It's December, and the new year is getting closer.
And for Apple users, the most anticipated in the new year is undoubtedly the new iPhone released every fall.
If nothing else, Apple will unveil the new iPhone 16 series, as well as iOS 18, at its fall conference in September next year. And just recently, foreign media MacRumors mined a series of specifications about the iPhone 16 series by mining the ** of the iOS 18 system.
Macrumors don't have much to say, let's take a look. According to Macrumors, iOS 18 has the system code name Crystal, which can be literally translated as crystal. After taking a deep dive into the internals of the iOS 18 system**, four iPhone models coming in 2024 were discovered. The device identifiers for the four models are D47, D48, D93, and D94. Macrumors speculates that all four models may belong to the iPhone 16 series, which also means that the number of new iPhone models next year will be the same as this year.
In general, device identifiers are distinguished by different hardware configurations. For example, an iPhone model called D84S was previously found in iOS **, and the subsequent model was also confirmed to be a derivative version of the iPhone 15 Pro Max launched this year. Among them, S may be an abbreviation for the word sinope, which is also the development code name for Apple's internal 5G baseband chip project.
So, this means that Apple has tested the 5G baseband chip on the iPhone 15 Pro Max model.
Although Apple did not release this iPhone with a self-developed 5G baseband chip, this can also give us a preliminary understanding of Apple's internal naming rules for products. Combined with Macrumors' revelations, next year's iPhone 16 series will still consist of four models. It's unclear whether the previously rumored iPhone Ultra model will be one of them, but from what we know so far, Apple may not launch this new model in the iPhone 16 series.
9to5Mac In addition, according to iOS 18 internal**, Apple may no longer follow the processor strategy of the previous generation iPhone, thus closing the performance gap between the different models. Macrumors mentioned in the report that it is expected that all iPhone 16 models will be equipped with A18 series chips, which are manufactured on a 3nm process.
Among them, the iPhone 16 Pro series models will be equipped with a stronger A18 Pro chip, while the standard model will be equipped with a secondary A18 chip.
This means that for the iPhone 16 Standard Edition models, the hardware processing speed will be significantly faster than the previous generation. 
In addition to the processor performance improvements, MacRumors also revealed the iPhone 16 series in terms of image performance upgrades. According to Macrumors, Apple plans to introduce a quadruple reflective prism design in the iPhone 16 Pro model to be released next year. This design, which debuted in this year's iPhone 15 Pro Max model, is mainly due to the internal folding reflection of light to provide the camera with more zoom capabilities. And this news is not surprising, and it is basically consistent with the previous revelations from the outside world. Looking at Apple's upgrade route to the iPhone in recent years, it has become a common practice that the exclusive features of the previous top-of-the-line model will be devolved the following year. 
If the news on Apple's official website is true, the quadruple reflective prism design will become standard on the iPhone 16 Pro series models, improving image performance across the board. However, given that the iPhone 16 series is still nearly a year away, there are still many uncertainties in the design for the time being. Therefore, in the end, we will have to wait for further information to confirm. What else can you expect from the iPhone 16 series?Welcome to leave a message in the comment area and discuss with you.
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