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The picture shows the iPhone 16 model released this year. The dual lenses on the back are arranged diagonally. (Photo/AFP)
In response to Apple’s first spatial computing head-mounted device Vision Pro, which will be launched next year, the iPhone 15 series released in September this year includes the high-end flagship iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max equipped with LiDAR optical radar scanners on the back. Through the new version of iOS 17.2, which is expected to be released in December, you will have the unique function of recording space videos. When Vision Pro is launched next year, you will be able to experience the photos and videos taken with the iPhone 15 Pro dual-camera. An immersive 3D effect experience.
In addition to the iPhone 15 Pro currently on the market, which is the first to support the spatial video function, the latest news is that Apple is expected to launch the next-generation iPhone 16 series in the second half of next year. It is estimated that all four models will be able to record 3D spatial videos. function.
This also means that by then, the camera modules on the backs of the standard versions of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus equipped with dual lenses may once again undergo redesigned designs in order to be equipped with the new LiDAR scanner. . In this regard, based on current rumors, Jia, a foreign designer, shared on his personal X platform a hypothetical concept design rendering of the back appearance of the iPhone 16, giving the outside world a glimpse of what it might look like.
A foreign designer has drawn a hypothetical concept iPhone 16 back design rendering. The dual lenses are arranged vertically, and a LiDAR optical radar scanner is added below the flash. (Photo taken from Jia@upintheozone personal X platform)
Judging from the latest renderings, the biggest change on the back of the iPhone 16 is that the dual-lens camera module, which has been arranged diagonally for three years, has returned to the vertical arrangement of the previous iPhone 12. In addition, the flash Below is a new LiDAR scanner. Overall, it is a slight change and will not have a big impact on the visual experience.
However, there are still more than ten months until the release of the iPhone next year, and it is estimated that Apple is still in the testing stage of prototypes internally. Therefore, the official version design has not yet entered the finalization stage, and it is likely to be different from the concept renderings currently exposed.
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