At WWDC 2024, Apple announced the most awaited upgrade in the operating system world – iOS 18. The event mainly focused on Apple Intelligence, which has been deeply integrated into the upcoming flagship. But after knowing what iOS 18 has to offer, a question arises that when will the new iPhone series be launched? As per tradition, the iPhone 16 is expected to be released in September.

Apple has not yet released any official information about the launch date, but there are extensive rumors about the iPhone 16 series. With so many leaks and rumors, let’s take a look at the possible specifications and expected features of the upcoming iPhone 16.

iPhone 16: Leaked glimpse of the device

The iPhone 16 series is likely to feature bigger displays with thinner bezels to improve the visual experience. As per rumours floating online, the iPhone 16 Pro may feature a 6.3-inch screen and the iPhone 16 Pro Max may feature a 6.9-inch display. For the basic variant of the iPhone 16, the screen size is expected to be similar to the vanilla variant of the iPhone 15. The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are expected to retain the screen size of 6.1 inches and 6.7 inches respectively.

However, a big upgrade for these models could be the introduction of a 120Hz refresh rate, which would significantly improve the fluidity of animations and interactions, and align them more closely with the Pro models.

iPhone 16: What are the expected camera details?

It is rumoured that the tech giant will bring back the vertical pill-shaped layout with the iPhone 16. The new changes are believed to be brought in to allow the vanilla iPhone 16 variant to record spatial videos, a feature that was exclusive to the higher-end models of the iPhone 15.

Additionally, the company is also likely to add a new tetraprism 5x optical zoom lens to the iPhone 16. Apple is reportedly exploring new anti-reflective optical coating technology for its iPhone cameras, aimed at reducing artifacts such as lens flare and ghosting, ensuring better image quality in different lighting conditions.

iPhone 16: Leaked Design

Apart from the changes in the camera layout, Apple is also expected to add an action button to the standard variants of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus lineup. According to reports, Apple is likely to replace the mute slider with an action button.

It is worth noting that Apple may also add another button to the design of the iPhone 16. It is rumored that the company will include a capture button which aims to make video recording easier.

iPhone 16 battery life expected to increase

The iPhone 16 may get a bigger battery capacity compared to the iPhone 15 lineup. The iPhone 16 may come with a 3,561mAh battery pack compared to the 3,349mAh battery seen in the previous-generation iPhone 15.

Apple may also fix the overheating issue in the upcoming iPhone 16 series. Reports suggest that the company will use a metal covering for its iPhone 16 battery compared to the foil casing on last year’s device.

Leaked processor

The processor on the iPhone 16 series will play a major role in boosting the performance of the new device, especially because it is integrated with AI. Reportedly, the iPhone 16 series may be powered by the A-18 chipset on the vanilla and iPhone 16 Plus variants. However, Apple may provide an upgraded neural processing unit to the Pro variants to improve the handling of machine learning and AI-related tasks.

While Apple hasn’t announced any details yet, we still advise you to take this with a grain of salt.