Apple's iPhone 15 series officially went on sale yesterday, and rumors about the camera configuration and other features of the iPhone 16 Ultra are already rampant. The latest news claims that in addition to the three standard sensors on the back, the high-end model will also have three smaller cameras that will work with Apple Vision Pro in some way.
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New rumors also claim that US iPhone 16 models will have a button to switch to millimeter wave mode, possibly to save battery.
MajinBu released several information about iPhone 16 on X, the first is iPhone 16 Ultra. For some reason, the tipster did not call Apple’s most high-end flagship product the iPhone 16 Pro Max, suggesting that Apple may launch a rebranded product next year. It is reported that iPhone 15 Pro Max will adopt the exact name change, but Apple obviously has other plans.
In addition to the three rear cameras of the iPhone 16 Ultra, the tipster also said that this flagship machine will also be equipped with three smaller cameras. Although their purpose is not completely clear in the post, he mentioned that this is related to Apple Vision Pro. In an earlier report, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that all iPhone 16 models will support Wi-Fi 7, allowing for faster wireless speeds and lower latency.
These improvements will allow iPhone 16 Ultra to pair with Apple’s latest AR headset and mirror video content with minimal latency, projecting everything seen on the iPhone to the headset via three new cameras. In addition, 2024 models sold in the United States may have a button to switch to millimeter wave mode, and this option may be provided to users who wish to switch to sub-6GHz frequencies at some point to save power, increase battery life and reliability.
Apple may add this feature to the Action button that debuted on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max this year, because adding another button for a single function makes no sense. The post also talked about the regular versions of iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. The tipster once again mentioned that both models will be equipped with 120Hz ProMotion displays, which is a hardware upgrade he has talked about before.
Apple will reportedly equip the iPhone 17 series with high refresh rate displays in 2025, but the company may test the feature on non-Pro models next year, likely to see if the change is economically viable. If this upgrade is implemented next year, the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus may have slimmer frames.