Are iPhone 15 cases compatible with iPhone 16 or should I buy a new one? This is the truth

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Are iPhone 15 cases compatible with iPhone 16 or should I buy a new one? This is the truth

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There are those who are already counting the hours to reserve a new iPhone 16. Those who come from an iPhone 15 or simply believe that they can find cheaper cases if they are compatible with them, will surely ask themselves the million dollar question regarding the Case Compatibility Between iPhone 15 and 16including its “Plus”, “Pro” and “Pro Max” versions.

GOOD we have bad news that you already imagine. And for technical reasons, there seems to be no reason to use the standard and “Plus” iPhones. However, there are compelling reasons (not literally) why there is no backwards compatibility in the new iPhone 16.

Case Compatibility between iPhone 15/15 Plus and iPhone 16/16 Plus

We will start by talking about the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus compatibility vs. iPhone 16 and 16 Plus. This is not the case, as we have already warned, and according to its technical data of dimensions and weight, there should be no problem.

IPHONE 15

IPHONE 16

DIFFERENCE

SCREEN

6.1 inches

6.1 inches

Equal

HEIGHT

14.76 centimeters

14.76 centimeters

Equal

WIDTH

7.16 centimeters

7.16 centimeters

Equal

THICKNESS

0.78 centimeters

0.78 centimeters

Equal

WEIGHT

171 grams

170 grams

-1 gram

This is how they are reduced

IPHONE 15 PLUS

IPHONE 16 PLUS

DIFFERENCE

SCREEN

6.7 inches

6.7 inches

Equal

HEIGHT

16.09 centimeters

16.09 centimeters

Equal

WIDTH

7.78 centimeters

7.78 centimeters

Equal

THICKNESS

0.78 centimeters

0.78 centimeters

Equal

WEIGHT

201 grams

199 grams

-2 grams

The camera button is responsible for the incompatibility of the cases between the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus with the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus

The reasonable doubt here is to think why with identical dimensions there is no compatibility of covers. And you may think that maybe it is because the new iPhone 16 changes the arrangement of the cameras, but it is not only that. The fundamental reason is the new camera button that these terminals add on one of their sides.

And this new button is haptic, so the covers must have a corresponding opening in this part to be able to interact with the finger directly on the surface. Therefore, even if they share dimensions, the covers do not fit both. In the absence of testing, perhaps the iPhone 16 for the iPhone 15, although it is such a strange hypothesis that it makes little sense to comment, given that whoever owns an iPhone 15 will have cases for that iPhone and not the other way around.

Case Compatibility between iPhone 15 Pro/15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro/16 Pro Max

Unlike the previous case, here we see more than obvious differences between the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max with the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max. They are rare in some areas, but enough to know that they are not compatible.

IPHONE 15 PRO

IPHONE 16 PRO

DIFFERENCE

SCREEN

6.1 inches

6.3 inches

+0.2 inch

HEIGHT

14.66 centimeters

14.96 centimeters

+0.3 centimeters

WIDTH

7.06 centimeters

7.15 centimeters

+0.09 centimeters

THICKNESS

0.83 centimeters

0.83 centimeters

Equal

WEIGHT

187 grams

199 grams

+12 grams

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IPHONE 15 PRO MAX

IPHONE 16 PRO MAX

DIFFERENCE

SCREEN

6.7 inches

6.9 inches

+0.2 inch

HEIGHT

15.99 centimeters

16.3 centimeters

+0.41 centimeters

WIDTH

7.67 centimeters

7.76 centimeters

+0.09 centimeters

THICKNESS

0.83 centimeters

0.83 centimeters

Equal

WEIGHT

221 grams

227 grams

+6 grams

Being bigger makes The iPhone 16 Pro needs new cases adapted to them. And anyway, even if they had the same dimensions, we would find ourselves in the same position as the previous one because these models also include the new camera button and this space must be free in the housing.

The conclusion is therefore that You will not be able to use covers that are not exclusive to this model. It doesn’t matter which one you have and which one you’re going to buy. Either the iPhone model and case match, or you won’t be able to join them. Unless you do it by force, which we don’t recommend at all.

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