Apr 4, 2024BF3-0679Right

Sonny Dickson: iPhone 16 gets a vertical camera array

The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus should use a vertical rear-camera array.

Sonny Dickson's leaked dummy models, reported by MacRumors, showed the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus with a vertical rear camera array and the new Action Button.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedThe iPhone 16 and 16 Plus should use a vertical rear-camera array.
  2. Who said it, and whenSonny Dickson reported it on Apr 4, 2024 in MacRumors.
  3. What happened, and wheniPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus was announced on Sep 9, 2024, 158 days after this report. From our product record · source
  4. The verdict, and whyRightIt turned out the way this report said.Why: iPhone 16 and 16 Plus shipped with the two rear cameras vertically aligned.
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Reported by
Sonny Dickson
We read it in
MacRumors
Product
iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus
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The story of this report

  1. Apr 4, 2024Sonny Dickson reported it · MacRumors
  2. Sep 9, 2024iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus was announced · from our product record
  3. VerdictRightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Sonny Dickson · Leaker

19 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 14 we have checked, 13 held up. The other 5 are not part of that number: 1 moving target, 2 never settled, 2 no outcome yet.

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Questions about this report

Did this iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus report turn out to be true?
Right. It turned out the way this report said. iPhone 16 and 16 Plus shipped with the two rear cameras vertically aligned.
Who reported it first?
Sonny Dickson reported it on Apr 4, 2024 in MacRumors.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 158 days before iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus was announced on Sep 9, 2024.