Apple Unveils iPhone 16 Pro & Pro Max with Larger Screens, New Camera

Apple has introduced the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, featuring larger displays, enhanced camera controls, and upgraded performance. The new models offer improved photography capabilities with precise camera adjustments, making them ideal for photo enthusiasts. Along with a sleek design, these devices promise better speed and functionality, setting a new standard for iPhone users.

Apple has officially unveiled its newest flagship smartphones, the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, which boast larger displays and an entirely new design.

The iPhone 16 Pro comes with a 6.3-inch screen, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max features a massive 6.9-inch display—the largest ever on an iPhone. The display borders are the slimmest seen on any Apple device. The titanium frame has a fresh blasted finish and is available in four updated color options: a deeper Black Titanium, a brighter White Titanium, Natural Titanium, and a new Desert Titanium.

Both devices are equipped with the A18 Pro chip, built using 2nd-generation 3nm technology. This chip includes a 16-core Neural Engine, providing 17% more memory bandwidth and making AI tasks up to 15% faster than the previous version. The 6-core CPU features two performance cores and four efficiency cores, offering 15% faster performance and 20% more energy efficiency. The 6-core GPU is also up to 20% faster, with hardware-accelerated ray tracing for enhanced game lighting. Faster USB-C speeds and twice the video encoding data processing are also included.

The iPhone 16 Pro introduces a new "Fusion" 48-megapixel camera with a 2nd-generation quad-pixel sensor, delivering zero shutter lag for 48-megapixel ProRAW and HEIF images. The ultra-wide camera now includes a 48-megapixel quad-pixel sensor with autofocus, while the 5x tetraprism telephoto camera is available on both iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max models.

Apple has revamped Photographic Styles, allowing real-time customization of colors and shadows, with more personalization options. New black-and-white and natural styles can be applied during live previews or after taking photos.

The 48-megapixel Fusion camera also supports 4K120 fps video capture in full HDR, usable in both slo-mo and standard modes. Playback can be adjusted to 120, 60, 30, or 24 fps, with intelligent audio treatment to minimize wind noise. Spatial audio recording adds a more immersive dimension, particularly when used with AirPods or Apple Vision Pro.

The new Camera Control is a dedicated sapphire crystal button with haptic feedback for camera operations. A click opens the camera app, another click captures a photo, and holding the button records video. Touch gestures allow for quick access to camera functions, like zoom or lens switching. A light press provides a preview for framing, and future updates will add the ability to lock focus and exposure with a half-press.

Camera Control also introduces Visual Intelligence, a feature that lets users point the camera at objects to receive contextual information or take actions like setting a calendar event.

With enhanced microphones, the iPhone 16 Pro enables Spatial Audio recording, offering a more immersive experience with AirPods or Apple Vision Pro. The new Audio Mix feature uses machine learning to isolate background sounds and speech, with "In-Frame Mix" focusing on the person speaking on camera and "Cinematic Mix" handling sound like in movies. Future updates to Voice Memos will allow layering tracks over recordings.

Battery life has been extended, with up to 33 hours on the iPhone 16 Pro Max, thanks to a redesigned mechanical architecture and improved power management, delivering 20% better sustained performance through enhanced heat dissipation.

Pricing starts at $999 for the iPhone 16 Pro with 128GB storage, and $1,199 for the iPhone 16 Pro Max with 256GB. Pre-orders begin Friday, with a launch date set for September 20.

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Source: macrumors‍