iPhone 16 to Include an Additional Capacitive 'Capture' Button

[spaxxedout]

Great article! Have a hunch pro models will have similar arrangement with 3 camera models in a vertical, traffic-light pattern. This spaces out cameras one and 3 to a human-level IPD. Great for spatial video.

FWIW, the capture button should be on the lower left corner of phone. This would give gamers L and R buttons.

 

[tonie walker]

more buttons to worry about! older smartphones have this features already, dedicated shutter!

wouldn’t be surprise if iPhone will come with clockwork a wind-up toy

 

[Kylo83]

Can’t wait for the iPhone 17 pro

 

[ps3zocker]

They might discover the 'home' button next.

 

[Schtibbie]

Wow I literally do not know how I will keep the money from jumping out of my wallet to upgrade.

 

[smythey]

I want nothing that was part of something called “Project Bongo” on my future phone.

 

[everlast3434]

So happy I skipped the 15 Pro! Absolutely getting the 16 Pro. 15 was too similar to my 14 Pro.

Wait until you see the 17 Pro!

 

[Ctrlos]

2 whole pages and nobody mentions that the 'capture' button is blatently just the camera button found on Sony phones?

 

[deebinem]

They might discover the 'home' button next.

But most likely name it "Spacial Return Switch" or some **** like that.

 

[Maigrais]

I have played with both iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 15 Plus all weekend long. They are outstanding 1st class mobile devices. From now on, we are set on odd years only iPhone purchases. Let innovation catch up a little bit you know...

 

[swiftapplefan]

Why is it so low on the phone tho 😟

 

[Populus]

I’ve been suspecting the iPhone 16 is going to be the big deal.

My guess is that the capacitive button could be the action button moved to a more comfortable place to press, and capable of several actions at the same time. But who knows…

 

[klasma]

I’ve always held the opinion hat smartphones should have more buttons. Though I’m not a fan of capacitive buttons. I’d love to have page-up/page-down buttons though.

 

[LeoI07]

So happy I skipped the 15 Pro! Absolutely getting the 16 Pro. 15 was too similar to my 14 Pro.

So happy I skipped the Apple Glasses! Absolutely getting the Apple Glasses 2. Apple Glasses was too similar to my iPhone 19 Pro.

 

[Tuck_]

Skeptical that this will be an improvement. Seems like its a solution in search of a problem. But, happy to be proven wrong...

 

[klasma]

I might be in the minority but I find the current location of the power button dumb and prone to mis-presses especially if you're using the opposite side for leverage to actuate the volume buttons.

Yep, they should move it back to the top. It works for the iPads, so I don’t see an important reason to keep it on the side.

One nice thing about the iPhone 4 and 5 form factor was that you could stand the iPhone on its long side. The power button currently sabotages this, and the new capture button will do the same.

 

[Skyscraperfan]

Tomorrow Xiaomi will announce a couple of new phones and I guess they will likely be more innovative than iPhones. I like the crazy ideas Xiaomi has. For example on a Xiaomi phone Android is installed twice. You can use two different Google accounts for both installations and use one for work for example and one privately.

This year's iPhone lineup was again very boring and overpriced. And they now even put a chip on the back glass that makes it impossible to replace without Apple's permission.

Apple learned that they do not have to innovate any more, because people will buy their phones anyway. I really hope that the Samsung S24 Ultra will make a big jump that will force Apple to go forward much faster.

 

[erikkfi]

the button detects pressure and touch

And then in a few years they'll realize this is too difficult to support and remove it in software, replacing it with a long press.

 

[ro5]

a "capture" button? aw c'mon apple, just call it a "cut" button and along with the existing "action" button market the phone as being the first phone that allows every day people to be pro film directors!

 

[FelixDerKater]

A camera button for a camera that also contains a phone.

 

[Sasparilla]

Would be interesting if they did add another button - but would not be surprised if this was a leak test.

 

[Nozuka]

We just need something new. I'm keeping my 12 Pro for now because not even the 15 Pro feels new.
My 12 Pro felt new coming from the 8. We just need something different.

That is a dangerous thing to ask for.
Change, just because you want something different..

Even if they remove the notch/hole it will not feel new. So not sure what you expect them to come up with at this point.

 

[deebinem]

but would not be surprised if this was a leak test.

But being capacitive, there shouldn't be any seams for the iGuts to leak out of so, test passed? 🤷‍♂️

 

[Mr. Dee]

How the iPhone 15 feels about this:

 

[ItsMeMicke]

Happy I skipped 15. 16 here we go!