This week, we showed off the revamped camera layout, two pro exclusives towards the vanilla model, and other expected changes to the iPhone16's upcoming iphone of the year

A series of leaked cases of the iPhone16, first discovered by the team at TechNetBook, show that Apple's planned update is not the external version of the smartphone. It peaked at how it affected the design. Let's start with the orientation of the camera lens, which is one of the biggest adjustments.1 On the IPhone16, Apple seems to be ditching the iphone15's oblique placement to a square camera island in favor of a vertically positioned camera stack.  According to rumors, this adjustment should allow all versions of the iPhone16 to record the same kind of spatial video currently dedicated to the iPhone15Pro model. Standard video recording and photography should not be affected, but the new camera placement is perfectly positioned for optimal spatial capture, as side-by-side lenses mimic the position of the human eye when recording in landscape mode. Soon anyone with one of the best iphones will be able to record custom-made 3D videos that can be viewed with an AR/VR headset like Vision Pro.

What is also noteworthy about these iPhone16 cases is the covered button area where the mute switch once was. This is thought to be due to the side keys that you can long press for all kinds of programmable shortcuts that debuted with Apple's new action buttons, iphone15Pro and iPhone15Pro Max. Based on the design of the case, the action button appears to be set to come to all iPhone16 models and is no longer professional-only. 

Last but not least, the cutout under the power button suggests that another Pro exclusive, dedicated camera button could be heading for all the vanilla iPhone16 models. The case shows a complete cut-out of the button, which tracks previous rumors that the button is touch sensitive, allowing users to quickly perform various actions such as photo capture, zoom and focus adjustment, etc.

Of course, all this needs to be taken with a grain of salt for now. We still have some time to wait before Apple's normal 9 month time frame for the iPhone. In the meantime, be sure to check out all the rumors so far on the iPhone16, iPhone16Pro, and iPhone16Pro Max hubs.