![]() That said, the age of the premium, compact smartphone now looks truly dead.Ġ5/30 Update: if you thought the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max leaks were early, respected display analyst Ross Young has today not only leaked more details about the models, but also Apple’s 2025 plans for the iPhone 17 lineup.ĭealing with the 2024 models first, Young states that the iPhone 16 Pro models will have a marginally taller 19.6:9 aspect ratio (vs 19.5:9 in current models) thanks to their larger display sizes. In fact, if Apple does equip the 6.3-inch iPhone 16 Pro with a periscope lens, as it stands, it will the smallest smartphone to achieve this feat. Rival periscope-sporting smartphones are also all larger models, such as the Galaxy S23 Ultra. Given Apple’s determination to closely feature match its iPhone Pro models, this makes a lot of sense. One credible technical explanation is that Apple plans to bring a periscope optical zoom lens to the smaller iPhone 16 Pro next year, after multiple leaks revealed it will be limited to the iPhone 15 Pro Max this year, due to size limitations of the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro. Speculation is already mounting about Apple’s reasons for enlarging its 2024 iPhones before the 2023 models have arrived. This was also endorsed by respected anonymous leaker Unknownz21, who has provided consistently accurate information for the last two iPhone generations. Gurman’s source aligns with consistently accurate display analyst Ross Young, who last week stated that Apple will increase the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max displays to 6.3-inches and 6.9-inches, respectively (link below). Especially with bigger changes coming to iPhones in 2024.Ġ5/29 Update: Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has corroborated leaks claiming Apple will increase the size of the iPhone Pro and Pro Max models in 2024 in his latest Power On newsletter. Either way, it gives potential iPhone 15 upgraders something to look forward to, just as doubts were being sown. Whether all these changes are just a sign of Apple’s confidence in its increasingly dominant market position or a reluctant acceptance of the unavoidable, remains to be seen. Again, pressure was coming from the European Union for Apple to open up the App Store, but not for another year. In addition, iOS 17 is expected to enable sideloading of apps through third-party app stores. So Apple could have released the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 (likely September 20 launches, respectively) with Lightning, but instead, it is proactively shifting to USB-C two generations earlier than required. Yes, EU law will force Apple to adopt USB-C, but not until December 2024. Moreover, the leak further highlights a previously unseen willingness from Apple to work with open standards on the iPhone.
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