2023 says goodbye to us and does it in style, with excellent news. Some clues have already been dropped on Ming-Chi Kuo’s blog: the most basic iPhone 16 will inherit a function previously exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro Max. We are talking about the tetraprism, the sensor that uses the optical stabilization of the photographic sensor and other technological facets of the camera to establish itself as the best of 2023. This camera allows taking a photo with the 5x zoom is spectacularwith an imperceptible degradation of quality-
Apparently, this movement responds to a question of stock availability. The “tetraprism” of the iPhone 15 Pro Max is not exactly cheap: manufacturing the CCM modules cost the company 20% more than it cost in the first half of the year. However, This Largan Precision Co. issue has been resolved and production hurdles have already been overcome, improving performance by 40-70%.
How many iPhone 16 models will go on sale
The information leaked and found in the source code of the new iOS 18 operating system leaves no doubt: the new iPhone 16, internally called Crystal, you will benefit from the same advantages as the famous iPhone 15 Pro Max. This is not to say that improvements do not extend to the entire family. In fact, it appears that in 2024 we will see four iPhone 16 models on the market:
- D47 – iPhone 16
- D48 – iPhone 16 Plus
- D93 – iPhone 16 Pro
- D94 – iPhone 16 Pro Max
And what about, for example, the iPhone 16 Ultra? This is not part of the company’s plans. The super high-end model, as it is usually called, will continue to carry the Pro Max family name, although this time it will feature a series of exclusive improvements that have not yet been revealed. On another side, The iPhone 16 will feature a new SoC (system on a chip) called Tahiti. It is nothing other than the code name of the very powerful A18 processor, which will be present in the four aforementioned models.
What features will the iPhone 16 have?
This good news is added to others, such as the action button, which will also be present in all models. This haptic button can be programmed to perform dozens of different functions.
For its part, we expect to see screens with a diagonal ranging from 6.3 to 6.9 inches, with an OLED panel mounted by Samsung, the aforementioned tetraprism camera with a 5x telephoto lens present in the iPhone 16, as well as a 48 megapixel ultra camera. wide angle and an alleged new button dedicated exclusively to video recording compatible with the spatial video and audio advantages of the new Apple Vision Pro.
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