Answering YOUR iPhone 16 and 16 Pro Questions!
Summary
TLDRThis video answers key questions about the iPhone 16 Pro series, covering comparisons with older models and competing phones. It highlights the differences in size, battery life, camera performance, and new features like the audio mix tool. The host discusses iPhone color choices, durability concerns, and provides recommendations based on user priorities like screen size and battery life. Low-light camera performance, phone overheating, and battery tests are also addressed. The video concludes with advice on choosing between the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max based on personal preferences.
Takeaways
- 📱 If you have an iPhone X and are considering an upgrade, the iPhone 16 Pro offers a larger display (6.3 inches) and more features, while the regular iPhone 16 (6.1 inches) shares many features but lacks the telephoto zoom camera.
- 🎨 Apple's color choices for iPhones may not be exciting, and durability hasn't significantly improved despite the 'Ceramic Shield' display being marketed as 50% stronger.
- 📸 Camera improvements in the iPhone 16 include a 48MP main sensor and optical zoom, but the regular iPhone 16 still offers impressive camera features without the telephoto zoom.
- 🖱 The capacitive buttons on the iPhone 16 Pro and Plus work through Apple's official cases, though performance with third-party cases is not guaranteed.
- 📏 The iPhone 16 Pro's 6.3-inch display is slightly larger than the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro, but the difference isn't dramatic. However, it's noticeable in video content and one-handed use.
- 🔋 The iPhone 16 Pro Max outlasts the regular Pro in battery life (18+ hours vs. 14+ hours), and it also starts with higher base storage (256GB vs. 128GB).
- 🎧 The new Audio Mix feature on all iPhone 16 models helps reduce background noise in videos, though results may vary in terms of audio quality.
- 📸 In low-light tests, the iPhone 16 Pro generally outperforms the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 9 Pro, offering more natural lighting and balanced exposure.
- 🔥 The iPhone 16 Pro tends to heat up more than the 15 Pro in stress tests, but Apple claims it's not overheating in everyday use, especially with the camera.
- 🧐 The choice between the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max depends on user priorities: the Pro Max offers a bigger display and longer battery life, but the regular Pro is easier to handle with one hand and offers almost identical performance.
Q & A
What iPhone should someone with an iPhone 10 upgrade to?
-If you're upgrading from an iPhone 10, consider the iPhone 16 Pro. It has a larger 6.3-inch display, up from the iPhone 10's 5.85-inch screen. If you don't need the extra telephoto camera, the regular iPhone 16 might also be a good option with its 6.1-inch display and similar features.
Why are colors important on iPhones, and is Apple doing enough to make iPhones more durable?
-Colors are a matter of style and personalization. Apple has not made significant strides in durability beyond the Ceramic Shield display, which they claim is 50% stronger. However, iPhones still need cases to protect against damage.
Will a third-party silicone case work with the iPhone 16's capacitive buttons?
-The capacitive buttons on the iPhone 16 work well through Apple's official cases, but it's uncertain how well third-party cases will perform.
Is there a noticeable difference in screen size between the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro?
-While the iPhone 16 Pro's 6.3-inch display isn't dramatically larger than the iPhone 15 Pro's 6.1-inch display, the extra screen real estate might be noticeable when watching videos or browsing web pages.
Besides size, are there any key differences between the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max?
-Yes, the iPhone 16 Pro Max has a longer battery life (over 18 hours compared to 14 hours for the Pro) and starts with 256GB of storage, while the iPhone 16 Pro starts at 128GB. The Pro Max is also more expensive.
How does the new 'Audio Mix' feature on the iPhone 16 work?
-Audio Mix is available in the Photos app when editing videos. It allows you to minimize background noise by cycling through different options like 'Inframe,' 'Cinematic,' and 'Studio' to adjust sound quality.
How does the iPhone 16 Pro compare to the Samsung S24 Ultra and Pixel 9 Pro in low-light photography?
