This week, we got another early look at the design of this year’s upcoming iPhones, which showed a revamped camera setup, two Pro exclusives aimed at vanilla models, and other changes expected from the iPhone 16 .
A set of leaked iPhone 16 cases, first spotted by the team at TechNetBook, give us a peak at how Apple’s planned updates have affected the smartphone’s exterior design. Let’s start with one of the biggest changes: the orientation of the camera lens. With the iPhone 16, Apple appears to be ditching the iPhone 15’s diagonal arrangement of a square camera island in favor of a vertically arranged camera array.
Rumor has it that this fix should allow all versions of the iPhone 16 to record the same type of spatial video currently exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro models. While standard video recording and photo shooting should not be affected, the new camera arrangement is perfectly positioned for optimal spatial capture as the side-by-side lenses mimic the position of the human eyes when recording in landscape mode. Soon, anyone with one of the best iPhones may be able to record custom 3D videos that can be viewed in an AR/VR headset like the Vision Pro.
What also applies to these iPhone 16 cases is the covered button area where the mute switch used to be. This is believed to be for Apple’s new Action button, a side key you can long press for all sorts of programmable shortcuts that debuted on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Based on the case designs, the Action Button appears to be coming to all iPhone 16 models and will no longer be a Pro exclusive.
Last but not least, a cutout below the power button suggests that another Pro exclusive, a dedicated camera button, could be on its way to all vanilla iPhone 16 models. The case shows a full cutout for the button, which tracks with previous rumors that the button is touch-sensitive, enabling users to quickly perform a variety of actions like capturing photos, adjusting zoom and focus, and more.
Of course, this should all be taken with a grain of salt for now. We still have some time to wait before Apple’s usual September window for iPhones begins. In the meantime, be sure to check out all the rumors so far in our iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max hubs.
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