According to the insider, the iPhone 16 Pro is expected to launch later this year as the iPhone 15 Pro successor and the company’s next-generation smartphones may feature an improved display. While Apple Pro phones can reach up to 1,000 nits of brightness, the rumored iPhone 16 Pro models could offer a 20 percent enhance in brightness for standard active range (SDR) content along with slightly larger panels. Smartphones are also expected to arrive later this year with an improved chip and a novel “Capture” button.
Tipster Instant Digital (translated from Chinese) claims The Weibo post shows that the iPhone 16 Pro will support up to 1,200 nits of typical brightness when the phone is displaying SDR content. This represents a 20 percent enhance over the 1,000 nits limit on iPhone 15 Pro models. Meanwhile, the tipster claims that the peak brightness of HDR content will be 1,600 nits, which means that customers should not expect any changes from the current generation phones.
The brightness enhance isn’t the only display-related change coming to the iPhone 16 Pro models – according to reports, Apple will likely enhance the size of the display panels on both Pro phones. The rumored iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max models are said to feature 6.27-inch (159.31mm) and 6.85-inch (174.06mm) displays, respectively.
Last month, it was reported that the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models could debut later this year with larger batteries. However, according to the tipster, the iPhone 16 Plus model may ship with a smaller battery than the current-generation iPhone 15 Plus.
Other improvements likely to come to iPhone 16 Pro models include a faster A18 chip, which is also expected to support on-device generative AI features in the iOS 18 mobile operating system. Apple is also reportedly expected to introduce a novel “button” this year. Capture” on iPhone 16 series, which will enable users to quickly capture photos with a single tap.