-In low-light conditions, the iPhone 16 Pro tends to offer more natural results compared to the brighter images from the S24 Ultra and Pixel 9 Pro. However, these other devices can render more visible details in some instances.
Why hasn't there been a battery test on the iPhone 16 Plus?
-There have been battery tests for the iPhone 16 Plus, and it performed well, lasting around 16 hours in tests. The iPhone 16 Pro Max lasted even longer, at over 18 hours.
Does the iPhone 16 Pro have overheating issues during intense use?
-In general use, there are no significant overheating issues, but during intense activities like gaming, the iPhone 16 Pro can heat up. In stress tests, the device did get warmer than the iPhone 15 Pro.
Which is better, the iPhone 16 Pro or the iPhone 16 Pro Max?
-The iPhone 16 Pro Max offers a larger display and longer battery life, which can be beneficial for activities like watching videos or attending events. However, the regular iPhone 16 Pro is easier to use with one hand and may be sufficient for most users.
Outlines
📱 iPhone 16 Pro Overview and Common Questions
The presenter discusses common questions regarding the iPhone 16 Pro. They encourage viewers to watch the full iPhone 16 Pro review and highlights some common queries they've received, such as helping users decide which iPhone to buy. They recommend the iPhone 16 Pro over the iPhone 16 due to its larger display, advanced features, and performance. For users still holding on to older models like the iPhone X, it's suggested to upgrade based on screen size and feature requirements.
🎨 iPhone Colors and Durability Concerns
In response to a question about iPhone colors, the presenter talks about the durability of iPhones, agreeing that there hasn't been much progress in making phones tougher. They mention that while Apple's ceramic shield is supposed to be stronger, real-world tests suggest iPhones remain prone to damage, making cases necessary. They also critique the current iPhone color options, suggesting ultramarine for something more dramatic and unique.
🖲️ Capacitive Button Functionality with Cases
Addressing a question about the functionality of the new capacitive buttons with a silicon case, the presenter demonstrates that the buttons work well through Apple's official case. They express uncertainty about third-party cases but confirm that Apple's own cases don't hinder the button's function.
📏 iPhone 15 Pro vs iPhone 16 Pro: Screen Size and Comparison
The presenter compares the iPhone 15 Pro and 16 Pro, emphasizing the difference between the 6.1-inch and 6.3-inch displays. While the difference in size is subtle, it can make a noticeable impact when viewing media like photos or videos. However, it's noted that the iPhone 16 Pro is slightly heavier, which could be a downside for some users.
🔋 iPhone 16 Pro vs Pro Max: Battery and Storage Differences
Here, the main differences between the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max are outlined. The Pro Max offers longer battery life (18 hours vs. 14 hours) and comes with higher starting storage (256GB vs. 128GB). Despite these differences, the presenter suggests that for most users, the iPhone 16 Pro should suffice.
🎤 Understanding AudioMix Features in iPhones
The presenter explains the new AudioMix feature available in the Photos app on all iPhone 16 models. It allows users to minimize background noise in videos with different modes, such as 'Inframe' and 'Studio.' They note that while the feature reduces noise, the resulting audio may sometimes sound tinny.
🌃 iPhone 16 Pro Low-Light Photography vs. Competitors
The presenter compares the iPhone 16 Pro’s low-light photography capabilities with the Samsung S24 Ultra and Pixel 9 Pro. In various tests, the iPhone performed better in certain situations, such as providing better exposure in low-light environments. However, the competition sometimes produced brighter images, although not always in a natural way.
📱 The Presenter's Tech Experience and Expertise
Responding to criticism about their expertise, the presenter shares their extensive experience in covering smartphones, including the original iPhone launch. They highlight their career in tech journalism, starting with covering early cellphones and smartphones, reaffirming their credibility as an expert in the field.
🔋 iPhone 16 Plus Battery Performance and Overheating Concerns
The presenter discusses the battery performance of the iPhone 16 Plus, dispelling concerns about battery downsizing. Based on testing, the iPhone 16 Plus battery performs well, lasting around 16 hours, with no signs of overheating under regular use. However, the iPhone 16 Pro can run hotter during stress tests compared to the iPhone 15 Pro.
