Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 16 series in the coming weeks and the upcoming lineup is expected to consist of four new models. A tip suggests that the iPhone 16 Pro Max, the largest device in the series, will have thinner display bezels than any other smartphone in the industry. The estimated frame size has also been revealed and Apple is said to be implementing a new method to shrink the frame of its flagship iPhones.
X Advisor (formerly Twitter) Ice Universe has claimed that the next iPhone 16 Pro Max will have 1.15mm bezels. This post contains a computer-aided design (CAD) of a flagship phone with narrow bezels around the display. For comparison, last year’s iPhone 15 Pro Max had a 1.71mm bezel around the display.
If the iPhone 16 Pro Max has a 1.15 mm frame, it is well ahead of the flagships of the Galaxy S24 series and the recently released Pixel 9 Pro XL. Very thin frames are intended to offer users more viewing space. Apple is said to be using a process called Border Reduction Structure (BRS) to minimize the bottom bezels on iPhone models.
Furthermore, in another post, the source also shared an image of a glass-like screen protector for the iPhone 16 Pro Max. However, this image doesn’t tell us much about the iPhone 16 Pro Max cases.
iPhone 16 Pro Max: What we know so far
The latest iPhone 16 Pro Max leak comes a week after a fake unit of the phone was leaked online. It is said that the iPhone 16 Pro series will be available in black, white, gold, gray or titanium colors. The iPhone 16 Pro Max is expected to feature a 48MP ultra-wide camera and a 4,676mAh battery with support for 40W wired charging and 20W MagSafe charging.
The iPhone 16 Pro models are said to use the flagship Apple A18 Pro chip. Regular iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. Meanwhile, it is proposed to be equipped with the A18 Bionic chip based on TSMC’s 3nm process.
According to rumors, the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will have larger displays of 6.3 inches and 6.9 inches, respectively. The Pro model is said to support standard brightness of up to 1200 nits when displaying SDR content. The vanilla model is said to retain the 6.1 and 6.7-inch screens of the previous generation.
According to recent reports, all phones in the iPhone 16 family will feature Dynamic Island and will be equipped with Apple’s artificial intelligence features. More information about these devices will be released online in the coming weeks ahead of their expected unveiling.
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