You should know this place by now, we’re like Apple futurists here, scrutinizing every rumor, trying to predict what Apple will release one, two, three years from now. An iPhone release in three to four months is already “old news” for most of us, especially since it’s rumored to look practically like the current phone, with red replacing the purple on the Pro models.
I have never liked the iPhone’s camera bump since our first experience with iPhone 11.
The rear camera lenses on the lower-end iPhone 16 model will be arranged in a vertical layout, according to information shared today by Twitter account @URedditor. The design change would presumably extend to the iPhone 16 Plus as well.
Vertically-arranged rear camera lenses on iPhone 12
Apple switched to diagonally-arranged rear camera lenses with the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, and the design carried over to the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. The diagonal layout is expected to continue with the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus later this year, but the devices will apparently be the final models to use the design.
If this rumor proves to be accurate, the iPhone 16 would be returning to a vertical layout last seen on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini. The leaker said this change will make the device "instantly recognizable" as the latest model, at least when combined with other newer design aspects like the Dynamic Island and a USB-C port.
It's unclear why Apple might be planning this change beyond aesthetics. When the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini launched, Apple simply said "a redesigned rear camera layout with diagonally arranged lenses enables the advanced dual-camera system," so perhaps Apple has figured out a way to fit camera components within a vertical orientation again.
Diagonally-arranged rear camera lenses on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus
Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 16 in September 2024, so the device is still far away from launching, and the design plans could change.
Bigger changes are expected for the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, which will reportedly feature larger 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays, respectively. Those devices have triple-lens rear camera systems, so the vertical layout would not apply.
@URedditor accurately revealed some details about App Clips before the feature launched in 2020, and is more recently known as the first source to share an alleged real-world image of the iPhone 15 Pro with a USB-C port, and various other iPhone 15 details. We'll have a better idea of the source's credibility after the iPhone 15 launches.
Article Link: iPhone 16 Rumored to Have Vertical Camera Layout Like iPhone 12
I have disliked the iPhone camera bump since my first encounter on iPhone 11. At the time, I remember saying, “Oh, this this could be an exceedingly awkward design choice for Apple.” But, for some unexplainable (to me) reason, not only does it persist, it keeps GROWING. Like a pregnant iPhone. My primary and only reason for being such a grump is the iPhone cannot sit flat on a flat surface, i.e., a table or desk. Which seems to bother my ability to type or use any function that requires dedicated finger dexterity. This is egregious, IMO. How difficult is it for Apple to place the camera lenses in a horizontal bump? That would bring physical balance back.
The rear camera lenses on the lower-end iPhone 16 model will be arranged in a vertical layout, according to information shared today by Twitter account @URedditor. The design change would presumably extend to the iPhone 16 Plus as well.
Vertically-arranged rear camera lenses on iPhone 12
Apple switched to diagonally-arranged rear camera lenses with the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, and the design carried over to the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. The diagonal layout is expected to continue with the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus later this year, but the devices will apparently be the final models to use the design.
If this rumor proves to be accurate, the iPhone 16 would be returning to a vertical layout last seen on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini. The leaker said this change will make the device "instantly recognizable" as the latest model, at least when combined with other newer design aspects like the Dynamic Island and a USB-C port.
It's unclear why Apple might be planning this change beyond aesthetics. When the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini launched, Apple simply said "a redesigned rear camera layout with diagonally arranged lenses enables the advanced dual-camera system," so perhaps Apple has figured out a way to fit camera components within a vertical orientation again.
Diagonally-arranged rear camera lenses on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus
Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 16 in September 2024, so the device is still far away from launching, and the design plans could change.
Bigger changes are expected for the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, which will reportedly feature larger 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays, respectively. Those devices have triple-lens rear camera systems, so the vertical layout would not apply.
@URedditor accurately revealed some details about App Clips before the feature launched in 2020, and is more recently known as the first source to share an alleged real-world image of the iPhone 15 Pro with a USB-C port, and various other iPhone 15 details. We'll have a better idea of the source's credibility after the iPhone 15 launches.
Article Link: iPhone 16 Rumored to Have Vertical Camera Layout Like iPhone 12
or apple should just make the phone a little thicker to actually have the cameras sit idunno... maybe in the phone where they should be..?
To follow-up and close the loop on this: Apple announced the 15 Pro Max and directly stated, yes, they are using these two lenses, in this specific human-eye-equivalent oritentaion for creating 3D content. Quote from the keynote "...you can now capture spatial videos. We use the ultra wide and main cameras together to create a three-dimensional image."
I don’t think that’s happening until the Pro models have more than three cameras, or a whole different camera-system. They need to keep the differentiation between the regular models and the pro models.
Maybe on the plus model? I don’t think we’ll see there prismatic lens -or whatever it’s called- on an 6.1” iPhone.
I'd almost agree, but if the iPhone 16 "regular" goes to the thinner bezels now found on the iPhone 15 Pro, it may mean enough internal space to accommodate that "prismatic lens" telephoto in addition to the regular camera lens.
