People aren't buying phones like they used to, so Apple tries to pressure them into buying its premium iPhone models with each launch. But this year could be different.
In recent years, users have concentrated to choose the iPhone Pro over the regular models. This is because Apple has kept more and more exclusive features on the Pro version before tricking them down to the regular models. However, it is time for users on a budget to stop being treated unfairly.
Visual Intelligence helps find information based on what the camera sees.
As mentioned, for the past few cycles, only the “Pro” models have been equipped with the latest chips. That not only means the Pro models are more powerful, but it also means that regular iPhones are not eligible for the same feature updates as the Pro models in future years. The most notable example is that the iPhone 15 Pro models are eligible for Apple Intelligence, while the regular models are not.
However, the arrival of the iPhone 16 with the A18 chip will make the gap smaller, even if the Pro version comes with the more powerful A18 Pro chip but uses the same 3nm process. As a result, all iPhone 16 models will run Apple Intelligence - a feature that Apple hopes will be the foundation to attract users to upgrade.
Not only that, the iPhone 16 also comes with new buttons. In addition to the Action button introduced on last year's Pro models, the Camera Control button is especially convenient for people to launch the camera app and take photos like a pro.
Camera Control helps users quickly launch the camera app on iPhone 16. All things considered, the regular iPhone has actually caught up to the Pro. Of course, it’s still a bit frustrating that Apple is still limiting a $799 phone to a 60Hz display. It looks pretty bad when you look at Android competitors, even at the low end of the price spectrum, with 120Hz displays.
With a little more balance between the iPhone 16 lineup, it's time for users to no longer feel forced to upgrade to the Pro models to get essential features. As long as they're okay with what's considered adequate, the regular iPhone is the best bargain in recent years.
The iPhone 16 has just been launched with a new design, a pill-shaped camera and a powerful A18 chip, promising a more impressive AI experience.
Apple has just launched a new standard iPhone 16 model with some important changes, including new design, some new buttons as well as better battery life. In the newly launched iPhone 16 series, we will focus on the regular iPhone 16 model and all the new features that are different from the previous generation. predecessor - iPhone 15.
On the back of the phone, we have a new pill-shaped camera cluster, while inside is a faster and more power-efficient Apple A18 chipset, supporting all the AI features. However, However, most of the AI features will be available via software updates later this year and even next year.
Design and display quality
The iPhone 16 retains the same overall dimensions and design as previous models, so we have a 6.1-inch display, an aluminum frame with slightly tapered edges, and a frosted glass back. .
What’s definitely changing, though, is the camera design. Apple is adopting a vertical camera arrangement — a new-yet-old design — on the iPhone 16. We’ve had this design since the iPhone X until iPhone 12 series, and now the iPhone 16 has returned to this pill-shaped camera design.
How is the iPhone 16 different from the iPhone 15? - 1
The reason for this change is purely practical – Video does not space. This new 3D video format looks stunning on Vision Pro, and it requires the camera lenses to be aligned in a straight line to work.
Another big and welcome change that will be coming to all iPhone 16 models, including the standard iPhone 16, is expanded buttons. You'll get an Action Button, as well as a brand new Camera Control button to launch run the camera quickly. This camera control button works like the shutter button on a camera, so it will focus when you press it lightly and take a photo when you press it all the way, along with a bunch of other shooting functions.
So , the Action button is on the left, above the volume keys. Then, Camera Control is on the right, below the power button. This is where Apple previously placed the mmWave antenna, so now it will have to move move down to the bottom left, below the volume keys.
