A purported iPhone 16 camera part suggests the leaks showing a vertical camera design were accurate — here’s what you need to know.
The iPhone 16’s new camera design has appeared in several leaks already. Reports said that Apple was considering various designs for the rear camera module. But all of them have the two rear-facing cameras in the same vertical arrangement that Apple used on the iPhone X, iPhone 11, and iPhone 12.
The newest leak is a bit different than the ones we have seen so far. A leaker posted a photo of a purported camera component that further supports the vertical camera design setup. If Apple is already manufacturing components to test the vertical camera setup, I’d say the new camera design is as good as confirmed.
After the iPhone 12, Apple switched to a diagonal camera setup for the non-Pro models. This helped on two fronts. First, it gave the iPhone 13, iPhone 14, and iPhone 15 a visual identity. More importantly, however, it helped Apple optimize internal space.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max introduced Apple’s first sensor-shift optical image stabilization (OIS) for the iPhone.
