

An October 22 report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman talked about how Apple plans to infuse generative AI into its merchandise within the coming years. The fruits of Apple’s efforts may be seen on the iPhone 16 sequence, with the corporate reportedly integrating AI options in subsequent yr’s massive iOS replace in addition to its digital assistant Siri.

Lending additional credence to Gurman’s report, tipster Revegnus additionally claimed that Siri will probably be built-in with an in-house LLM. Revegnus additionally talked about we might see this AI-infused Siri as quickly as WWDC 2024 and the iPhone often is the first system to profit from it.

• iPhone 15: Begins at $799
• iPhone 15 Plus: Begins at $899
• iPhone 15 Professional: Begins at $999
• iPhone 15 Professional Max: Begins at $1,199

Apple has already elevated costs for its Professional Max mannequin. You possibly can purchase the bottom 128GB iPhone 14 Professional Max for $1,099 in 2022, however the iPhone 15 Professional Max underwent massive modifications and begins at $1,199 for a 256GB mannequin. We count on Apple to stay to the brand new $1,199 worth and better base storage for the iPhone 16 Professional Max. As for the remainder of the lineup, it’s powerful to say if Apple will preserve costs unchanged or improve them. We aren’t listening to about large upgrades simply but, so the iPhone 16 sequence might additionally find yourself beginning at $799. We’ll be higher positioned to foretell costs as and when extra details about the telephones leaks.

For those who’re seeking to choose up a brand new flagship iPhone proper now, it makes little sense to attend for the iPhone 16 sequence just because it’s a yr away.

Higher warmth dissipation

The iPhone 15 sequence isn’t off to a very good begin, with overheating points being seen throughout the board. The Professional iPhone 15 fashions are extra impacted than the non-Professional variants. Whereas Apple has acknowledged the issue and rolled out a repair that reduces overheating, we hope the corporate does a greater job with the thermals on the iPhone 16 sequence. Ming-Chi Kuo claims Apple sacrificed cooling tech on the iPhone 15 Professional sequence to make it lighter, and if that’s the rationale the telephones are heating up, we hope the corporate has discovered its lesson and makes amends subsequent yr.

Increased display screen refresh charge

The show refresh charge of the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus feels archaic at 60Hz. No premium Android smartphone is caught at 60Hz anymore, and nearly all of them provide no less than a 120Hz show refresh charge if no more. Apple actually has no convincing excuse for the shortage of excessive refresh charge screens on the non-Professional iPhones. We actually hope it doesn’t wait till 2025 to offer us no less than a 90Hz display screen on the most cost effective iPhone.

Quicker charging

Now that Apple has entered the USB-C fray, it may amp up charging speeds on the iPhone 16 sequence. The corporate continues to be utilizing iPhone 14-era 20W wired charging speeds. MagSafe additionally helps the identical 15W wi-fi charging. Certainly, Apple might do higher. We’re not saying we wish insane 200W charging speeds, however even a bounce to true 45W charging could be a welcome improve.