All the news about iPhone 16

Introduced in September 2024, the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are Apple’s current flagship phones, sold alongside the higher-end iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.

The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are the right iPhones for most people, and now is a good time to buy. There’s an upgraded A18 chip that supports Apple Intelligence, a dual-lens camera system that takes great photos, a Camera Control button for quick camera access, and a customizable Action Button.

Pricing starts at AU $1,399, and the iPhone 16 offers a good balance between functionality and price. If you’re looking for a step up, Apple has the iPhone 16 Pro models with upgraded A18 Pro chip, bigger displays, ProMotion display technology, and triple-lens camera system.

If you’re coming from an iPhone 13 or earlier, the iPhone 16 is an excellent upgrade because you get the new super fast chip and Apple Intelligence support, but you also get prior model features like Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via satellite.

The 2024 iPhone 16 Lineup

The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are Apple’s consumer-focused flagship devices with prices starting at $1,399. They are joined by the pro-focused iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, which come with additional capabilities and features and start at $1,799.

As with the iPhone 15 lineup last year, the iPhone 16 family includes a total of four models. There’s the 6.1-inch iPhone 16, the 6.7-inch iPhone 16 Plus, the 6.3-inch iPhone 16 Pro, and the 6.9-inch iPhone 16 Pro Max. The Pro and Pro Max have larger display sizes this year, but the standard iPhone sizing has not changed. Apple’s iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus start at $1,599 and are more affordable than the higher-end iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.

 

While some of the best features are reserved for the iPhone 16 Pro models to make the extra cost worth it for consumers, the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are incredibly capable devices that are going to last for years to come.

Design wise, the iPhone 16 models look almost identical to the iPhone 15 models with an aluminum frame, frosted glass back, and Dynamic Island. The Dynamic Island houses the front-facing TrueDepth camera and other sensors for Face ID authentication. The Super Retina XDR OLED display is protected by a next-generation Ceramic Shield that’s 50 percent tougher.
The overall look hasn’t changed, but Apple introduced a new vertical rear camera that replaces the prior diagonal camera, and there are also two new buttons: the Action Button and the Camera Control button.

The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus are each available in five color options: ultramarine, teal, pink, white, and black. There is a USB-C port for charging, but data transfers on these models remain at the same USB 2.0 speeds that were available last year.

Apple introduced a new 3-nanometer next-generation A18 chip that supports all of the iOS 18 Apple Intelligence features like Writing Tools, the revamped Siri, Genmoji, Image Playground, and more. It has a 6-core CPU and 5-core GPU

The 16-Core Neural engine runs ML models up to 2x faster than the A16 chip, while the CPU is 30 percent faster and the GPU is 40 percent faster and 35 percent more efficient with support for hardware-based ray tracing.
The internal design was rearchitected to improve heat dissipation and chip performance. With the new thermal design and the A18 chip improvements, the A18 supports up to 30 percent higher sustained performance for gaming.

Apple brought the iPhone 15 Pro Action Button to the entire lineup this year, so iPhone 16 users can access a variety of customizable functions like flashlight, camera, Shazam, Translate, and more.

There’s an all-new Camera Control button that’s like an Action Button for the Camera. It is touch and pressure sensitive and can be used to launch the camera and take a photo, capture a video, and adjust all kinds of camera settings. Apple modeled it after the shutter button of a DSLR, and it works in much the same way. Third-party apps can also take advantage of the Camera Control button.

Later this year, Camera Control will be used for visual intelligence a new AI feature that can tell users about objects and places. Point the camera at an object and click and hold on Camera Control to get more info about it. For a restaurant, visual intelligence shows information like hours and menu.

To accompany the Camera Control button, Apple added a 48-megapixel Fusion camera with a 2x optical-quality Telephoto zoom that’s cropped from the full camera capture. Apple says is it’s like having two cameras in one. There’s also a new 12-megapixel Ultra Wide camera with autofocus and support for macro photography. The Ultra Wide gathers up to 2.6x more light for better image quality in low light conditions. The vertical camera arrangement supports capturing spatial photos and videos that can be viewed on the Apple Vision Pro.

There are a range of next-generation Photographic Styles that let users adjust color, highlights, and shadows in real time. Adjustments can be applied to specific colors rather than the entire image, and Apple allows granular control over the intensity and tone of effects. Styles can be rendered during live preview or added after a photo is taken.

Design

The iPhone 16 measures in at 6.1 inches and the iPhone 16 Plus measures in at 6.7 inches, with those measurements taken diagonally at the display. The 2024 iPhones have almost the same design as the prior-generation iPhone 15 models, with small changes to the camera and buttons.

Dimensions have changed little, with only some very minor shifts in weight. The iPhone 16 is 5.81 inches (147.6 mm) tall and 2.82 inches (71.6 mm) wide, while the iPhone 16 Plus is 6.33 inches (160.9 mm) tall and 3.06 inches (77.8 mm) wide. Both models are 0.31 inches (7.80 mm) thick, with the iPhone 16 weighing 6 ounces (170 grams) and the iPhone 16 Plus weighing 7.03 ounces (199 grams).
The iPhone 16 models have an all-glass front and a colorful matte glass back that’s framed by a color-matched aluminum frame. Colors this year include black, white, teal, pink, and ultramarine, and the latter three are unique, vivid shades. At the front of the iPhone 16, there is a Dynamic Island that houses the front-facing camera and TrueDepth camera system for Face ID.
There are antenna bands at the top and sides of the phone, with a power button on the right side and volume buttons and the Action Button on the left. The Action Button is the same button that Apple first introduced with the iPhone 15 Pro models last year, and now it is also available for the iPhone 16. Also new is a Camera Control button that is located below the power button, and it is used for capturing photos and videos. Apple removed the 5G mmWave antenna, and it is now built into the frame in the United States. Other countries do not have the mmWave antenna.

Speaker holes, a microphone, and a USB-C charging port are located at the bottom of the iPhone 16 models. In some countries, there is a SIM slot, but the physical SIM has not been included in U.S. iPhones for several years now.

Apple redesigned the rear camera bump, and the iPhone 16 has a two-lens pill-shaped vertical setup rather than a diagonally positioned lens. Apple made this change to enable spatial photo and video recording.

USB-C Port

The iPhone 16 models have a USB-C port and they can be charged with a USB-C cable.
USB-C allows an iPhone to directly charge AirPods or an Apple Watch using a USB-C cable, and the iPhone is able to provide up to 4.5W.

On the iPhone 16 models, the USB-C port is limited to USB 2 transfer speeds of 480 Mb/s, the same as Lightning, and there has been no upgrade since last year.

Water and Dust Resistance

The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus have an IP68 rating for resistance to water and dust intrusion. The smartphones are able to withstand a depth of up to six meters (19.7 feet) for up to 30 minutes.

 

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