TL;DR
- Alleged CAD renders of the high iPhone 16 mannequin have leaked displaying a taller and wider show.
- The newest info suggests Apple might undertake the “Ultra” branding subsequent yr.
Apple’s but to announce the iPhone 15 sequence, however the high mannequin in the iPhone 16 sequence, as a result of launch subsequent yr, has simply leaked. It appears Apple is planning on tweaking the branding of its iPhone fashions in 2024. The iPhone 15 Pro Max is ready to develop into this yr’s most premium variant, however come subsequent yr, the “iPhone 16 Ultra” would possibly take over as the high-of-the-line iPhone.
In an unique report, 9to5Mac means that the bigger iPhone 16 Pro is a possible candidate to undertake the Ultra branding to align with the Apple Watch Ultra. It means this yr is likely to be the final time we see Apple use the Pro Max branding. Whatever the title could also be, the extra vital leak right here is that of the CAD renders of the upcoming cellphone.
The leak solely delivers the show particulars of the so-referred to as iPhone 16 Ultra. It appears Apple is making the display screen considerably taller at 6.9 inches in comparison with the 6.7-inch show anticipated on the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro Max. You can see the aspect-by-aspect comparability between the two telephones in the picture above. Apart from being taller, it appears the iPhone 16 Ultra will even be a bit wider than its counterpart this yr.
The smaller iPhone 16 Pro mannequin can be anticipated to develop to six.3 inches. The present iPhone 14 Pro has a 6.1-inch show, and the iPhone 15 Pro can be anticipated to get the similar. Analyst Ming-chi Kuo says that the bigger show would permit Apple to suit a periscope zoom lens on the smaller iPhone 16 Pro mannequin — one thing this yr’s iPhone 15 Pro will seemingly not get.
While all this info comes from dependable sources, it’s nonetheless too early to inform what Apple will do subsequent yr. We normally don’t encounter new iPhone leaks till after September or October, after Apple already has refreshed fashions in the market. So it’s advisable to deal with these leaks with skepticism.