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First Alleged iPhone 16 Molds Show Vertical Camera Layout

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A photo claiming to show a mold of Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 standard model has appeared online, offering another preview of the rumored new vertical camera arrangement.

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Over the last few months, Apple has been experimenting with different camera bump designs for the standard iPhone 16 models, all of which have featured a vertical camera arrangement.

The latest prototype features the same arrangement with two separate camera rings for the Wide and Ultra Wide cameras, housed within a pill-shaped raised surface, suggesting Apple has drawn inspiration from older iPhone models, such as the ‌iPhone‌ X.

With the vertical camera layout, Apple is expected to bring Spatial Video recording to the standard ‌iPhone 16‌ and ‌iPhone 16‌ Plus models. Current iPhone 15 models have a diagonal camera arrangement and are not able to capture spatial video, a feature that is limited to the iPhone 15 Pro models and the Vision Pro headset.

In addition to the updated camera bump design, recent ‌iPhone 16‌ prototypes have also featured a smaller Action Button, similar to the one used on ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌, along with a pressure-sensitive Capture Button for shooting horizontal video that sits flush with the frame of the device.

When MacRumors first revealed the latest prototype earlier this month, we cautioned readers that it was sourced from pre-production information, and so may not ultimately reflect the final design that goes into mass production.

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Likewise, the existence of case maker molds at this early stage does not necessarily confirm that Apple has settled on this design for the iPhone 16. The molds could simply be being used as test samples based on early schematics. Case makers also often base their initial case designs for upcoming iPhones on leaks and rumors, so the images may not be true representations.

The latest images were shared by Majin Bu on X (formerly Twitter). Bu has a mixed track record for accurate rumors, but schematics and images Bu has previously leaked show the same design and align with our own information independently sourced from the supply chain.

We should know more when the devices move closer to the Engineering Validation Testing (EVT) phase of development. For additional details on Apple's next-generation 2024 smartphones, check out our dedicated rumor roundups for iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro.

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Those are big cameras huh?

It seems like the torch will stay outside the island. I still don’t like that position, but it’s not that big of a deal actually… and I’m not sure where would I put it if there’s no space between the two cameras.

I assume that overall dimensions will be the same as the iPhone 15 right? A bit bid for me, but hopefully with the iPhone 17 being even bigger, Apple will release a slightly smaller model.
 
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I know the photo shows a manufactured mockup, but a smoothed-ridge texture back case could be interesting for iPhone.

Outside of Apple Watch bands, Apple are quite uniform on texture these days, compared with the era of products with multiple textures like original iBook (glossy polycarbonate & rubberised segments).
 
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Populus said:
It seems like the torch will stay outside the island.
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Torch? Island? Wow, that's confusing.

Yes, the flash is outside camera module. Wonder how case manufacturers will handle this. Making a case with triangle cut-out perhaps? That would be unique for iPhone.
 
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MayaUser said:
100% will be vertical to record video for the AVP
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Yes, and I'm surprised they are not spaced a bit more apart to average human eye width to capture spatial as ideally as possible (for a phone).

Now, the big question: can those who shoot video on their phones finally, FINALLY learn to rotate them to landscape so that the resulting video is shot wider than it is tall? Else, any spatial video capture aspirations fail unless perhaps the ultimate viewer tilts their head sideways to see that incredible vertical-oriented spatial instead of the usual landscape view. Sideways spatial? Vertical spatial?
 
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This will look ugly in the case I think.
But maybe Apple has some clever design idea for the case to make it not look ugly?
 
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ThisIs🐵 said:
This will look ugly in the case I think.
But maybe Apple has some clever design idea for the case to make it not look ugly?
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By the way, I always remember the arrival of the Dynamic Island.

All previous supply chain leaks had shown that they were two holes in the shape of an exclamation point, and many people were praying that weren't real, or starting to criticize it too soon.

Apple may have a surprising design on the camera this time… Maybe? 😂
 
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