Achi news desk-
As the iPhone 15 settles into the market, the tech community is buzzing with anticipation for Apple’s next-generation handset, which is expected to be named the “iPhone 16.”
We’ve heard rumors about the iPhone 16’s features, which are said to range from a new energy-efficient display to bigger screens, better zoom lenses, an action button and, perhaps unsurprisingly, a slew of new AI-powered features.
Read more: Best iPhone 2024
However, the iPhone 16 is apparently still six months away and nothing will be confirmed until Apple’s iPhone event in the fall. Still, these rumors could give us an idea of ​​what to expect from the next iPhone.
Here are the most credible rumors for the iPhone 16.
Will the iPhone 16 bend?
Probably not. The newest rumors suggest that Apple has been working on iPhone Flip models in two different sizes, although there have been difficulties in making the devices to Apple’s standards. The company may also be working on a foldable tablet with a screen around the size of an iPad Mini. While almost every major phone manufacturer – from Google to Oppo to OnePlus and Samsung – has launched their own foldable handsets, Apple has been characteristically silent on whether there will ever be an iPhone Flip or a Folded iPhone.
Previous rumors said that Apple might not launch its own flexible screen device until 2025. Samsung hasn’t let phone fans forget it – by releasing an app that will let Apple phone owners experience a Z Fold-esque experience by placing two iPhones side by side side.
iPhone 16 Pro models to have bigger screens?
Apple has maintained both screen sizes for iPhone Pro models since 2020 when it launched the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro and the 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max. However, that is rumored to change with the iPhone 16 Pro models, which could have larger screens.
Display analyst Ross Young suggested earlier this year that the iPhone 16 Pro models will have larger screens, putting the sizes at 6.3 inches for the iPhone 16 Pro and 6.9 inches for the iPhone 16 Pro Max. That rumor was later corroborated by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who said the iPhone 16 Pro models could grow “by a tenth of an inch or two diagonally.”
The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models are believed to stick with the current 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch sizes. If the size increase is correct, it would be another step by Apple to differentiate its Pro iPhone models from its regular ones.
iPhone 15 screen sizes
- iPhone 15: 6.1 inches.
- iPhone 15 Plus: 6.7 inches.
- iPhone 15 Pro: 6.1 inches.
- iPhone 15 Pro Max: 6.7 inches.
Rumored iPhone 16 screen sizes
- iPhone 16: 6.1 inches.
- iPhone 16 Plus: 6.7 inches.
- iPhone 16 Pro: 6.3 inches.
- iPhone 16 Pro Max: 6.9 inches.
iPhone 16 gets more AI tricks
One of the biggest selling points of Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series and Google’s Pixel 8 line was all of their souped-up AI tips and tricks, and it wouldn’t be a huge shock if Apple went in the same direction. Apple CEO Tim Cook has gone on the record this year confirming that Apple sees “a huge opportunity for Apple with AI and AI gen.”
According to Gurman’s Power On newsletter, iOS 18 will include generative AI technology that should “improve how Siri and the Messages app can answer questions and automatically complete sentences.”
A September report from the Information says that Apple plans to use large language models, which are an essential part of productive AI, to make Siri smarter. The report said that this feature is expected to be released with next year’s iPhone software update.
Read more: iPhone iOS 18: Potential Big Leap In AI
iPhone 16 design: New action button?
In March, AppleInsider published a collection of photographs purportedly displaying 3D printed mock-ups of the rumored iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. The images revealed that the iPhone 16 could have a vertical camera stack rather than a diagonal one and an action button, similar to the one on last year’s iPhone 15 Pro.
iPhone 16 getting a power-efficient display?
Another change that could make its way to iPhone 16 displays is greater power efficiency. Samsung Display is apparently developing a new set of materials, called M14, specifically for Apple, according to a report by TheElec, which says the new technology should arrive in iPhones launching next year . M14 will replace the blue fluorescent technology currently in use with blue phosphorescence technology, creating an even more energy-efficient screen than the current LTPO ones used on Pro models, the report says.
iPhone 16 get better zoom?
The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max could get 5x telephoto lenses next year. According to Apple analyst Ming Chi Kuo, a tetraprim lens will arrive on both Pro models next year, rather than just the Pro Max model. Apple equipped the iPhone 15 Pro with a 12-megapixel 3x optical zoom, while the iPhone 15 Pro Max has a 12-megapixel 5x optical zoom camera, equivalent to a 120mm lens on a full-frame camera.
If this rumor is true, it could mark a breakthrough in the design. When Apple launched the 15 Pro Max with its 5x telephoto lens, the phone’s larger body indicated why the Pro Max had it, but the Pro didn’t.
iPhone 16 processors: A18 chip for all models?
In the last two years, all four iPhone 16 models will probably get Apple’s next-generation chipset, which will all receive the A18 brand. According to a MacRumors report citing Jeff Pu, executive analyst for Haitong International Securities, all four models will have an A18 series chip with iPhone Pro models getting A18 Bionic Pro and base models getting regular A18.
The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus currently have A16 Bionic, which debuted on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max 2022, while the 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max run on the A17 Pro processor. Pu says the A18 chip will be produced with TSMC’s innovative 3 nanometer process.
Read more: Apple iPhone SE 4 Rumors: iPhone 14 Design, Face ID and More
Continue Reading
