Every little thing we all know to date and what we wish to see

Replace: December 13, 2023 (02:49 AM ET): We’ve got up to date our iPhone 16 collection rumor hub with new design mockups.

Apple’s iPhone 15 collection continues to be pretty new proper now, however the leaks panorama is much extra advanced than what it was until just a few years again, and due to that, we have already got a variety 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. In the event you’ve been following Apple lengthy sufficient, you’d know that the majority of those new options from the iPhone 15 collection would most actually be coming to iPhone 16 fashions. What’s unique to the Execs right this moment would seemingly 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 now we have at hand, right here’s what you may count on from the iPhone 16 lineup.

There’s little doubt Apple will launch new iPhones in 2024. The corporate’s numbered collection 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 in line with the numbered naming scheme, and we’re now nearing the iPhone 16 collection. 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 by. 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 collection in October. But when all goes as deliberate and there are not any last-minute manufacturing hitches, the iPhone 16 collection ought to arrive like clockwork in September 2024. It’s too early for even leaked particulars a few attainable 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 collection, and we count on the corporate to refine these going ahead. We predict Apple’s newly launched Motion Button will make its option to the non-Professional iPhone 16 fashions subsequent yr. 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 main instance of that. So, if you happen to want the mute change over the brand new button, know that it’ll more than likely 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 collection with one more button. In response to a MacRumors report, Apple internally refers to this new button because the “Seize Button.” It’s anticipated to look on the best facet of the machine and, by the sound of it, might have one thing to do with taking photos. All-in-all, it seems just like the iPhone 16 collection could include as many as 5 buttons, together with the facility button, two quantity buttons, the Motion Button, and the brand new Seize Button. What’s unclear is that if all iPhone 16 fashions will get this rumored new button or if Apple will once more reserve it for the Professional fashions to make them extra premium than the Plus and customary variants.

One other concept 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 collection however reportedly needed to be delayed attributable to manufacturing points.

A MacRumors report included mockups of three completely different iPhone 16 early prototypes, pictured beneath. 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 in addition a bigger Motion button and a brand new Seize button.

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

There’s additionally the chance Apple does nothing in any respect with the design. In November, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that the iPhone 16 gained’t have any main {hardware} advances in 2024. It seems 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 enhance 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 biggest 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.

The heating issues that originally impacted the iPhone 15 Professional seem to have had an impact on Apple’s planning. In response to 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 sizes. Show analyst Younger additionally suggests that Apple is barely anticipated to deliver excessive refresh charge screens to base iPhones in 2025. Which means we is perhaps caught with 60Hz shows on the cheaper iPhones subsequent yr as effectively.

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.

There are a selection 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 anticipated to match the efficiency of a 120mm full-frame digicam lens. In response to Apple analyst and trusted informer Ming-Chi Kuo, the lens gained’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 moderately than simply the Professional Max mannequin. In addition they declare that the iPhone 16 Professional will pack a 48MP main digicam sensor.

DCS provides that the iPhone 16 Professional Max might land with a “periscope ultra-telephoto,” that 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. If true, this will probably be a significant decision improve in comparison with the 12MP ultrawide sensor at the moment used on iPhone fashions.

Different anticipated specs and options

Different specs for the iPhone 16 collection stay underneath wraps, however we do count on the annual processor improve. Based mostly 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 (by way of Macrumors) has debunked this concept. He claims that every one 4 new iPhone 16 collection telephones will probably be outfitted with the A18 collection 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 outfitted with the A18 Professional chip. In the meantime, the RAM and storage tiers of the iPhone 16 collection might stay the identical as this yr.

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 is perhaps seen on the iPhone 16 collection, with the corporate reportedly integrating AI options in subsequent yr’s huge 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 will be the first machine to learn 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 could possibly purchase the bottom 128GB iPhone 14 Professional Max for $1,099 in 2022, however the iPhone 15 Professional Max underwent huge 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 hold costs unchanged or enhance them. We aren’t listening to about enormous upgrades simply but, so the iPhone 16 collection might additionally find yourself beginning at $799. We’ll be higher positioned to foretell costs as and when extra details about the telephones leaks.

In the event you’re seeking to choose up a brand new flagship iPhone proper now, it makes little sense to attend for the iPhone 16 collection just because it’s a yr away.

Higher warmth dissipation

The iPhone 15 collection isn’t off to an excellent 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 collection. Ming-Chi Kuo claims Apple sacrificed cooling tech on the iPhone 15 Professional collection to make it lighter, and if that’s the rationale the telephones are heating up, we hope the corporate has realized its lesson and makes amends subsequent yr.

Increased display 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 virtually all of them supply at the least 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 present us at the least a 90Hz display on the most affordable iPhone.

Sooner charging

Now that Apple has entered the USB-C fray, it will probably amp up charging speeds on the iPhone 16 collection. 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 would like insane 200W charging speeds, however even a bounce to true 45W charging could be a welcome improve.