Does Apple iPhone 16 Have Action Buttons?iPhone 16 rumors roundup

Mondo Technology Updated on 2024-01-29

Without much innovation, the iPhone will also become less worthy of attention.

So what surprises will there be about the next Apple iPhone 16?

One: Does Apple iPhone 16 have an action button?

The biggest change in Apple's iPhone 15 Pro series is the removal of the mute paddle and the use of an action button instead.

According to the internal information currently available, Apple has designed several iPhone 16 prototypes internally. The yellow prototype has an action button, a coherent volume button, and a camera island design similar to the iPhone X on the backThe pink prototype is equipped with an operation button, a separate mechanical volume button;The black prototype was equipped with larger operating buttons and was equipped with a dedicated photo button.

So the iPhone 16 series models will definitely adopt the action button, but Apple is trying to change the action button from mechanical to capacitive buttons.

Two: What are the adjustments to the camera island of the Apple iPhone 16?

Apple has tested a variety of camera island options, experimenting with a vertical design compared to the existing diagonal design to enhance the device's recognizability. However, it is reported that Apple is trying two different camera bump schemes

iPhone 12-style design with a square camera island, but the camera has a vertical scheme;iPhone X style design with a pill-like form factor.

Relative to the iPhone 15, the flash position of both designs is the same, which indicates that Apple does not intend to change the position of the flash.

Three: Does the Apple iPhone 16 have a haptic volume power button?

Previously, it was reported that Apple is advancing the project with "Project Bongo" internally, and plans to redesign the volume and power buttons to bring a new interactive experience in terms of function and appearance. Project Bongo, on the other hand, changed the volume and power buttons from traditional mechanical buttons to tactile buttons, detecting pressure and simulating the pressing of physical buttons by using a haptic engine (haptic feedback) that generates vibrations.

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

There is a bending sensor under the button that measures the pressure applied to the button. The strain gauge detects the change in pressure and converts it into a change in resistance and accurately measures the change. A signal is sent to the main logic board to indicate that the button is pressed. The main logic board sends power commands to the Bongo Haptic Engine, which uses electromagnetic fields to generate vibrations, which then generate haptic feedback, and a slight upward movement towards the finger mimics the feeling of a physical button being pressed. The assembly has two strain gauges, one on each side of the button, and the strain gauge detects changes in pressure and converts them into changes in resistance within the circuit. A change in resistance results in 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 the iPhone 15 Pro series models, but it was canceled earlier this year due to a number of technical issues. Apple has not continued to delve into the project internally, and Apple's iPhone 16 models will still have mechanical buttons.

Four: Apple iPhone 16 will add a new photo button

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

Not much information has been written about Project Nova at the moment, but in addition to the "touch switch" function, the button will also be equipped with a force sensor.

In addition, the photo button is in the same position 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.

Five: Apple iPhone 16 continues to use the Dynamic Island and USB-C port

There aren't any noticeable changes to the front of the iPhone 16, the opportunity continues with the Dynamic Island, and the base model iPhone 16 is expected to come with a display similar to its predecessor with no major differences. Like the iPhone 15, the iPhone 16 has a USB-C port on the bottom of the device.

Six: What colors does the Apple iPhone 16 have?

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

According to what we know so far, we know that the overall appearance of the iPhone 16 will not be adjusted much, and there will be a vertical camera arrangement, which may be similar to the iPhone 12;There are new capacitive photo buttons and capacitive action buttons. However, the design and development of Apple's iPhone 16 standard version is still in its early stages, and Apple engineers call it "delorean", which may be a departure from the final retail version, so let's just wait and see.

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