But this isnt just an aesthetic choice, theres a feature that depends on it.

Spatial photos are the same, but with still images.

Spatial videos appear like any other 2D video when viewed on a standard display.

iPhone 16e with iPhone 16 Plus and iPhone 16 Pro in hand against grey wall.

Its worth pointing out that there is no parallax effect here.

You cannot actually “move around” the image to see different angles.

All you do is skew the perspective.

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Thats a fair question, and its hard to provide an answer.

Who knows how well feel about spatial videos and photos in five years time?

iPhone 16 showing the vertical camera array.

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iPhone 16 Camera Module with two sensors.

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front view of glass and headstrap of Apple Vision Pro

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Several iPhone 16 phones in different colors.

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