iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max to Feature Larger 6.3-Inch and 6.9-Inch Displays

[klasma]

Aren't we jumping the gun here? Larger display does not necessarily mean a bigger handset. Reducing the bezel size could also garner the same outcome.

The iPhone 15 Pro is rumored to have a 0.06" bezel. Since you can’t scrap 0.08" off that (half the width difference between the 6.7" and the 6.9"), the iPhone 16 Pro will be larger. The iPhone 14 Pro has about 0.125" bezels; they’d have to go down to roughly 0.045" to keep the same size as the 14, not sure if that is feasible.

 

[tonie walker]

will be lighter?

 

[klasma]

Awesome! I think they are gonna change the aspect ratio to 19:9 from the current 19.5:9, to still keep the width same.

Isn’t that the wrong way around? If they increase the diagonal while keeping the width the same, the aspect ratio must become even narrower (about 20.2:9). Or did you mean keep the height the same? That would mean going way down to 16.8:9, which I don’t see happening either.

 

[klasma]

And all that fantastic front camera tech will go where? The under-screen tech is not quite ripe yet. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I think a retractable camera at the top would be neat, like some laptops used to have.

 

[klasma]

How does Apple measure screen sizes?

Apple always notes in the fine print that the specified diagonal is based on a rectangle, i.e. as if the corners weren’t rounded. All manufacturers do that.

I’d assume that Apple won’t be changing the aspect ratio when adding those 0.2" of diagonal.

 

[antonrg]

Honestly, this is getting rather ridiculous. I use 13 mini and whenever I pick my iPhone 8 up or my partner's 11, I am reminded of how much better the ergonomics and use of 13 mini are.

 

[amaze1499]

Bigger is not better. My fingers don't grow anymore. Unless Apple sells the "finger extensions" for a premium price with it.

 

[2ilent8cho]

The original iPad mini's screen was only 1" bigger. I've got no issue with Apple making phones this big for those who want it, but even the standard iPhone I find too big and mini users or those who don't want a tablet as a phone are getting ignored.

 

[Alex Cai]

probably 3 sizes
5.8，6.3，6.9
Apple was probably in a predicament because they felt that 5.4 is too small for pro, so they made it 5.8, and they found out that 5.8 and 6.1 is about the same so they raised 6.1 to 6.3, thus creating the space for 6.7 to move to 6.9

 

[ginkobiloba]

maybe they should just drop the iPhone line and just add phone features into the existing iPad Mini. Because that’s what the iphones are becoming : iPads.

 

[ginkobiloba]

In a few years, when everyone will need a bag to carry their smartphones, another company will create a revolutionary product : « A Smartphone that can fit in your pocket «
People will be in awe, and will camp outside the stores to be first to get one.

 

[ph001bi]

So many people want an iPhone Mini back. I’m not sure why Apple won’t release it.

Because they tried and it didn't sell. People keep asking for a small size phone and it comes out, they don't buy it.

 

[Kylo83]

wouldn't the smaller bezels on the new one make it bigger screen

 

[Seanm87]

I don’t mind a bigger display but I wish they’d reduce the weight a bit. Everyone wanting a smaller phone but all I want is a phone made of aluminium like the iPhone 6. Steel and glass is too heavy.

 

[Hank001]

ughhhhh, I am already having a hard time keeping my pants up with the heavy iphone12 pro.

Anyone with 6.9 inches will have a hard time keeping their pants up.

 

[Xand&Roby]

Because they tried and it didn't sell. People keep asking for a small size phone and it comes out, they don't buy it.

Because the mini iPhone was the initial project of the Apple Watch imagined by Ive, a stand-alone Watch that was supposed to replace iPhones in sales, and that management and shareholders did not want, because it was more difficult to pluck chickens.
Apple Watch already has phone functions, iPad mini is better in everything than any iPhone, because it has a better form factor, reduces CarPlay to nothing that it is, thanks to how much Apple has ruined it, and makes any content more useable, and now it does not even clutter much more than this uselessness sold as a high-tech phone.
Who needs a huge iPhone if you have an Apple Watch that works as a phone and a tablet that is better in everything, with Pencil, mouse and keyboard compatibility? It only serves Apple to make money.

 

[4odomi]

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max models launching in 2024 will feature around 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch display sizes, respectively, according to oft-accurate display industry analyst Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants.

Young informed MacRumors that the 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch display sizes are rounded up. In response to our news story, Young said he will reveal the actual sizes to two decimal places during his speech at the Display Week conference in Los Angeles on May 23. Young did not indicate if the standard iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will also have larger displays.

The new display sizes would be the largest ever for the iPhone, as the device continues to get bigger. By comparison, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are equipped with 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays, respectively, and these sizes are not expected to change with the iPhone 15 Pro models launching later this year.

Young has a good track record with display-related information about future Apple products. In the past, he accurately revealed that ProMotion was coming to the iPhone 13 Pro and the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, that the sixth-generation iPad mini would be equipped with a larger 8.3-inch display, and many other details.

Article Link: iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max to Feature Larger 6.3-Inch and 6.9-Inch Displays

Terrible from my point of view if true 😡

 

[4odomi]

So many people want an iPhone Mini back. I’m not sure why Apple won’t release it.

If they keep releasing it as a lower tier phone, it won't sell again 😏
It needs to be built with pro materials less the 3rd camera (because it won't fit) and with an 8 hour + battery

 

[pcd213]

I want the very best camera available. I also want a light phone that I can hold in my hand and not break my thumb off trying to reach to tap. This is my struggle.

 

[opeter]

In the future one will have replace his/her pockets with bigger ones, so that one can fit the newest phones in them. ☺️

Do you remember in the past, when people were laughing and doing jokes about, when someone was doing this?

Well, the time has come.

 

[xxray]

Not sure how I feel about this. I love the size of my 14PM, but I hate the idea that the smallest size is getting bigger and bigger with no alternatives. I want to have the option to get a smaller phone.

This is also disappointing considering the 15 Pro and Pro Max are supposedly keeping the same screen size, but having a slightly smaller body due to reduced bezels. You may think the slightly smaller size won’t be noticeable, but it was sure noticeable going from the 5.8” X/XS/11 Pro to the 6.1” 12/13/14 Pro despite Apple’s claims that the body only being very slightly larger and had about the same footprint as the 5.8” models.

 

[4odomi]

Not only are this year’s rumors leading to an underwhelming, iterative device, but next year’s rumors are already pointing to the same underwhelming, iterative devices. No wonder iPhone 14 Pro Max sales were down Q1 2023.

IMO, sales were down in the Q1 this year, because people have realised how poorly optimised the camera software is and once you get past the new toys (Always on & Dynamic Island) it's not really better than the 13 Pro 😏

 

[daneoni]

Still think 5.8" was the sweet spot.

This things are getting ridiculous now. Added to the fact that the camera bump keeps getting bigger.

Ultimately you end up with something that's just outright unwieldily .

 

[no_idea]

Any word on iPhone 24 display sizes?

Kuo should have a report out next week that he will likely adjust 16 times up to the launch

 

[BuffaloTF]

This has gotten absurd now. It's an iPad Mini at this point, just in 16:10 aspect ratio instead of 4:3.