A SAVVY Apple fan has spotted a “clever” hidden secret in the official iPhone wallpapers.
The Easter egg is carried across Apple’s latest three models: iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, and the new iPhone 16e.
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Apple only unveiled the iPhone 16e last week, and it won’t be in stores until Friday, February 28.
The shiny new gadget is the cheapest of the lot, coming in at £599 / $599.
And this fresh addition means that there’s a fun design treat in the design of the wallpapers.
The discovery was made by a Reddit user, who admitted: “Didn’t even notice it until Apple lined up all three phones next to each other.”
They revealed: “Each iPhone 16 model’s wallpaper is inspired by the number of camera lenses it has.
“I think it’s pretty cool how the abstract wallpapers for each iPhone 16 model cleverly reference the camera lenses they have.”
Once you notice it, you won’t be able to forget it.
Plain as day, the iPhone 16e has a single camera – and one big circle on its wallpaper.
Then there’s the iPhone 16, with its two vertically stacked cameras. Its wallpaper? Two circles, one above the other.
And for the iPhone 16 Pro, with a triangle arrangement for its three cameras, we get a similar tribute: three circles, overlapping but slightly offset.
Other Apple fans found themselves impressed by the discovery, which had been hiding in plain sight for months.
After all, the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro were announced back in September 2024.
One Reddit user joked about giving the eagle-eyed fan a virtual “like”, saying: “Take your upvote.”
Another said: “Woah, I didn’t even notice it!”
IPHONE SCREEN SIZES – A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
Here’s how iPhone screen sizes have changed over the years – as measured in inches diagonally from corner to corner…
- iPhone (2007) – 3.5 inches
- iPhone 3G (2008) – 3.5 inches
- iPhone 3GS (2009) – 3.5 inches
- iPhone 4 (2010) – 3.5 inches
- iPhone 4S (2011) – 3.5 inches
- iPhone 5 (2012) – 4 inches
- iPhone 5S (2013) – 4 inches
- iPhone 5C (2013) – 4 inches
- iPhone 6 (2014) – 4.7 inches
- iPhone 6+ (2014) – 5.5 inches
- iPhone 6S (2015) – 4.7 inches
- iPhone 6S+ (2015) – 5.5 inches
- iPhone SE (2016) – 4 inches
- iPhone 7 (2016) – 4.7 inches
- iPhone 7+ (2016) – 5.5 inches
- iPhone 8 (2017) – 4.7 inches
- iPhone 8+ (2017) – 5.5 inches
- iPhone X (2017) – 5.8 inches
- iPhone XS (2018) – 5.8 inches
- iPhone XR (2018) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone XS Max (2018) – 6.5 inches
- iPhone 11 (2019) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone 11 Pro (2019) – 5.8 inches
- iPhone 11 Pro Max (2019) – 6.5 inches
- iPhone SE 2nd gen (2020) – 4.7 inches
- iPhone 12 Mini (2020) – 5.4 inches
- iPhone 12 (2020) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone 12 Pro (2020) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone 12 Pro Max (2020) – 6.7 inches
- iPhone 13 Mini (2021) – 5.4 inches
- iPhone 13 (2021) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone 13 Pro (2021) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone 13 Pro Max (2021) – 6.7 inches
- iPhone SE 3rd gen (2022) – 4.7 inches
- iPhone 14 (2022) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone 14 Plus (2022) – 6.7 inches
- iPhone 14 Pro (2022) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone 14 Pro Max (2022) – 6.7 inches
- iPhone 15 (2023) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone 15 Plus (2023) – 6.7 inches
- iPhone 15 Pro (2023) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone 15 Pro Max (2023) – 6.7 inches
- iPhone 16 (2024) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone 16 Plus (2024) – 6.7 inches
- iPhone 16 Pro (2024) – 6.3 inches
- iPhone 16 Pro Max (2024) – 6.9 inches
- iPhone 16e (2025) – 6.1 inches
Picture Credit: Apple / The Sun
And one added: “I…never realised that. Great catch!”
OTHER HIDDEN IPHONE SECRETS TO SPOT
Apple fans will know that the iPhone is packed with plenty of clever visual secrets.
For instance, take a look at your iPhone’s Clock app. Don’t tap it – just check out the symbol on your Home Screen.
You might have missed this: the icon is actually a working clock that’s telling the real time.
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It’s not just on the main Home Screen, either. It’ll even work if you’re looking at the icon through the drag-down Home Screen search.
It’s the same story for the Calendar app, which will show you today’s date correctly.
Now take a look at the Apple Maps icon. Notice anything interesting?
It’s actually a cut-out of the real map from Cupertino, California, where Apple’s HQ is based.
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In fact, you can see the giant ring-shaped Apple Park campus in the top-right corner.
Next, head into the Control Centre (swipe down from the top-right corner) to look at the torch icon.
If you tap it, it’ll change colour to show that the torch is lit up.
But if you look closely, you’ll also notice that the tiny button on the torch moves to signal that it’s switched on. Neat.
