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iPhone 16 Lineup to Boast New Capacitive ‘Capture Button,’ Tetraprism Camera on Both Pro Models By Chris Hauk A special thanks to iDropNews for republishing permission. Images provided by iDropNews. Be sure to visit them at idropnews.com Apple Talk is just that. Talk.The information provided in the Apple Talk section has NOT been confirmed by Apple and may be speculation or rumors. A new rumor says the iPhone 16 series (yes, the iPhone 16, it’s not too soon for iPhone 16 rumors, is it?) will boast a new capacitive button, which is known internally as the “Capture Button.” The button is codenamed “Project Nova” and is likely to be one of the major selling points of next year’s iPhone — as long as it makes it through the initial testing phase. According to a report shared by MacRumors, the Capture Button will be on the same side of the handset as the Power button but positioned slightly lower, approximately where the mmWave cutout currently resides on this year’s US iPhone 15 models. The mmWave cutout will be moved to the opposite side of the handset, where it will sit under the volume buttons, where the SIM tray still lives in non-US iPhone 15 devices. There’s no word as yet on what the new capacitive button will be used for. The Capture Button is said to be a capacitive button in place of the traditional mechanical one. Capacitive buttons do not actually move like a mechanical button. Instead, a capacitive button detects touch and pressure and then provides haptic feedback via a haptic engine. A real-world example is the Home button on the iPhone SE, which mimics the physical button experience via haptics. MacRumors says its sources claim the capacitive buttons will feature force sensor functionality, which detects applied force and converts the amount of force into electrical signals. Many had expected this year’s iPhone 15 Pro models to be equipped with capacitive