[Exclusive] iPhone 16 Pro CAD renders show off new button, bigger size, and more
Update (August 2025): The CAD renders published in March 2024 turned out to be spot-on as Apple announced the iPhone 16 series in September with the new Camera Control button, a dedicated button to launch the camera app to capture photos and access camera options. Its placement in reality is similar to what was shown in the CAD renders: at the bottom right side. We spoke at length about the new Camera Control button in our review of the iPhone 16.
Original story follows…
Apple is expected to launch its new iPhone 16 series at its September event. The iPhone 16 series is widely assumed to be an incremental update, but it seems to be gaining another new button similar to its predecessor. Last year, Apple unveiled the iPhone 15 Pro with an Action Button. CAD renders exclusively obtained by 91mobiles through industry sources show off another button on the right side of the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro along with a familiar design language.
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The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max used a Titanium frame for the first time in an iPhone. Other upgrades in the design included thinner bezels and rounded corners. The new iPhone 16 Pro will continue using this same design language, but a few changes seem to be taking place.
CAD renders show off the rumoured “Capture Button” below the usual location of the power button. This button, with capacitive touch functionality, is expected to enable features such as adjusting focus and zoom levels besides being a trigger for photo and video capture. The Action Button could be getting slightly larger, too.
Further, 91mobiles received the dimensions of the upcoming device. The upcomng iPhone 16 Pro will measure 149.6×71.4×8.4mm with a 6.1-inch display. Compared to the iPhone 15 Pro’s dimensions (146.6x 70.6×8.25mm), the iPhone 16 Pro is slightly taller, wider and thicker. The figures for length and breadth corroborate the ones shared by MacRumors. However, a 6.3-inch display panel is more plausible based on previous leaks, thinner bezels and new dimensions.
The camera bump on the iPhone 16 Pro will continue with the design language we first saw in 2019’s iPhone 11 Pro series. The recent leaks with a different fidget spinner-like camera bump could be inaccurate based on the CAD we obtained.
The upcoming iPhone 16 Pro also houses three camera sensors, a LiDAR module, a microphone and a flash. The iPhone 16 Pro is expected to gain a 5X tetraprism telephoto camera similar to its bigger sibling. The iPhone 15 Pro missed out on this (and rather got a 3X telephoto lens), but it is now possible thanks to slightly more space inside the device. Other updates for the camera system include a 48MP Ultra-wide camera exclusively for the Pro models. The device is expected to have new colour options, too.
Further, leaks from last year showed off a new battery pack with a slightly larger 3,355mAh capacity. 91mobiles shared CAD renders of the 4th generation iPhone SE earlier this week. Reliable analysts claim that the affordable iPhone will come next year, but a surprise unveil at the Fall event is not out of the question. Apple is expected to revamp the Apple Watch Series 10 or “Apple Watch X” majorly as the smartwatch completes its tenth anniversary.
Disclaimer: This article was updated on July 3rd, 2025 for improved structure and readability. No factual content has been changed. The iPhone 16 Pro launched in September, 2024.
