iPhone 16 Pro will have a 20% brighter screen, rumor says

According to a new rumor from China, posted on Weibo by user Instant Digital, the iPhone 16 Pro coming later this year will have a display that will be 20% brighter than its predecessor’s.

But we’re not talking peak HDR brightness – instead, this is the typical brightness this rumor is referring to. The iPhone 15 Pro tops out at 1,000 nits typical brightness, and the iPhone 16 Pro is said to go up to 1,200 nits.

The peak High Brightness Mode will apparently remain the same, although there might be some confusion regarding the numbers – manufacturers usually quote the number they…