🤔 Choosing Between iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max
In the final part of the video, the presenter shares their personal dilemma between the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max. While they appreciate the larger screen and longer battery life of the Pro Max, they acknowledge that the smaller Pro model is more convenient for one-handed use, making it a solid choice for many users.
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Keywords
💡iPhone 16 Pro
💡A18 chip
💡Battery life
💡Telephoto Zoom
💡Ceramic Shield
💡Screen size
💡iPhone 16 vs iPhone 16 Pro
💡AudioMix
💡Capacitive button
💡iPhone 16 Pro Max
Highlights
The iPhone 16 Pro has a 6.3-inch display, up from 6.1 inches in the iPhone 15 Pro.
The regular iPhone 16 shares many of the same features as the Pro, including the A18 chip and a quasi-optical zoom with 2x on the 48MP camera.
The durability of iPhones hasn't seen major improvements, despite Apple's claims about the Ceramic Shield being 50% stronger.
Apple's desert titanium color isn't particularly exciting, with Ultramarine being a more dramatic and interesting choice.
The iPhone 16 Pro Max has a battery life of over 18 hours, while the iPhone 16 Pro lasts over 14 hours.
For those deciding between iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, the Pro Max offers more battery life and starts with 256GB of storage compared to 128GB on the Pro.
The iPhone 16 series introduces the Audio Mix feature, allowing users to adjust background noise in video recordings via the Photos app.
In low-light photography tests, the iPhone 16 Pro performed slightly better in some conditions than the Galaxy S24 Ultra and Pixel 9 Pro, offering more natural results.
The iPhone 16 Pro Max achieved a higher heat dissipation stability score (80%) compared to the iPhone 16 Pro (60%) in stress tests.
The iPhone 16 Plus lasted about 16 hours in battery tests, up by 2 hours compared to the iPhone 15 Plus.
The iPhone 16 series battery doesn't show signs of overheating in general use, though it heats up slightly during intense gaming sessions.
In side-by-side comparisons, the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro and 6.3-inch iPhone 16 Pro show subtle but useful differences in screen size for activities like watching videos.
The capacitive button on the iPhone 16 Pro works well through Apple's official silicone case.
The iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max share the same tetraprism zoom lens and processor, with the primary differences being screen size, battery life, and price.
The speaker prefers the iPhone 16 Pro Max for its larger display and longer battery life, especially for activities like watching videos on long flights.
Transcripts
by the time you're watching this our
iPhone 16 Pro review has been live on
the channel for over a week and we've
also posted a ton of behindth scenes
content like unboxings on our Tik to
I've seen a lot of the questions come
through on our videos and disclaimer
I've already tried to answer a bunch of
them in the comments but I thought I'd
go through some of the biggest ones here
quickly just one last thing if there's a
question I don't answer or a question
you still have make sure to go to my
iPhone 16 Pro review video and there's a
chance I may have already answered it
first up we have I have an iPhone 10
which iPhone should I buy help okay so
here's where I come in if you're holding
on to an iPhone 10 congratulations
you've been had a phone for about seven
years and I can't believe that it's
still it's probably hanging by a threat
at this point but there was some really
cool things about it like face ID was
the first with that technology so if
it's time for an upgrade I would think
about size first the iPhone 10 had a
fairly small 5.85 in display at least
for the time so right off the bat in
terms of size I think you're going to
look at the iPhone 16 Pro because it has
a 6.3in display now that's up from 6.1
in on the iPhone 15 Pro if you don't
need the additional camera in terms of
telephoto Zoom you might want to go for
the regular iPhone 16 because you're
getting a lot of the same features like
an a18 chip Apple intelligence and even
a quasi optical zoom with 2x with the 48
megapixel camera in a more manageable
6.1 in size so I think it really comes
down to what size screen do you want
overall I would go with the iPhone 16
Pro why do they put colors on iPhones a
real upgrade would be making iPhones
that don't need cases is well that would
be an accomplishment I'm not sure how
Apple would make an iPhone without a
color I mean transparent would be really
