Not all iPhones come with this powerful tech. LiDAR is an advanced (and expensive) feature, so Apple limits it to the Pro models. Regular iPhones, like the iPhone 16 and iPhone 15, don’t have it.

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Special features ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz; lidar scanner ... but was on the 15 Pro Max.

The higher-end iPhone 12 Pro models also get bigger screens than before and a new sensor to help with low-light photography. Lidar sensors are commonly used in self-driving car prototypes ...

The iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max include a three-camera system on the rear (compared to the dual cameras on the other models), Dolby Vision HDR video recording and a LiDAR scanner (for enabling ...