Fresh iPhone 16 leak offers more evidence of an iPhone 12-style camera revamp

Date:
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:37:06 +0000

Description:
We've got molds and mockups now that are adding weight to the rumor that an iPhone 16 redesign is on the way.

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As far as the design of the rear camera on the iPhone 16 is concerned, the rumors are only pointing in one direction: towards a vertically stacked alignment for two camera lenses, in the style of the iPhone 12. Now there's another leak to put on the same pile.

Well-known tipster Majin Bu (via MacRumors ) has posted what are claimed to
be camera lens molds together with a mockup of the back of the iPhone 16 and once again the two rear-camera lenses are shown on top of each other.

Have a look around the back of an iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Plus , and you'll
see the 48MP and 12MP cameras are arranged in a diagonal pattern, with the flash and microphone also visible on a slightly raised, square camera bump.

We've not seen the cameras stacked like this on the back of an iPhone since the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 mini , which were launched alongside each other in October 2020 so it seems increasingly likely that the older design is coming back. iPhone 16 molds and mockups pic.twitter.com/jG5CV8u7g9 February 18, 2024 See more Going spatial

One of the reasons for the switch is rumored to be so that the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Plus will be able to record spatial video, the 3D-ish video format that Apple introduced with iOS 17.2 on the iPhone 15 Pro and the
iPhone 15 Pro Max .

These videos give you a more immersive feel by recording from two slightly different angles using two camera lenses at the same time. The only catch
is that you need an Apple Vision Pro to be able to get the 3D effect when they're being played back.

Having the feature on all four iPhone 16 models would open the format up to a wider audience, and maybe shift a few more Vision Pros at the same time. At this point though, the only rumors we've heard around camera upgrades (rather than camera positions) have been related to the iPhone 16 Pro .

Apply the usual caution when weighing up this latest leak: there's no guarantee that the information is fully accurate, and even if it is, Apple
may make some tweaks to the iPhone 16 design between now and September. You might also like The iPhone 16 could reinvent the camera shutter button... ...and get a major power boost under the hood Pick the best Apple iPhone handset for you right now



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