cool but when it comes to the durability
factor I do think you have a point it
doesn't seem like we've made great
strides when it comes to the toughness
of iPhones Apple says that the ceramic
Shield display is 50% stronger than
previous iPhones but based on the drop
test that we've seen it's just as
susceptible to damage so you are going
to need a case but when it comes to the
colors I definitely hear you I feel like
desert titanium is not very exciting we
may have seen them a few years ago with
the iPhone 11 or something very close if
you want something that's truly dramatic
and interesting I would go with like
let's say the iPhone 16 and Ultra Marine
next question if I buy a silicon case
will the camera button still work or is
it sensitive enough all right well the
good news is that I have the iPhone 16
plus right here and the capacitive
button works perfectly directly through
the case so I can use it in landscape
mode or portrait mode and it works just
fine but this is the official case from
Apple I'm not sure how well third party
cases are going to work so going to have
to see here's another one please do a
side-by-side comparison of the iPhone 15
Pro versus iPhone 16 Pro the screen size
difference is very intriguing to me no
one has a video of this after many
searches so well your search is over we
have the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 16
Pro side by side this is 6.1 in this is
6.3 in if you're looking at the phone
side by side it doesn't seem dramatic at
first glance like let's say if you're
looking at like web pages or videos or
photos I think you'll appreciate the a
little bit of extra real estate but it's
not a dramatic difference but there is a
difference in terms of how heavy the
device is and how easy it is to use with
one hand I think some people might be
bummed that it's no longer a small phone
I would say if you're watching Netflix
or YouTube having that extra 2 in might
not seem like much but I think it'll
help especially if you're on a long
flight is there any difference between
the iPhone 16 pro and pro Max besides
size well you can definitely see that
but there's two other main differences
one is that in our battery test the
iPhone 16 Pro Max lasted over 18 hours
on a charer charge which is among the
longest that we've ever tested the
iPhone 16 Pro was still pretty good at
over 14 hours but there is a pretty big
difference between the two when it comes
to the price and starting storage with
the iPhone 16 Pro you're starting with
128 gigs of storage versus 256 for the
iPhone 16 Pro Max but even if you spend
$100 more to get to 256 you're still
going to be $100 under the 16 Pro Max
here's a pretty easy one how do you use
audiio miix so audiomix is a feature
that is on all four new iPhones and it's
a feature that's in the photos app so
what you want to do is when you're
looking at a video you're going to hit
edit and then audio mix is going to be
one of the features and the idea is that
you can cycle through different options
in order to minimize background noise so
inframe is one of them there's also
cinematic if you want a little
background noise in there's also a
studio option to make it sound like
you're in front of the microphone in the
studio itself and then there's standard
so you get like the whatever you're
usually going to get when you're
recording video based on our testing it
definitely did a good job removing
background noise but the resulting audio
in some cases was a little bit tinny so
don't expect dramatically better results
in terms of audio quality just less
noise shots at night or low light on
iPhone 16 Pro are worse than the s24
ultra and pixel 9 Pro please answer this
question well actually based on our
testing so far and we've done a number
of photo faceoffs but I actually tested
the s24 ultra and the pixel 9 Pro XL
versus the iPhone 16 pro and pro Max in
the reviews and based on the few tests
that I did in low light which was
indoors and Outdoors I think the iPhone
performed a little bit better there was
one shot in front of a municipal
building where you could actually make
out more of the frame there's like a
better exposure both in the foreground
and the building itself but the s24
ultra did a better job of rendering the
letters on the building there was
another shot that I took in a park that
was almost completely dark and I think
the s24 ultra and the pixel 9 Pro did a
good job in terms of like a very bright
image but the sky was so bright that
actually thought it was like daylight
instead of nighttime I think the
iPhone's result was a little bit more
