Poll: *** The Official iPhone 16 thread (it has Apple Intelligence and everything!) ***

Which iPhone 16 will you be getting?

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Capitano

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Use this thread for any wishes/rumours about the upcoming 2024 iPhone! (I know, im shameless copying the iphone 15 thread)

Hardware/Design Wishlist:
1) Faster charging and port speed - 60w wired charging, 20w wireless charging, Thunderbolt 4/5 data speed (40/80gbps)
2) Touch ID in power button
3) Increased display resolution/PPI
4) Stacked battery technology and/or graphene batteries

Software:
1) better camera features for slow mo
2) be able to get ID on phone wallet (UK especially)
3) be able to use the action button for more than 1 action. i.e single tap vs double tap vs long press etc etc
4) improve control centre, looks outdated as hell and can do much more there
5) RCS instead of SMS would be great, can then finally get rid of other certain messaging apps
 
Stu999 said:
That's a government issue, not an Apple issue. They're working on it apparently though.

www.gov.uk

Enabling the use of digital identities in the UK

We’re working to help people securely prove who they are without having to present physical documents.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk

www.rac.co.uk

Digital driving licences will arrive before 2024 | RAC Drive

www.rac.co.uk www.rac.co.uk
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Yeah its been happening in the US for several years now, so I thought we would have got it by now already.

"before 2024" seems optimistic given thats within 3 months, but if it is in 2024 im a happy man! Saves me from carrying 1 less thing
 
Greboth said:
Why? Maybe it's just my old eyes but I already can't make out the individual pixels on the 15 so what real benefit is there increasing resolution or ppi? Especially given you have a battery changes on your hardware wish list, presumably for better battery life, which would somewhat be countered by higher resolutions / ppi.



Agreed. I don't really know why it's not a thing already given other buttons, screen and whole phone already supports gestures, double taps etc.
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The resolution because its been stuck on the same for what, 5 years now? If its a 1440p display i can at least view 1440p content to its fullest and enjoy better video quality in general
 
Matty8787 said:
I like the control centre as is not sure how it would improve?

I’m a recent convert to the Apple system and have a 13PM at the moment so I will be keeping tabs in here for any future news as I will probs end up with a 16PM if the jump is big enough.
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its good but its just had the exact same design for 6 or 7 years now, and i think its time we see a change
 
Take with a grain of salt of course, but some interesting rumours popping up about the 16 models next year

www.youtube.com

iPhone 16 ULTRA Leaked - 10 Major Changes!

Apple's iPhone 16 Pro & Ultra are coming next year, but just HOW MANY changes should we expect? And will they be a big deal? Let me explain! THIS is the BEST...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Ultra model was supposed to be with the 15 models, but i guess it was pushed to the 16's?
 
Capitano said:
Use this thread for any wishes/rumours about the upcoming 2024 iPhone! (I know, im shameless copying the iphone 15 thread)

Hardware/Design Wishlist:
1) Faster charging and port speed - 60w wired charging, 20w wireless charging, Thunderbolt 4/5 data speed (40/80gbps)
2) Touch ID in power button
3) Increased display resolution/PPI
4) Stacked battery technology and/or graphene batteries

Software:
1) better camera features for slow mo
2) be able to get ID on phone wallet (UK especially)
3) be able to use the action button for more than 1 action. i.e single tap vs double tap vs long press etc etc
4) improve control centre, looks outdated as hell and can do much more there
5) RCS instead of SMS would be great, can then finally get rid of other certain messaging apps
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slightly old news but RCS coming in 2024 apparently!

9to5mac.com

Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year - 9to5Mac

In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. The...
9to5mac.com 9to5mac.com
 
Cromulent said:
The big rumour for this phone is that it is going to have a massive AI upgrade so things like Chat GPT or Google Gemini on the iPhone. That would be great.
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chat gpt can already be downloaded as an app?

apple is far behind on AI vs other companies, Siri is dogwater compared to the likes of Google assistant, hence why there are rumours of getting native Gemini on the iPhone
 
Trig said:
I'm not exactly unhappy with my 12, but want a better camera, with proper optical zoom.
Will see what the normal 16 gets, but I'm not discounting a Pro if the bump over the stock 16 is worth it.

