iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro are anticipated to launch within the second half of 2024 and manufacturing of parts for Apple’s subsequent era of smartphones is more likely to begin within the coming weeks, in keeping with particulars shared by Show Provide Chain Consultants (DSCC) CEO and Co-Founder Ross Younger. In the meantime, TF Securities Worldwide analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Apple will improve the top-of-the-line iPhone 16 Professional Max with a brand new battery that gives improved battery life in comparison with its predecessor.

Younger states (via 9to5Mac) in a subscriber-only put up on X (previously Twitter) that Apple will quickly start manufacturing of shows for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Professional fashions, as these are the 2 fashions with the very best projected quantity. The analyst additionally mentioned that the opposite two fashions within the sequence — the iPhone 16 Plus and iPhone 16 Pro Max are anticipated to happen at a later stage.

In the meantime, Ming-Chi Kuo claims that the iPhone 16 Professional Max shall be upgraded with a brand new battery with increased vitality density than the present era iPhone 15 Pro Max. If Apple decides to equip the handset with the identical battery capability as its 2023 flagship mannequin, it may result in improved battery life on the upcoming mannequin. Kuo additionally states that the iPhone 16 Professional Max shall be encased in stainless-steel — Apple at the moment makes use of aluminium on its present smartphones. 

This 12 months, Apple is anticipated to extend the dimensions of two fashions within the iPhone 16 sequence. In line with earlier reports — and lately leaked dummy images — the iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max are anticipated to debut with 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch shows, respectively — a rise of 0.2 inches on each fashions in comparison with final 12 months’s Professional and Professional Max fashions. The opposite two handsets are anticipated to reach with the identical show sizes as their predecessors.

The iPhone 16 Professional fashions are additionally tipped to reach with an upgraded OLED display that gives a 20 % increase in peak brightness whereas displaying normal dynamic vary (SDR) content material. This implies SDR content material on the iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max is likely to be displayed at a peak brightness of 1,200nits, peak brightness for HDR content material may stay unchanged at 1,600 nits.