Apple’s Solution to Overheating Issues: Enhancing Cooling Features in iPhone 16 Pro Models

Apple won’t be making major design changes with the next iPhone 16 series later this year, but the company isn’t likely to stand still from all angles. iPhone 15 Pro models have reportedly faced heating issues, which is rare for Apple, but the company is ready to work on it by introducing a new cooling protection layer.

New reports suggest that Apple could rely on graphene to lower the iPhone’s temperature, banishing potential overheating issues that the iPhone 16 models may experience later this year. It has been pointed out that Apple only relies on the material in the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max models.

Graphene was expected to replace graphite in the current iPhone 15 Pro versions as well, but the company might have wanted better results from its tests to make the upgrade official. Overheating problems are not common in Apple devices, but since the hardware power has increased significantly, stressing the device and heavy applications can heat it up. Keeping the graphene cooling system on the 16 Pros allows Apple to justify the higher price, as other changes are expected to be limited to this year’s iPhone lineup.

The new iPhone 16 series launching in 2024 won’t get major design changes as Apple seems to be focusing on consistency and functionality. We’ve already heard reports that the iPhone 16 models will have a new capture button for the camera that responds to touch and pressure.

But without major design changes, the iPhone 16 series will be placed next to the iPhone 15 models, and jokes will be made about its identical looks, just like the memes we see almost every year. Details about the lack of changes in the upcoming iPhones come via a recent post by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo mentioned that iOS 18 could feature AI in some form, but major updates to iPhones won’t come until 2025. That means if you really want to get the best AI features from the company, wait for the iPhone 17 lineup in 2025.