This year, the new generation of iPhone 16 will come with many design changes, including the addition of new buttons.
Last year, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max got a major design change with the addition of an Action button.
This button replaced the mute switch and came with many new customization capabilities.
iPhone 16 Pro concept photo.
iPhone 16 Pro concept photo.
For this year's iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, Apple could go one step further by adding another button.
Here are the rumors about the iPhone 16 "family", especially the addition of new buttons according to a summary from the Apple Insider website.
iPhone 16 Series Will Have Action Button
Apple typically introduces features on the Pro iPhone models first, before moving them to the standard iPhone models.
The standard iPhone 16 is one of them.
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In December, a report said that the Action button will be available on the iPhone 16 series.
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This means that the iPhone 16/iPhone 16 Plus will have the same Action button as the iPhone 16 Pro pair.
This rumor makes sense since Apple tends to streamline features on its devices.
The iPhone 16 Pro pair will have a Shutter button
The Action Button can be used as a shutter button for the camera on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, but they are not exactly the same as the shutter button on the camera.
The traditional shutter button allows a light press to activate autofocus, a hard press to take a photo.
This is not possible with the Action button.
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Rumors have been circulating since September 2023 and keep coming back.
Unlike the Action button, the Shutter button will function more like a traditional shutter button.
The new button will give users the same physical control to take photos on the iPhone as a digital camera, making it quick to use.
The Shutter button could even incorporate pressure-sensing capabilities, giving it a more traditional camera-like experience.
It’s also possible that the button could be touch-sensitive, allowing users to change the zoom level by tapping it.
CAD images and models of the iPhone 16 series
In April, Sonny Dickson shared mockups of the iPhone 16 lineup. Notably, these mockups include a button on the right side, below the current power button.
Model of iPhone 16 series.
Model of iPhone 16 series.
In this position, the Shutter button simulates using the iPhone as a camera. A typical camera has a shutter button in the upper right corner when held in landscape orientation, with the camera lens toward the upper left of the opposite side.
In addition, cases for the iPhone 16 Pro have also appeared on the social network X. The images show a hollow section on the side where the Shutter button is located. The gap in the case means that the Shutter button will be designed to be mechanically pressed.
CAD images of the iPhone 16 lineup in March also showed the placement of the buttons on the physical model.
Let's wait and see what interesting things Apple will bring to the 2024 iPhone line.
