Apple iPhone 16

　　IT Home December 13th news, foreign technology media MacRumors today released a blog post, sharing the relevant information of Apple iPhone 16 standard version models.

　　IT House quoted the media report, Apple iPhone 16
The design and development of the standard version is still in the early stages, and Apple engineers call it "DeLorean", which may differ somewhat from the final retail version.

　　design

　　According to the internal information currently available, Apple has designed a number of iPhone 16 prototypes internally.

　　The yellow prototype has an operation button, and the volume button has a coherent design, and the back has a camera island design similar to the iPhone X.

　　The pink prototype is equipped with an operation button, a separate mechanical volume button; the black prototype is equipped with a larger operation button and a dedicated camera button.

　　Camera Island Adjustment

　　Apple has tested a variety of camera island solutions, and compared with the existing diagonal design, the new model attempts to be designed vertically to enhance device recognition.

　　However, reports say Apple is experimenting with two different camera bump solutions:

　　iPhone 12 style design, square camera island, but the camera adopts vertical scheme;

　　iPhone X style design, using pill shape design.

　　Relative to the iPhone 15, both designs have the same flash position, indicating that Apple does not plan to change the position of the flash.

　　No tactile volume/power button

　　IT House previously reported that Apple is advancing the project internally with "Project Bongo", with plans to redesign the volume and power buttons to bring new interactive experiences in terms of functionality and appearance.

　　And Project Bongo
The volume and power buttons are changed from traditional mechanical buttons to tactile buttons, which detect pressure and simulate the pressing of physical buttons by using a vibration-generating haptic engine (haptic feedback).

　　The feedback mechanism for the Bongo project to press the haptic button is as follows:

　　Below the button is a bend sensor that measures the pressure applied to the button.

　　The strain gauge detects a change in pressure, converts it into a change in resistance, and accurately measures the change.

　　A signal is sent to the main logic board indicating that the button has been pressed.

　　The main logic board issues power commands to the Bongo haptic engine

　　Bongo’s haptic engine uses electromagnetic fields to generate vibrations

　　Then haptic feedback is generated by vibration, and a slight upward movement towards the finger mimics the sensation of a physical button being pressed.

　　The component has two strain gauges, one on each side of the button. The strain gauge detects a change in pressure and converts it into a change in resistance within the circuit. The change in resistance causes a change in voltage, and the potential difference between the two strain gauges is used to determine the position of the pressure origin (volume increase or volume decrease).

　　Apple originally planned to use it on iPhone 15 Pro series models, but it was cancelled earlier this year due to a number of technical issues.

　　The media said Apple did not continue to deepen the project, Apple iPhone 16 models will still be equipped with mechanical buttons.

　　operation button

　　The biggest change in Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro series is to cancel the mute pick and use the operation button instead.

　　The iPhone 16 series models launched next year will also follow, using operation buttons.

　　Apple is working internally on Project Atlas, but is trying to change the operation buttons from mechanical to capacitive.

　　Add a new photo button

　　Apple tried to install a new button on the right side of the iPhone 16, bringing a new capacitive camera button, codenamed Project Nova internally.

　　Not much is known about Project Nova, which will be equipped with force sensors in addition to a "touch toggle" feature.

　　In addition, the photo button is located in the same location as the millimeter wave cutout on iPhone models sold in the United States, so in iPhone 16, the millimeter wave antenna has been moved to the left side of the device.

　　Continue to use Dynamic Island and USB-C ports

　　Without any noticeable changes to the front of the iPhone 16, the opportunity continues with Dynamic Island, and the base model iPhone 16 is expected to feature a similar display to its predecessor, with no major differences. With
iPhone 15, iPhone 16 has a USB-C port on the bottom of the device.

　　color

　　In terms of color, early prototypes were available in three colors: yellow, pink, and midnight.

　　summary

　　iPhone 16 overall appearance will not be much adjustment, the main updates are:

　　Vertical camera arrangement, possibly similar to iPhone 12

　　New capacitive camera button

　　Capacitive operation button

Editor: Qi Shaoheng