iPhone 16 launch on September 9: Top 5 things you ...

Apple has confirmed that it will hold its annual launch event on September 9, taking 0a.m. PT wraps off 4 new iPhones

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Ahead of the event, let's take a look at the top 5 things rumored about the new iPhone 16

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Apple is likely to make a switch back to the vertical camera layout on iPhone 16 and 16 Plus in order to add support for spatial video

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Apple is expected to equip all four new iPhone 16 models with the same A18 chipset, differentiating the base variants through lower clock speeds

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Apple is also expected to give the iPhone 16 series a RAM boost, with 8GB of RAM compared to 6GB on its predecessor

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Apple is expected to stick with the same 6.1- inch and 6.7-inch OLED displays with a 60Hz refresh rate for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus

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iPhone 16 is likely to retain last year's $799 price tag, meaning perhaps a starting price of 79,900 in India

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