There is still about a month to go before Apple presents the next generation of its mobile phones, the iPhone 16 in all its variants, but even so, the rumors already advance not only some important details of what we will see in the new iPhones, but also the arrival of a new iPhone, an ultra-thin model.
However, This iPhone Air would arrive by 2025says renowned analyst and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. It will be an even thinner version of what we see in the current iPhones, and will be part of the iPhone 17 family of mobile phones. But before this model arrives, we will see four iPhone 16s that promise to be very interesting for this year, including the addition of a new special button.
A more photographic iPhone, with features inspired by DSLR cameras
If the new action button arrived with the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, the Pro models of the iPhone 16 will have another new button at the bottom right, which will work best like the shutter button on DSLR cameras.
By placing the mobile in a horizontal position, we can Press the button lightly to focus the image and then press it harder to take the photo. Again, similar to how the capture button works on a traditional camera. This would indicate that Apple wants the iPhone 16 to be much more photographic, with a dedicated button for getting the best results when capturing photos, alongside what will surely be an updated camera system.
On the other hand, it is expected that All four iPhone 16 models will feature the action buttonthe one that in the iPhone 15 is exclusive to the Pro models. In this way, we will say goodbye definitively to the mythical volume switch that has existed on the iPhone since the first model that arrived in 2007.
Gurman also mentions that Apple Intelligence, the company’s artificial intelligence ecosystem, will arrive on all iPhone 16 modelsunlike the iPhone 15, where it’s limited to the Pro models. Additionally, the Pro models will feature larger displays: the iPhone 16 Pro will have a 6.3-inch diagonal, instead of the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max will have a massive 6.9-inch display, instead of the 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Pro Max.
In 2025, the iPhone 17 Air will arriveIt will be one of four models that will be part of the iPhone generation for 2025, possibly replacing the “Plus” model. This would leave the family as follows: iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max.
The Air model, as its name indicates and reminds us of other Apple devices that have carried this surname, It will be an ultra-thin smartphoneeven thinner than the 7.8 millimeters of the iPhone 15, although it will not be as powerful as the iPhone 17 Pro. As for the arrival of a foldable iPhone, it seems that we will have to wait.
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