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Earlier, information about major changes to the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max was circulated. Recently, it is the turn of the standard models iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus to be exposed. It is revealed that the two new phones will have at least six major configuration changes, including button operations that are in line with the Pro series.
According to foreign media Apple Hub through its X account (@theapplehub), Apple’s iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models, which are expected to be released in September this year, will usher in at least 6 product changes.
Among them, the back camera modules of iPhone 16 and 16 Plus will be changed from the original square design to the oval vertical dual-mirror arrangement more like the older iPhone X (change 1), and the model color may be added in pure white and light purple. Choice (change two).
In terms of operation, iPhone 16 and 16 Plus will not only introduce the custom Action Button first equipped on iPhone 15 Pro/15 Pro Max and abandon the original toggle mute button (change three), but will also be compatible with the latest iPhone 16 Pro/ 16 Pro Max, the Capture Button for photography placed under the side button is simultaneously introduced (change 4), and the user experience is basically the same as the Pro version.
Hardware components iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will no longer use old chips, but will most likely use new-generation A18 chips and built-in independent AI hardware modules that are currently unnamed (change 5); in terms of power, iPhone 16 will The battery has been expanded to 3,561mAh (a 6.3% increase from the previous generation), but the battery capacity of the Plus version has been reduced to 4,006mAh (an 8.6% decrease from the previous generation). If true, it is unknown whether Apple will make a plan to supplement battery life in terms of power consumption (Change 6) ).
Source: Apple Hub