Further evidence reveals that the iPhone 16 will be reborn with a new design that revives the iPhone 12 aesthetic New images posted by tipster Majin Bu show what appears to be a mold and mockup of the iPhone 16, indicating that the diagonal dual camera arrangement of the past few generations of iPhones will be abandoned in favor of a vertical layout

It was only a few days ago that Majin Boo posted a photo of what is believed to be the iPhone 16 camera module on Twitter The iPhone 12 was the last time Apple used a vertically stacked layout in its standard iPhone series Since then, they have been arranged diagonally

Looking closely at the mockups and molds, there also appears to be a small cutout nearby, which is likely reserved for the iPhone 16's LED flash Other than that, there are no other notable changes to the design

One of the strongest reasons Apple may be going for a vertically stacked camera arrangement is to have the ability to record spatial video and photos introduced in iOS 172 For now, only the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max can record spatial video, which can be viewed with Apple Vision Pro This can be accomplished by placing the two cameras on the same plane during recording, so that when viewed with the Vision Pro, a 3D stereoscopic view can be created

This is a wonderful effect that creates a compelling experience that brings the user back to that moment in time when they were being filmed Expanding spatial video capture to the entire iPhone 16 series and not limiting it to just the Pro model is a better move for Apple to entice people to purchase Vision Pro Or, at the very least, it keeps consumer cost of ownership at a lower starting point, since the standard iPhone is significantly cheaper

In any case, this redesign may suggest how Apple is betting on the uniqueness of spatial images and how users may feel more immersed in viewing them later iPhone 15 will use the iPhone 14 Pro's main camera which significantly upgraded the camera, but there are rumors that the iPhone 16's camera will not be changed If that is the case, Apple will need to lean on something else, perhaps an AI-assisted feature, to significantly enhance the camera over the previous model