Why iPhone 16 might dump physical buttons for capacitive ones

Cult of Mac— The upcoming iPhone 16 series reportedly will have no traditional buttons at all, replacing them with capacitive ones. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

9to5Mac—Rumor: iPhone 16 could ditch physical buttons after all. Rumors that Apple is hoping to switch a future iPhone model from physical to capacitive buttons persist. Now, a new supply chain report suggests that Apple has placed a supply chain order for a new capacitive button system that will replace the physical buttons on the iPhone 16. more

Neowin—iPhone 16 might abandon mechanical buttons but don't bet your bottom dollar on it. A new supply chain report claims Apple has contracted a supplier of capacitive buttons with haptic feedback to replace the mechanical buttons for the iPhone 16. But how realistic is that?

AppleInsider—iPhone 16 capacitive button rumor resurrected by supply chain report. As of late, the rumor mill has been quiet on the topic of all of the mechanical buttons on the iPhone 16 family being replaced by capacitive ones, but a new report claims a supplier has been picked to do just that. iPhone 16 Pro may have larger screens Capacitive buttons were said to replace all of the mechanical ones in the iPhone 15 series, but that obviously didn't pan out. However, if a new report on Monday morning can be believed, Apple has picked a long-time partner in its supply...