Will your iPhone 15 Case fit the new iPhone 16?

The long-awaited iPhone 16 is now official. Like the last iPhone 15 series, there are four models in the iPhone 16 lineup including iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Many users will be looking to upgrade from iPhone 15 to the iPhone 16. This is great, but what about accessories? While you may already know that the charger and cable from the iPhone 15 can be used on iPhone 16, you might be wondering if iPhone 15 cases will fit the iPhone 16.

This year, Apple has made some design changes that make iPhone 15 cases incompatible with the iPhone 16 lineup. This means, you can not use iPhone 15 cases on the iPhone 16.

All iPhone 16 models have a new Camera control button on the right side below the side key, which was not present on the iPhone 15. So for this new button, you will need a case that has proper cutout for it.

Will iPhone 15 Case fit iPhone 16
iPhone 16 Camera Control

Another big reason why iPhone 15 cases wonโ€™t fit iPhone 16 is the new camera design on non-pro models. Unlike iPhone 15, iPhone 16/Plus have a vertical rear camera setup. So the camera cutout on the iPhone 15/Plus case won’t fit properly on the iPhone 16 or 16 Plus.

Will iPhone 15 Case fit iPhone 16
iPhone 16 vertical camera

Apple has also added the Action button on non-pro models this year. The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus have a mute switch with a toggle function, whereas on the iPhone 16/Plus has a clickable Action button that requires a different cutout on the case.

Will iPhone 15 Case fit iPhone 16
iPhone 16 Action button

Unlike the non-pro models, iPhone 16 Pro models also come with different dimensions and display sizes, which means you canโ€™t use an iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max case with the iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max.

Will iPhone 15 Case fit iPhone 16
iPhone 15 Pro Max vs iPhone 16 Pro Max

iPhone 15 Pro has a display size of 6.1-inch and iPhone 15 Pro Max has a 6.7-inch display whereas iPhone 16 Pro has a 6.3-inch display and iPhone 16 Pro Max has a 6.9-inch display. This clearly means that the iPhone 15 cases will not fit iPhone 16 models.

So these are four main reasons why iPhone 15 cases are not compatible with the iPhone 16 lineup. This means you will need to buy a new case for your new iPhone 16.

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Computer Science graduate and tech enthusiast. Love testing new tech gadgets ever since my first windows phone from Samsung. Working as a technical writer for more than five years, and I believe I have also developed good SEO skills. In my spare time, I like watching movies, and playing games.

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