Apple iPhone 16 series: Larger displays and capture button
The Apple iPhone 16 models launching later this year will not feature any “significant design changes,” according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo also said Apple won’t offer “more comprehensive” generative AI capabilities until next year’s iPhone 17 series at the earliest. “It is expected that Apple will not launch new iPhone models with significant design changes and the more comprehensive/differentiated GenAI ecosystem/applications until 2025 at the earliest,” Kuo wrote in a blog post on Medium today.
Kuo believes foldable designs and generative AI features are two of the biggest trends for high-end smartphones right now. He believes iPhone shipments could decline in 2024 because Apple has not yet launched products with these features. The only notable hardware change for the Apple iPhone 16 series will be the so-called capture button.
According to a recent report, the button will respond to pressure and touch. The report states, for example, that in the camera app you can change the zoom factor by swiping left and right, focus with light pressure and start a video recording with harder pressure. The Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are expected to feature larger 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays, compared to 6.1 and 6.7 inches on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Are a new button and a larger display significant changes or not? Ultimately, this is subjective – everyone has to decide for themselves.
