iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max review: physical shutter button, 4K120 video, and camera tone control, but Camera Control can be fiddly and an incremental upgrade
I'm not saying you should buy a new phone for a single camera setting... but I'm not not saying that, either.
The Verge Nilay Patel
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Discussion
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@joannastern
Joanna Stern
on threads
Every year I review the iPhone. But NOT this year. This year Joannabot has taken over the job. — Seriously! We fed my iPhone16 test notes and ten years of my previous iPhone reviews to a generative AI bot. And it's pretty... great?! — Come ask it questions about my testin…
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@reckless1280
Nilay Patel
on threads
iPhone reviews! I spent a lot of time with the iPhone 16 Pro: https://www.theverge.com/... And @allisonjo1 reviewed the regular 16 and 16 Plus: https://www.theverge.com/... There's no particular reason to upgrade yet — but if you care about photos, the new Tone control brings Ap…
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@saranbyte
Saran
on x
How iPhone 16 compares to iPhone 15 endurance wise according to Tom's Guide: 15 - 11 hours 5 mins 16 - 13 hours 19 mins 15 Plus - 14 hours 14 mins 16 Plus - 16 hours 29 mins 15 Pro - 10 hours 53 mins 16 Pro - 14 hours 7 mins 15PM - 14 hours 2 mins 16PM - 18 hours 6 mins
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@vadimyuryev
Vadim Yuryev
on x
Wow! Geekerwan's reaction to the iPhone 16 Series! Actually quite excited!
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@negativeonehero
@negativeonehero
on x
“This time it exceeded expectations” Apple is so back guys [image]
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@sdw
Sebastiaan de With
on x
Really loving Nilay's review of the iPhone 16 Pro on @verge — a huge piece of it dedicated to Photographic Styles letting you adjust the ‘HDR look’ of your iPhone shots (yay!). Found this full comment from Apple's Jon McCormack on the nature of a photo truly wonderful, too: [imag…
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@benbajarin
Ben Bajarin
on x
The best way to think about Apple's upgrade cycle is any given year there are roughly ~400m iPhones in use 4 years or older. Current devices are monster upgrades over 4+ yr old iPhones.
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@dylanmcd8
Dylan
on x
Wow, it actually looks like Apple might have truly improved battery life?? I have yet to have an iPhone even come close to my 13 Pro Max, but maybe this is the year...!
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@mkbhd
Marques Brownlee
on x
Every iPhone 16/16 Pro Unboxing Full video with more on the cameras, sizes, Beats by Dre cases (wut?) and camera control BUTTON: https://www.youtube.com/... [video]
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@adrianweckler
Adrian Weckler
on x
iOS18's new photos app lets you slow down footage mid frame. iPhone 16 Pro Max's video camera (120fps in 4K) shows this off pretty well [video]
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@ijustine
@ijustine
on x
I ran out of time to edit my in-depth look at iPhone 16 Pro.. but it'll be coming soon! Enjoy the unboxing and overview for rn: https://www.youtube.com/...
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@maxwinebach
Max Weinbach
on x
So iPhone embargo is up And I want to point out something. A18 Pro NPU is still 35 TOPS. Geekbench AI 1.1 performance improved by ~50%, 30K on A17 Pro quantized vs ~45K A18 Pro quantized Same TOPS, better performance... maybe there's a bottleneck somewhere or TOPS aren't be all
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@adrianweckler
Adrian Weckler
on x
iPhone 16 Pro (/Max) review. Bigger screens and (surprisingly better) battery life are really good, as are the slightly updated cameras. Frustrating that there's no Apple Intelligence (unlike UK). Camera button handy, sometimes shakes photos a bit. https://www.independent.ie/...
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@venkyparik
Venkatesh Parik
on x
So @MKBHD was casually using the iPhone 16 Pro in his AirPods video... Guess the review's gonna start with: 'So, I've been using the iPhone 16 Pro for a while now and... [image]
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@universeice
@universeice
on x
Reasons why I bought iPhone16 Pro Max: 30% narrow bezel and exquisite design 30% worry-free shooting experience and video experience 20% excellent experience of iOS 20% excellent screen and speakers. [image]
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r/apple
r
on reddit
Apple iPhone 16 Pro review: small camera update, big difference
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@rsgnl
Joe Rossignol
on x
Apple says iPhone 16 + iPhone 16 Plus batteries use a type of adhesive that can be loosened with low-voltage electrical current, such as from a 9V battery. This confirms the batteries have metal enclosures. Apple says this change doesn't extend to the iPhone 16 Pro or Pro Max.