natural so I think when it comes to low
light performance you're going to be
really excited and pleased with what the
iPhone 16 pro and pro Max have to offer
and if you're looking for more info on
this be sure to check out our photo
shootouts with both the Galaxy s24 Ultra
and the pixel 9 Pro all right so and
it's okay to take Digs at me what makes
you an expert I've never even heard of
you since iPhone 4 well first of all
iPhone 4 was a long time ago but I've
actually be covering smartphones before
the original iPhone and I covered the
orinal orinal iPhone launch for Laptop
Mag in fact I worked for a magazine
called mobile Computing for Solutions
and life which just rolls off the tongue
so we were covering the very first cell
phones like period at the time and the
first that came with Bluetooth so I
followed the evolution of smartphones
from Windows mobile to iOS and Beyond so
I'm definitely an expert suspiciously
the iPhone 16 plus battery and test is
absent I haven't found a channel nor
site doing a battery test with the
iPhone 16 plus did Apple send out an NDA
to exclude the 16 Plus testing so people
don't realize they downsize the battery
well first off they actually increased
the battery size across the board and
you can see that on tomsguide.com but
the other thing that you need to know is
that the battery test results were
actually quite good on the toms guy
battery test the iPhone 16 plus lasted
about 16 1 12 hours on average now the
iPhone 16 Pro Max was even better at
over 18 hours and just so you know
compared to the iPhone 15 plus from last
year it's it's a jump of about 2 hours
were there any issues of battery
overheating or phone getting hot during
trials so we actually tested like heat
and heat dissipation in a couple of
different ways one was in the 3D Mark
stress test which lasts for about 20
minutes and then it gives you a
so-called stability score on the iPhone
16 Pro it was really interesting that
one got in like the 60% range which is
not great whereas the iPhone 16 Pro Max
got in the 80% range so my theory is
that because there's more space for heat
to ation and there's more thermal head
room for it to get rid of heat to test
the heat on the iPhone 16 Pro by itself
we actually put it up against the iPhone
15 Pro and then ran the same 3D Mark
stress test for about 20 minutes then
measured the temperature on the back of
the phone and this device got to about
111° which was a few degrees hotter than
the iPhone 15 Pro so I would say that
Apple's claims about like a better like
redesign on the inside are not really
coming to fruition so far but I wouldn't
say that it's over heating when it comes
to Everyday Use I would say like if
you're playing a intense game for maybe
30 minutes or longer you're going to
notice the phone start to heat up but in
general use especially when using the
camera which can sometimes heat up the
phone I didn't get any like overheating
on my end and finally we're on did you
choose the max or the regular one you
could probably tell in my review video
that I was somewhat torn between the two
phones like if I was going to buy one
with my own money I would probably get
the 16 Pro Max because you get the
longer battery life and the larger
display
I like to be able to like watch videos
on planes for example so I probably get
it for that reason and I need the extra
endurance when I'm at Tech events
whether it's the Apple event or CES but
I think for a lot of people the regular
iPhone 16 Pro will be good enough
because you're still getting the same
tetr prism zoom lens the same processor
the same performance and I think little
less battery life so it really comes
down to what you prioritize and I think
it's a lot easier to use in one hand
which I think for a lot of people is
probably the the most important thing
but before you choose between the pro
Max and the pro I just want to say you
know based on a review we literally
saying that the regular iPhone 16 and
plus are pro enough this year because
you are getting Apple intelligence an
a818 ship even though it's not the pro
the battery life has improved what
you're really missing is the telephoto
zoom and the larger displays but again
I'm not sure everyone wants a bigger
screen all right guys hopefully that was
helpful we wanted to answer all of your
questions about the iPhone 6 and 16 Pro
Series if you have any additional
questions make sure you drop them right
here in the comments and keep your eye
out for Kate answering all of your
questions around the Apple Watch series
10 I'm Mark spow for Tom's guide and be
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