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Though theiPhone 15series is still relatively fresh , the rumour milling machinery for theiPhone 16has already begun . And since we ’re in the epoch ofspatial computingwith theApple Vision Pro , some changes need to be made to futureiPhonesto make compatible content .
So far , we ’ve come across a few unlike design prototypes for the iPhone 16 , at least with the base example . And though I always spring for the Pro models instead of the non - Pro versions , the design of the al-Qaida iPhone 16 role model has me excited for what ’s to ( possibly ) do .
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A call back to the iPhone X
In 2017 , Apple lionize the 10 - class day of remembrance of the iPhone with the iPhone X , which launched alongside the iPhone 8 . The iPhone X was the first iPhone to get disembarrass of the Home clit and Touch ID in favor of a full - screen purpose and face up ID for biometric security . It was also the first iPhone to go with a vertical camera layout .
I did n’t get the iPhone X at the time — I exit with a even iPhone 8 . But the next year , I catch the iPhone XS , which became one of my preferent iPhones . I do it the size of it of it , and the perpendicular camera layout also give it a flowing and refined aesthetic .
The most recent iPhone 16 design rumor indicates that Apple is returning to the upright camera layout . MacRumorscreated a mockup based on the most recent schematics , which bring out a vertical television camera layout housed in a pill - shaped bump , with the newsbreak positioned adjacent to the photographic camera mental faculty . Previous leak show Apple move with the square camera gibbousness like we have had the past few years but with a variety of different vertical television camera arrangement .
Those original three prototype design did not excite me at all — I think hold a vertical camera layout in a square module looked wretched and unnecessary due to the gaunt outer space .
But this newfangled slim pill - shaped module ? It ’s unquestionably yield me iPhone X vibes , and I ’m here for it .
Less is more
As much as I do it myiPhone 15 Pro , I hate that the television camera blow has just catch heavy and big every year . With this potential iPhone 16 design , it looks like the camera bump could be going back to a svelte , more manageable size .
At least , the module itself . I still require to see the day smartphone cameras go back to being diminished and more flush with the body rather than always sticking out and being wonky on a matt airfoil . But that ’s very unlikely , considering they need to be gravid due to the sensors and good capacity .
The possible design changes for the base model iPhone 16 are shaping up to be quite skillful . I wish well the iPhone 16 Pro models could get something new besides the rumored Capture button , but we ’ll have to find oneself out in the drop . But as far as the regular iPhone 16 is concerned , I ca n’t get enough of this potential new design . Please , Apple — make it take place .
