This leaked image shows just how tiny the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s bezels might be

Significantly smaller

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We’ve heard from several sources that theiPhone 16 ProandiPhone 16 Pro Maxwill have smaller bezels than their predecessors, with one going so far as to say thatthe iPhone 16 Pro Max could have the slimmest bezelsof any phone, at just 1.15mm. And now thanks to a leaked comparison image we have a good idea of how much difference that might make.

LeakerApple Hub(viaNotebookCheck) has shared an image on X, providing a close up view of the bezels on theiPhone 15 Pro Maxcompared to those on the iPhone 16 Pro Max.

As listed by the image, the former phone has 1.55mm bezels, and this source agrees with an earlier leak that the iPhone 16 Pro Max will have 1.15mm bezels. Now, without an image it was hard to get a sense for whether that would actually make much difference, but here you can see that the rumored bezels on the iPhone 16 Pro Max really are noticeably smaller.

The iPhone 16 Pro Max is expected to feature the thinnest bezels on a smartphone 🔥 pic.twitter.com/rK9LEugcb1September 1, 2024

A dual-purpose change

This rumored reduction could serve two purposes. For one, it would obviously make the iPhone 16 Pro Max look more premium and modern than its predecessor, which will be especially desirable if theiPhone 16 Pro Max priceis higher than the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s.

But reducing the bezels could also help ensure that the iPhone 16 Pro Max isn’t much bigger in the hand than the iPhone 15 Pro Max, despite rumors of it also having a larger 6.9-inch screen.

Of course, neither the bezel reduction nor the screen size increase are confirmed just yet, and nor will they be untilApple unveils the phone on September 9. But enough sources have pointed to both of these changes that we’re fairly confident they’ll happen.

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James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.

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