Apple's autumn conference has always been one of the most anticipated events in the technology circle. Now, Apple has finally officially confirmed the "highlight moment" time of the autumn new product conference. As one of the highlights of the annual conference, what changes have been made to the iPhone

16 series?

Although Apple has always kept strict confidentiality on its unreleased new products, the accuracy of the leaks before the release of new products every year is very high. This year is no exception. There have been various rumors about the new products in autumn.

01 What changes have been made to the iPhone 16?

The latest flagship phone, the iPhone 16 series, is definitely the highlight of Apple's fall conference in 2024. Like previous years, this year Apple will also launch four iPhone 16 models, namely iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. At the same time, the new phones will be fully equipped with A18 series chips for the first time. It is expected that the "Apple Intelligence" function will be one of the highlights of iPhone 16. After experiencing a decline in performance, Apple has been hoping to reverse the decline with the first iPhone 16 with AI functions. Earlier this month, Apple released its financial report for the second quarter of 2024, showing total revenue of US$85.8 billion, a 5% increase from the same period last year, and net profit of US$21.4 billion, an increase of 8% year-on-year. Among them, Greater China became the only region where Apple's performance declined, with revenue down 7% year-on-year, and this was the fourth consecutive quarter that Apple's revenue in the Chinese market declined year-on-year. Generative artificial intelligence enables tools to create content such as text, images and audio based on user input, and is expected to play a key role in the new features of iPhone 16. Apple demonstrated the Apple Intelligence feature at its developer conference (WWDC) in June. Although Apple introduced the feature in the iOS 18.1 developer beta, and iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max users were able to experience some AI enhancements after upgrading, the upcoming iPhone 16 will be the first smartphone launched by Apple with generative AI features as the core.

Angelo, technical analyst at CFRA Research

Zino commented that "this will be more of an evolutionary process rather than some big iPhone cycle." He noted that important AI features may be rolled out gradually, and some updates (such as enhanced Siri capabilities) may be launched in 2025.

Virtual assistant Siri may be one of Apple's key entry points into the field of artificial intelligence. By integrating OpenAI's latest ChatGPT-4o model, Siri could be significantly enhanced, potentially allowing the virtual assistant to provide more personalized and contextually relevant responses based on user data and interactions, and perhaps even learn the user's preferences and preferences over time. Personality to provide users with a better experience.

02 Price of iPhone 16

Zino predicts that the addition of AI features could lead to an increase in iPhone 16 prices across the board.

In terms of appearance size, the iPhone 16 will maintain the same 6.1-inch display size as the iPhone 15, but the overall display size of the two Pro models will increase by about 0.2 inches. The iPhone 16 Pro is expected to be equipped with a 6.27-inch display, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max is expected to be equipped with a 6.85-inch panel. Apple may round these numbers to 6.3 inches and 6.9 inches, respectively. According to AppleInsider's revelation last week, the rear camera arrangement of the iPhone 16 will also undergo major changes. Unlike the diagonal layout on the iPhone 15, the device will use a vertically arranged rear camera. Both the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus retain dual cameras on the back, with the main wide-angle camera providing 1x and 2x zoom, and the secondary ultra-wide-angle camera providing 0.5x zoom. The main camera is still 48 million pixels with an f/1.6 aperture and 2X optical quality telephoto capabilities, and the aperture of the ultra-wide-angle lens will be increased from the previous f/2.4 to f/2.2.

The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max still have three cameras on the back - a wide-angle camera, an ultra-wide-angle camera, and a telephoto camera. The main sensor remains unchanged, still 48 million pixels, with an f/1.78 aperture, and can also take 2X optical quality 12 million pixel telephoto photos with 1.22 micron pixels.

This year's iPhone 16 Pro models will be equipped with a 5X telephoto lens, replacing the 3X telephoto lens on the iPhone 15 Pro. In addition, the telephoto lens is also 12 million pixels with an aperture of f/2.8. The ultra-wide-angle lens will increase to 48 million pixels and will have the same pixel merging function as the main camera. When shooting at full resolution, the pixels are 0.7 microns, and when using four pixels, the pixels are 1.4 microns. In addition to the iPhone 16, Apple may also launch a number of new products at the conference, such as the new Apple Watch Series 10 series watches are expected to have larger screens, the 41mm version may increase to 45mm, and the 45mm version may increase to 49mm; the new AirPods 4 may be launched in two versions. With the launch of new products imminent, Apple is expected to adjust some product lines as usual, and may remove some old models from the official website to "make way" for new products, and the old models will be sold through third-party channels. 

Of course, what new products Apple will launch this year and more product parameters will be revealed at the 2024 Apple conference held at 1 a.m. on September 10. Let's wait and see.

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