As leaked pictures have indicated, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max are going to be larger than their non-Pro counterparts, clocking in at 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch respectively. But that’s not the only upgrade Apple has planned for the Pro model’s screen, according to reliable leaker Instant Digital (via 9to5Mac).
The leaker claims that the iPhone 16 Pro‘s screen will hit peak brightness of 1,200 nits in typical use or when SDR content is being displayed. This would be an improvement of 20 percent over the iPhone 15 Pro, which supports a peak brightness of 1,000 nits. This means that Apple’s upcoming phones will get brighter than the current models during casual use.
For reference, the newly announced iPad Pro supports a typical brightness of 1,000 nits.
The iPhone 16 Pro is rumored to retain a peak brightness of 1,600 nits, so it will match the iPhone 15 Pro and iPad Pro in this regard.
Since the majority of content that most users consume is in SDR, it can be argued that typical max brightness matters more than peak HDR brightness.
Apple calls the iPad Pro’s screen the “world’s most advanced display” but once the iPhone 16 Pro is released in a few months, that claim would no longer be valid.
That’s far from the only thing that Apple’s new premium iPhones will have going for them to make them the best phones of 2024. The phones are rumored to feature a new A18 Pro chip based on TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process, while Android flagships are still stuck with 4nm chipsets. The iPhone 16 Pro is also expected to feature a higher-resolution 48MP ultrawide camera and a dedicated Capture button for quick access to cameras.
The Pro models are also rumored to pack larger batteries as well as on-device AI.