Before the official release of the new iPhone, users have their own expectations, such as a more durable battery, or a better color scheme.
There are signs that this year's new iPhone will most likely bring some changes to the physical buttons.
According to a recent report by the Economic Daily, Apple may already be testing the new button design.
According to the report, Apple has ordered a large number of capacitive button components from supplier ASE ASE, which are likely to be used in the iPhone 16 series.
At the same time, judging from the content of the order, it also includes a system-in-package (SIP) module that allows the capacitor assembly to be integrated with two vibration motors, one on each side of the iPhone's body.
This could mean that the new iPhone 16 series will eliminate the traditional physical buttons and replace them with new capacitive buttons.
Image source: Economic Daily
In contrast, capacitive buttons can emulate the pressure sensation of a physical button by vibrating the module based on the pressure sense.
And from a design standpoint, the iPhone with the new buttons will also be further integrated.
However, at present, the only source of this source is the "Economic Daily", and there is no evidence from other media.
Moreover, the report also mentioned that these purchased capacitor components will enter the mass production stage in the third quarter of this year.
Referring to the new iPhone, the design is usually decided in the first half of the year, which is obviously a bit late.
Therefore, it is widely believed that this batch of capacitor components will most likely be used in the iPhone 17 series released next year.
Of course, in any case, the use of solid-state buttons to promote the integration of the iPhone is undoubtedly one of Apple's ultimate goals.
Apple has been doing this for years, from cutting out the 3.5mm headphone jack, removing the 3D Touch, to cutting the physical SIM card slot in the US.
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At least judging from the iPhone upgrade route in recent years, creating a truly all-in-one iPhone is still one of the focuses of Apple's work.
Until then, we can still look forward to Apple's new physical buttons for the iPhone 16 series.
According to previous leaks, Apple is testing a new physical button for the iPhone 16 series, which may be named the "shooting button".
Judging from the exposed CAD design drawings, the new shooting button will be located on the side of the power button, which will provide users with a more convenient photo experience.
In short, the new button is functionally similar to a camera's shutter button, allowing you to perform different actions depending on the amount of pressure.
For example, a light press will automatically focus, and a heavy pressure will be the shutter.
Image source: IT House
If this is true, the introduction of this shooting button will give the iPhone 16 series a similar feel to traditional cameras when shooting in landscape mode with one hand, improving the shooting experience.
At the same time, the action buttons in the iPhone 15 Pro series are also expected to be devolved in the new standard models, making them standard in the iPhone 16 series.
That's it for the main revelations about the new iPhone recently.
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