6 Reasons to Wait for the iPhone 16 & 5 Reasons Not To

iPhone 16 rumors are hinting at some significant upgrades and that might have some shoppers thinking about waiting for Apple’s 2024 iPhone.

Many people will be perfectly fine buying an iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro or another model right now or in the weeks ahead. On the other hand, some people might want to wait and see what the company has up its sleeves for 2023 and beyond.

The current iPhone lineup and upcoming iPhone 15 series are certainly worth considering, but others may want to take a rain check and wait for the 2024 iPhones, also known as iPhone 16.

Despite the launch being over a year away, iPhone 16 rumors have swirled for much of 2023 and they’ve outlined some intriguing changes which may, or may not, include an extremely high-end iPhone model dubbed iPhone 16 Ultra.

This new iPhone Ultra could be positioned above the iPhone Pro line as a powerful, and expensive, alternative to Apple’s iPhone Pro models.

Of course, we’re still more than a year away from Apple’s announcements which means the company’s plans can, and probably will, change as development progresses behind the scenes.

That being said, what we’ve heard about the iPhone 16 puts those of you in the market for a new device in 2023 and 2024 in an interesting position: Buy now or wait?

In this guide we’ll take you through the best reasons to wait for the iPhone 16 and the best reasons to go with another device long before the 2024 iPhones arrive on shelves.

Wait for the iPhone 16 Ultra

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As of right now, the iPhone Pro Max is Apple's highest-end iPhone model. That could change in 2024 according to a source who is almost always accurate with his information. In his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple might add an even higher-end iPhone Ultra above its Pro models in 2024. It's unclear how Apple might do this exactly, but Gurman believes it might come down to the iPhone 16 Ultra having an even faster chip, an even bigger display, additional improvements to the camera, and possible even a port-less design, meaning, no USB-C or Lightning ports. Apple already does this with the Apple Watch Ultra, its high-end Apple Watch, which offers additional improvements at an added cost. This is all clearly still in flux which means we may not see this change until 2025 or later. That being said, if a really high-end, premium iPhone is something you'd be interested in, you might want to skip the iPhone 15 series and hold onto your current device until next year.

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