Rafterman
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Pretty sure the reversal to the iPhone 12-style vertical camera layout is to enable spatial video capture on the base iPhone 16. The new Capture button on the right would also make it easier to record spatial video or snap spatial photos with the phone in landscape orientation. Guess it's all about the Apple Vision Pro right now.
Apple is sure putting a lot of resources into what might end up being just a niche product.