iPhone 16 Pro internals
Introducing the iPhone 16 Pro & 16 Pro Max Internals Wallpapers.
This is my fourth year creating internal wallpapers for Apple's iPhone lineup. Starting with the iPhone 12, I have created internal wallpapers for the iPhone 13 Pros, the iPhone 14 & 14 Pro lineup, and the iPhone 15 Pros.
All tolled, I have poured several hundred hours into these projects, and I am so pleased to announce the latest addition to this collection: the iPhone 16 Pro & Pro Max Internals.
Over 4,200 pieces were created by hand in the making of the iPhone 16 Pro & Pro Max internals.
These wallpapers began in late September, less than a week after the iPhone 16 Pro was released. Using a mix of early teardown videos and Apple's lower-resolution repair guide photos, I started to create, piece by piece, the highly intricate interiors of these devices. Late in the process, I finished off these internals using the more detailed photographs released by iFixit on October 07.
Although I do my best to remain faithful to how the components are presented, I made two significant stylistic choices this year. The first is a trend I started with the iPhone 14 Pros, which was to show the exposed logic board inside the iPhone. Inside the iPhone, the logic board is covered and sandwiched into a layered board with other sections.
The iPhone 16 Pro Logic Board.
The second stylistic choice was how I created the rear camera housing. In recent years, Apple has changed how iPhones are constructed by adding a metal sheet underneath the cover glass. This design change makes swapping the screen during repair more effortless, but if I were to design a wallpaper as though you are peering through the screen at the internals, all you would see is this metal plate. As a result, The wallpaper I created is a version of the components as seen when the back glass is removed, with the pieces flipped to represent the actual location of these components under the front glass, and I created a stylized camera housing that protects the three cameras, flash, and LiDAR of the 16 Pros.
The battery, speaker, USB-C port, and Taptic Engine of the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
The iPhone 16 Pro & Pro Max were made entirely from scratch, with every component drawn inside Sketch. Thousands of new pieces (1955 in the 16 Pro & 2328 inside the Pro Max) were created and layered into my most ambitious wallpapers to date!
Finally, a multi-layered export process was performed before the pieces were recompiled inside Pixelmator Pro. This process allowed me more fine-grain control to add shading, grain, and colour to pieces like the battery, front-facing camera, and logic board. This also helped solve some problems that emerged during export (like excessive banding on the battery) and allowed me to imbue more dynamic colour palettes to each wallpaper.
Price: By Donation
Don't fret; these wallpapers are free. There are no subscriptions, no ads, and no SD version. I want to make these available and accessible to as many people as possible. Still, if you have the means to donate and support my work, the support is incredibly appreciated. I have debts I need to pay off, and am working in a healthcare field that is trying to slash wages at all costs. Irrespective of that, I am still in a privileged position to work, buy excellent Apple products, and offer these wallpapers as my side hustle. But if you find value in this work, tips go a long way in helping keep this site afloat and afford me the ability to keep offering everything I do free of charge.
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The iPhone 16 Pro & Pro Max.
Each internal wallpaper comes in eight different colour variations: Silver, Natural, Black, and Desert Titanium, along with Aubergine, Pacific Blue, Black Titanium: Gold Edition, and Copper Slate. I poured my heart into these, and I really hope you love them. Enjoy!
iPhone 16 Pro
iPhone 16 Pro Max
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Wait, what about the regular iPhone 16?
iPhone 16 & 16 Plus owners might be wondering about an internal wallpaper coming for their devices. I am currently looking at 3-4 projects I want to pursue next, including internal wallpapers for the iPhone 16. I want to create a wallpaper for these iPhones; I just can't commit to a date or timeline now.
