Back in May, reports surfaced about the iPhone 16 potentially having a vertically aligned camera bump, similar to the iPhone 12. A recent rumor suggests that Apple is testing different designs for the iPhone 16, which not only rearranges the camera lenses but also redesigns the camera bump itself.
Report Details
The latest report, published on MacRumors by a source associated with a popular leaks account from the iPhone 15 rumor cycle, emphasizes that the new details are based on pre-production information and that Apple's plans could change.
According to the report, Apple is testing two different designs for the camera bump:
- One design is identical to the current iPhone 15 camera bump but with the lenses arranged vertically rather than diagonally, similar to the iPhone 12.
- The other design is similar to the iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone X, featuring a unified vertical camera bump that houses both lenses.
- The report is somewhat unclear, suggesting that the "design we are expecting at this point" is the iPhone 12-style design, but also mentioning that "Apple is considering" the iPhone X-style design as well.
Potential Implications
If Apple proceeds with rearranging the iPhone 16 camera layout, it could potentially enable the recording of spatial video with those phones as well. While not mentioned in the report, this design change could logically facilitate spatial video recording.
Today's report ultimately concludes that "Apple's design plans have not yet been finalised" and that "additional changes are always possible."
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