iPhone 16 series details leak ahead of Apple’s launch event
Apple is gearing up to hold its next hardware launch event in a few hours and the company is expected to unveil the successors to the iPhone 15 series smartphones. Ahead of the event, which will take place at the company’s headquarters, a journalist has leaked a few details about the upcoming iPhone 16 series, which is said to consist of four new models. The new devices are expected to feature a dedicated camera button and Apple’s A18 series chips with support for Apple Intelligence.
With just hours to go before Apple unveils new hardware at its “It’s Glowtime” launch event, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says tweeted details about the alleged iPhone 16 series of smartphones. This year, the company is said to equip its smartphones with a dedicated “capture” button that will launch the camera with a tap, allowing users to quickly take photos and videos. Gurman says that all models in the iPhone 16 series will have this button.
The journalist also says that the reduction in bezel size on the iPhone 16 Pro models will be “noticeable.” Previous reports have also suggested that Apple will reduce the size of the bezels on the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max models, using a process called Border Reduction Structure (BRS) to reduce the black area around the display to 1.15mm, making it thinner than other high-end smartphones from other manufacturers.
The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are also expected to come with slightly larger displays, and the increase could also allow the company to equip these phones with larger batteries that should last longer on a single charge. According to Gurman, both the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will offer improved battery life over their predecessors.
While the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models came equipped with A16 Bionic and A17 Pro chips respectively, the company will launch the upcoming series with an A18 chip “across the board,” according to the journalist, who says that Apple Intelligence — the company’s AI features slated to arrive with iOS 18.1 — will also be available on all models.
Apple’s iPhone 16 series of smartphones are expected to debut later today, along with new Apple Watch and AirPods models. Viewers can tune in to a livestream of the event, beginning at 10:30 p.m. IST on YouTube, the Apple TV+ app and the company’s website. The event will also be available to stream on these platforms after the event concludes.
