Alleged iPhone 16 series dummy units reveal several design changes

Published On: March 28, 2024

Highlights

The iPhone 16 series dummy units confirm the new ‘Capture Button’ and vertical camera layout.
The iPhone 16 Pro display size jumps from 6.1 inches to 6.3 inches, and from 6.7 inches to 6.9 inches for the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
The vanilla iPhone 16 and 16 Plus will retain the same 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch sizes.

The iPhone 16 series is believed to be in the works and is expected to debut later this year in September. There have been numerous leaks in the recent past to reveal newer details of the flagships. One among them is the new ‘Capture button‘ on all models in the series. After the iPhone 16 Pro’s alleged back case leaked online, the dummy units of the iPhone 16 series have emerged online and this confirms some major hardware changes.

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iPhone 16 series dummy units

The iPhone 16 dummy images are shared on Weibo and on X (formerly Twitter) by tipster Majin Bu.
These images seemingly confirm some of the rumours surfacing on the internet.
A previous rumour claimed the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max will be shrinking the bezels, thereby allowing for a bugger screen real estate, and not significantly increasing the phone’s physical size.
However, the dummy units show a noticeable size jump between the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro. This is evident when placed side-by-side.

This corroborates previous rumours about a jump from 6.1 inches to 6.3 inches for the base Pro model and from 6.7 inches to 6.9 inches for the iPhone 16 Pro Max. This will make the iPhone 16 Pro Max the biggest iPhone yet.

On the other hand, the standard non-Pro models- the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are expected to retain the same 6.1 and 6.7-inch sizes, respectively. However, they will be getting the ‘Action Button’, which was previously limited to the Pro variants. This will replace the mute slider as it offers the option for customised shortcuts beyond silencing the phone.

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In line with earlier rumours, the camera layout on the iPhone 16 has also been changed. The leaked dummy units show a vertical camera arrangement, which is a departure from the diagonal layout seen on the iPhone 14 and iPhone 15. This change is expected to introduce spatial video recording capabilities to the base iPhone models.