iPhone 16 Pro Max said to have Apple’s thinnest screen bezels ever
Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 16 series of smartphones in the coming weeks, with the upcoming line-up expected to consist of four new models. A tipster has now suggested that the iPhone 16 Pro Max — the largest handset in the series — will feature thinner display bezels than any other smartphone in the industry. The alleged bezel size has also leaked, with Apple reportedly implementing a new method to reduce the bezels on its flagship iPhone model.
Tipster Ice Universe on X (formerly Twitter) has claimed that the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro Max will have 1.15mm bezels. The post includes a computer-aided design (CAD) render of the flagship phone with narrow bezels around the display. For comparison, last year’s iPhone 15 Pro Max had 1.71mm bezels around its display.
If the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s bezels measure 1.15mm, it will have a notable edge over the flagship Galaxy S24 series and the recently launched Google Pixel 9 Pro XL in the market. The razor-thin bezels are expected to offer more screen real estate for users. Apple is reportedly using a process called Border Reduction Structure (BRS) to minimize the bezel at the bottom of its iPhone models.
In addition, the tipster also shared an image that shows off an alleged tempered glass screen protector for the iPhone 16 Pro Max in a separate post. However, this image doesn’t tell us much about the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s bezels.
iPhone 16 Pro Max: What we know so far
The latest leaks regarding the iPhone 16 Pro Max come a week after leaked dummy units of the handset surfaced online. The iPhone 16 Pro series is said to come in black, white, gold and gray, or titanium colors. The iPhone 16 Pro Max is said to feature a 48-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a 4,676mAh battery with support for 40W wired charging and 20W MagSafe charging.
The iPhone 16 Pro models are said to be powered by Apple’s rumored flagship A18 Pro chip. The regular iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, on the other hand, are said to come with an A18 Bionic chip based on TSMC’s 3nm process.
The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are rumored to feature larger 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays, respectively. The Pro model is expected to support up to 1200 nits of typical brightness when displaying SDR content. The vanilla models are said to retain the 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays of their predecessors.
Recent reports have suggested that all phones in the iPhone 16 family will feature a Dynamic Island and include AI-powered Apple Intelligence features. More details about these devices are expected to surface online in the coming weeks ahead of their anticipated debuts.
