iPhone 16: Rumours, Release Date and Price

When will a new iPhone be released?

We don’t have a definitive answer, but we can make a pretty good guess based on previous launches.

Apple almost always launches new iPhone ranges in September, with the keynote event taking place in early September ahead of a mid-late September release date. In fact, every iPhone launched in the past 10 years has been unveiled in September (with the exception of the non-flagship SE range and the delayed iPhone 12 model).

If Apple takes the same approach as usual, we expect the keynote launch event to take place on the 11th or 12th of September, with the range available to purchase the following week.

What will the new iPhone be called?

After a few years of experimenting with letters (or, more accurately, Roman numerals), Apple has seemingly settled on using numbers again. Therefore, the new range will almost certainly bear the iPhone 16 name… but you never know with Apple!

One persistent rumour suggests that Apple will eventually stop giving new iPhone models unique names and instead switch to its MacBook/iPad approach, using just the iPhone name and unofficially distinguishing devices by the year they were released.

How many iPhone devices will launch in 2024?

Analysts anticipate Apple will release four new iPhone devices in 2024:

• iPhone 16 (standard model)
• iPhone 16 Plus (standard model with a bigger screen)
• iPhone 16 Pro (more powerful version of the standard model)
• iPhone 16 Pro Max (same features as the iPhone 16 Pro with a bigger screen)

How much will the new iPhone cost?

Information is thin on the ground at the moment, but some rumours do suggest a small price increase for this year’s models due to rising costs for materials. Leaks claim that the iPhone 16 will be priced at £899, the iPhone 16 Plus at £999, the iPhone 16 Pro at £1099 and the iPhone 16 Pro Max at £1299.

What features should we expect?

Design

Leaked renders show the iPhone 16 design sporting the same flat-edged build as previous models. However, rumours claim that Apple intends to go back to the vertically stacked camera design of the iPhone 11.

One rumour suggested that Apple will add a Capture button to the iPhone 16 range to work as another way of capturing photos. This button will work just like the shutter button and will be able to detect multiple levels of pressure for focusing and then capturing an image. We could also see the Action button on all of the new iPhone models, rather than just on the Pro models.

Finally, the all-important colours. The standard iPhone 16 range is expected to launch in blue, pink, yellow, green, black, white and purple colourways, while the Pro range will be available in space black, white (or silver), grey and rose.

Display

We could see a change in display sizes for the new iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max models. 

Rumours claim the iPhone 16 Pro will have a screen size of 6.3 inches and the iPhone 16 Pro Max will have a screen size of 6.9 inches. For reference, the iPhone 15 Pro had a display size of 6.1 inches and the iPhone 15 Pro Max had a screen size of 6.7 inches.

The standard iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models, however, are said to be sticking with the current 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch display sizes.

Camera

iPhone camera technology is so good already that it’s hard to see how much better it can get… but that won’t stop Apple from trying! 

There aren’t many camera leaks surrounding the standard iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models, but there are a few rumours that Apple will be focussing on upgrading the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max cameras.

Both the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max could get upgraded 5x telephoto lenses (this was something that Apple added to the iPhone 15 Pro Max model only). The iPhone 16 Pro could also see an improved 48-megapixel Ultra Wide lens for even better images in lower light conditions.

Performance

For the past two iPhone launches, Apple has divided their Pro models from the flagship and Plus models by giving their Pro models a newer chip… But that all could be about to change.

Leaks claim that the iPhone 16 series will all receive the A18 chipset. However, Apple still intends to differentiate the Pro models and their chipset by giving the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max an upgraded A18 Bionic Pro chip, while the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will get the regular A18 chip. It’s said that the A18 Bionic Pro chip could feature an upgraded Neural Engine with more cores, allowing for new and improved AI features.

While we don’t have specifics on what AI features Apple have in store for us, we do know that AI requires more data to store, think and process commands. Due to this, Apple could be set to increase the storage of the upcoming iPhone 16 series to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

What won’t we get

Rumours of an all-screen iPhone have persisted for years but leaked renders and screenshots suggest that 2024 won’t be the year for that. Sources claim that Apple is working on housing the front camera and Face ID under the display, but we’ll have to wait some more before we see this on the market.

Another rumour we definitely won’t see this year is a foldable iPhone. While a few Android manufacturers have released foldable devices already, Apple often waits a few years until they’re happy their version of the tech is perfect before releasing it to the public. A foldable iPhone is almost inevitable at some stage, but you’ll have to wait a year or two yet!

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