As for the TouchID on the power button, guessing that cases will need to leave the button open, I don't think they need to with FaceID, why go back to TouchID?
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its not about going back to TouchID its actually about having both. Option Dual biometric authentication or being able to use TouchID only as its much faster
 
Trig said:
Actually, if you had both, you could unlock your phone as you picked it up so it would be ready to use as soon as you look at it...


Having had my 15PM for a month or so, I don't really want anything other than a slightly smaller phone.

I do wonder if they could implement variable rate charging though, if the charger gives enough juice, and the temps are acceptable, it'll charge faster, rather than just having set charge rates..
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even things like downloading/installing apps and apple pay could be much faster
 
Seems like a lot of the stuff I was hoping for
Capitano said:
Use this thread for any wishes/rumours about the upcoming 2024 iPhone! (I know, im shameless copying the iphone 15 thread)

Hardware/Design Wishlist:
1) Faster charging and port speed - 60w wired charging, 20w wireless charging, Thunderbolt 4/5 data speed (40/80gbps)
2) Touch ID in power button
3) Increased display resolution/PPI
4) Stacked battery technology and/or graphene batteries

Software:
1) better camera features for slow mo
2) be able to get ID on phone wallet (UK especially)
3) be able to use the action button for more than 1 action. i.e single tap vs double tap vs long press etc etc
4) improve control centre, looks outdated as hell and can do much more there
5) RCS instead of SMS would be great, can then finally get rid of other certain messaging apps
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The last 2 confirmed to be coming then! Great stuff
 
Capitano said:
Use this thread for any wishes/rumours about the upcoming 2024 iPhone! (I know, im shameless copying the iphone 15 thread)

Hardware/Design Wishlist:
1) Faster charging and port speed - 60w wired charging, 20w wireless charging, Thunderbolt 4/5 data speed (40/80gbps)
2) Touch ID in power button
3) Increased display resolution/PPI
4) Stacked battery technology and/or graphene batteries

Software:
1) better camera features for slow mo
2) be able to get ID on phone wallet (UK especially)
3) be able to use the action button for more than 1 action. i.e single tap vs double tap vs long press etc etc
4) improve control centre, looks outdated as hell and can do much more there
5) RCS instead of SMS would be great, can then finally get rid of other certain messaging apps
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Hardware/Design Wishlist:
1) Faster charging and port speed - 60w wired charging, 20w wireless charging, Thunderbolt 4/5 data speed (40/80gbps) - Sadly no it seems for the most part, except wireless charging speed!
2) Touch ID in power button - Sadly no it seems
3) Increased display resolution/PPI - Sadly no it seems
4) Stacked battery technology and/or graphene batteries - Sadly no it seems

Software:
1) better camera features for slow mo - Yes! Surprised at this, my only wish was that it was 4k 240fps instead of just 120fps but it'll do!
2) be able to get ID on phone wallet (UK especially) - still waiting...
3) be able to use the action button for more than 1 action. i.e single tap vs double tap vs long press etc etc - Think this was mentioned briefly, at least action button doing different things at different times
4) improve control centre, looks outdated as hell and can do much more there - coming with ios 18
5) RCS instead of SMS would be great, can then finally get rid of other certain messaging apps - yes!


All in all not bad, most the software wishes were pretty much answered and yet none of the hardware ones. Hopefully the 17 pro max addresses these issues!
 
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Grim5 said:
I find the new eye tracking to be interesting, entire phone can be used without hands

Apple is saying 5 hours more battery life over my 13pm, so that's nice

Bigger screen and 10% lighter too

Upgrade from 15w to 25w wireless charging is awesome
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the battery life i feel like is coming mostly from the bigger size, not the advancement in battery tech like i was hoping

bigger screen is okay, but the fact the phons is even wider now im not really a fan. Ideally form factor made the phone a bit narrower and taller

wireless charging upgrade is great though, hopefully the wired speeds improve next year. Would really like to see 45w charging through wired at least, ideally 60w
 
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