12 Reasons to Wait for the iPhone 16 & 7 Reasons Not To

Wait for Camera Upgrades

You can expect the iPhone 16 series to come equipped with even better cameras.

According to a source on Weibo who's been accurate in the past, the iPhone 16 Pro Max will come with a "super/ultra" telephoto camera meaning the device would have enhanced optical zoom.

The same source also claims the device will have a 12% larger main camera sensor which would lead to improvements to low light photography.

Ming-Chi Kuo believes all of Apple's iPhone 16 models will utilize a stacked rear camera sensor setup. Kuo also claims the iPhone 15 Pro Max's 5x optical zoom lens will come to both iPhone 16 Pro models.

He's reiterated this claim in an article on Medium where he says the two iPhone 16 Pro models will adopt tetraprism lenses. He's once again claimed this will be the case in a post on Medium. A report from The Elec backs him up. So does one from Taiwanese research firm TrendForce.

Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu says the iPhone 16 Pro will have an upgraded 48-megapixel Ultra Wide camera lens. This rumor has been backed by leaker Instant Digital and Ming-Chi Kuo.

According to Economic Daily News, the iPhone 16 Pro's telephoto lens will utilize new molded glass which will "make the phone thinner and lighter, and increase the optical zoom ratio."

Another leaker, a user named "Digital Chat Station" on Weibo, says the iPhone 16 Pro Max will come with a customized 48MP IMX903 sensor from Sony. 

Leaker yeux1122 says "Apple is said to be testing a camera lens with a new coating technology for use in the next iPhone Pro model."

They believe the new tech will bring improvements to photo quality "including reduction of flare phenomenon."

We've seen iPhone users complain about internal reflections so this would be a welcomed change.