We’ve made an enormous music and dance concerning the rumored upgrades coming to the iPhone 15 Professional, however new intelligence suggests potential consumers may very well be higher off ready for the iPhone 16 Professional, as a substitute. 

Whereas Apple’s subsequent Professional-level iPhone is anticipated to characteristic a super-fast A17 chip and far thinner bezels than the iPhone 14 Professional, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts (opens in new tab) that the iPhone 16 Professional will get a periscope lens and a bigger show – arguably two extra substantial upgrades. 

In different phrases, the iPhone 16 Professional may very well be a smaller (and doubtlessly cheaper) model of the much-rumored iPhone 15 Extremely, which is anticipated to reach this 12 months instead of an iPhone 15 Professional Max. 

As Kuo notes, the Extremely is rumored to get a periscope lens in 2023 owing to its superior display measurement to the iPhone 15 Professional. We anticipate the upcoming gadgets to measure 6.1 inches and 6.7 inches, respectively, however bumping up that 6.1-inch determine for the iPhone 16 Professional in 2024 would permit Apple to deal with a periscope lens on the rear of the system.

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Kuo’s feedback observe earlier rumors hinting that the iPhone 16 Professional will cover its Face ID and front-facing digicam elements beneath its display, very similar to how lots of the finest Android telephones now have under-display fingerprint scanners. This improve would presumably arrive within the type of an improved Dynamic Island, the flamboyant digital cutout Apple launched with the iPhone 14 Professional. 

What’s extra, each the iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Extremely have been extensively rumored to get solid-state quantity and energy buttons, however Apple analysts now predict that these buttons will arrive with the iPhone 16 line, as a substitute.

Stable-state buttons use haptic vibrations to simulate the feeling of being touched, regardless of not truly transferring, nevertheless Apple reportedly wants extra time to develop the haptic engines required to energy this new expertise. 

If these solid-state buttons do certainly arrive with the iPhone 16 Professional, then, they’re but another excuse why Apple’s 2024 Professional-level iPhone is perhaps price ready for – particularly for the reason that iPhone 15 Professional may very well be the costliest Professional-level iPhone ever.

For extra on Apple’s 2023 iPhones, learn our guides to the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Extremely. Alternatively, our iPhone 15 Professional vs iPhone 14 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional vs iPhone 15 Extremely comparisons element how the iPhone 15 Professional may stack up towards different Apple iPhones.