We’re not expecting to see huge changes in terms of design when the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max break cover (most probably in September), but a new leak points to a tweak in the design of the rear camera housing on the back of the handsets.
This tip is from the usually reliable purveyor of leaks @UniverseIce, and comes in the form of a schematic drawing that shows “a raised height of 3.9mm” for the camera unit. It’s not clear what the equivalent is on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, but it’s apparently getting bigger.
The camera module of iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max has a raised height of 3.9mm pic.twitter.com/XynBc8JV8NJune 8, 2024
In other words, the new phones might be sitting at even more of an angle when you put them down flat and face up on a surface – though to be fair the difference is unlikely to be noticeable unless you’re really looking for it.
Let’s hope the increase in height, if that is what it is, means more camera tech can be packed in. There have been rumors of sensor improvements for both the main and ultra-wide cameras – with the latter apparently jumping from 12MP to 48MP.