Introduction: Anticipation for the iPhone 16 Release:-
In less than a week Apple’s going to be releasing four new iPhone 16 models at their September 9th event but rather than talking about just the newest or latest leaks in this video I want to go over absolutely everything we’ve heard about these phones from the new displays battery upgrades camera features and more now personally I’m most excited for the pro iPhones which we’ll talk about in the second half of the video but let’s start off first at the base of the lineup what are you getting this year.
Base iPhone 16: Key Features and Design Updates:-
Starting at $799 the iPhone 16 is getting some nice design Updates this year although a lot of the fundamentals are staying the same on the front for example we’ve got the same 6.1 and 6.7 in displays that are OLED but still locked at a 60 HZ refresh rate to get the smoother 120 HZ promotion screens of course.
Apple wants you to buy the pros up Top Apple is continuing their use of the dynamic Island once again to interact with your live activities and around the edges of the phone a super comfortable aluminum design that not only feels great in your hand but it keeps the phone extremely light for the colors this year apple is making them a bit Bolder the pastel .
Collection is going away and apple is really turning up the saturation across the board although on the bottom of the phone apple is getting rid of USBC on here and switching back to the lightning Port I’m just kidding they’re not actually doing that that would be terrifying us USBC is staying on the iPhone for the foreseeable future on the left side of the phone though is the first big change for this year is Apple is getting rid of the mute switch and they’re replacing it with the action button that we first saw debut on the iPhone 15 Pro back in 2023 this new button can be remapped to whatever you want it’s just a dedicated option.
For the camera or your flashlight or anything in between by the on the iPhone 6 but that’s not the only new button this year on the right side of the phone below the power switch apple is adding a brand new capture button which is one of the more interesting changes across the entire iPhone 16 lineup and it sounds like the goal is to basically make the iPhone 16 feel more like a traditional digital camera than ever before a light press on the capture button is going to allow you to manually autofocus the lens for example a hard press will allow you to take a photo a swipe left will allow you to zoom out on your lenses or to the right will allow you to zoom in to an increased focal length and there may even be gestures for switching between your photo and video modes quickly with like a double tap it’s going to sit like right here where your index finger goes and is going to be by far one of the more interesting things .
Camera Improvements on the Base Models:-
Apple has added to the iPhone maybe ever and the cameras this year do seem to be a big Focus for the base models as you may have noticed already on the back of the iPhone 16s a completely redesigned camera setup as apple is finally getting rid of that weird diagonal design that we’ve had for way too long and they’re placing the wide and Ultra wide lenses on top of each other it’s the same 1X 0.5x setup as before but with some new features like the ability to capture 3D spatial video because then when you put on your $3,500 Apple Vision Pro headset you can be fully immersed in that memory that you recorded now is a base feature on the iPhone 16 previously you can only record this type of video on the Pro Models but there are practical changes coming like the ultra wide lens is getting some massive updates increased lowl light performance as well as likely the ability to shoot macro photography for the first time ever which allows you to get really close to objects capturing insane detail and this was previously limited to the pros it’s been an iPhone feature for a while but only on the pros and never on these base models which I think is really exciting most notably there will also likely be some exclusive AI camera features that Apple will only make available on these newest iPhones because they’re the only iPhones that are getting the new a18 Chips which were specifically built for AI features the new a18 chip on the inside this year has a massively upgraded neural engine specifically built for a lot of Apple’s intelligence Suite meaning that using all these features like making a custom emoji whenever you want rewriting text using the new version of Siri chat GPT integration photo memory AI albums all of this is going to be the fastest and work the best on these new iPhone 16 models plus based on Apple’s event invites it looks like there’s going to be some exclusive AI features just for the phones in general that they have not shown off yet and to enable all of this the iPhone 16s are getting upgraded from 6 GB to 8 GB of RAM as 8 GB is the mandatory requirement for Apple intelligence to work on any device.
Battery Life and Other Internal Upgrades:-
That being said how is all this going to impact battery life on the iPhone 16 and well we’ve heard something really interesting.
That while the base iPhone 16 is going to see an increase of about 6% in battery capacity year-over-year one rumor says that the the largest decrease in battery capacity of about 9% which would be one of the largest battery decreases.
We’ve ever seen on an iPhone model and especially weird for the biggest iPhone with the most amount of battery space well maybe apple is doing this because of some bigger internal changes happening on the inside like the overheating issues that we first saw with the iPhone 15 last year while they have been broadly dissolved apple is making a big change to heat management this year as they’re said to be installing a new graphite sheet on the ins side so that your phone does not run as warm the mag safe magnetic ring is also getting a big update this year with it getting quite a bit slimmed down for the first major mag saafe redesign since we first got mag safe back in 2020 on the iPhone 12 and the iPhone’s microphone is also getting a huge Improvement this year where it’s said to be able to hear you more clearly which is going to be really nice CU I feel like half the time I’m talking to Siri not only is Siri not smart enough to know .
What I’m saying but it just it doesn’t even acknowledge that I’m a person kind of so very excited for that microphone Improvement and that is absolutely everything we know about the base iPhone 16 models but if you’re like.
IPhone 16 Pro Lineup: What Sets It Apart:-
I’m most excited for the pros because apple is doing some really cool things with these models this year so what do you get starting at $999 on the iPhone 16 Pro lineup Apple’s going to be selling the iPhone 16 Pro in a new 6.3 in screen size as well as a larger 6.9 in screen size which is just about 2 in bigger than what we have currently now why would Apple just randomly be increasing the screen size it actually seems like it’s for a number of reasons like around the edges apple is able to make the bezels even thinner because of a new technology that’s available that allows them to make them not just the thinnest iPhone bezels we’ve ever seen But one rumor says they will be the thinnest bezels on any smartphone in the entire world so it’s almost that perfect edgo Edge design on the iPhone and the screens themselves are going to look the best they ever have they’re getting brighter than ever before with a peak brightness up to 12200 nits which is a 20% Improvement year over year due to new screen tag and while we have the same Dynamic Island up at the top you are getting that beautiful 120 HZ Pro motion refresh rate that I genuinely think is still the reason to buy a pro over the regular models the screens just look so good but in your hand of course Apple wants these phones to feel incredibly premium so that’s why they are continuing their use of the titanium material again although with a slight change this year it’s going to be a bit more reflective and lifelike as we’ve heard that Apple could be using a new finishing process to make it more reflective like the older stainless steel something that I think would make these phones look so much better than a bit of the dull character we got last year now that being said one of the things I struggle with on my iPhone is keeping track of all my passwords credit card details and other sensitive.
Pro-Level Camera Features:-
This time around we’ve also heard that the face ID scanning sensor could get a big update this year but no exact details on exactly what part of face ID would be changing and on the right side of the phone below the power button of course the capture button is also being added to the iPhone 16 Pros it’s going to have the same look feel and functionality of the capture button on the base iPhone 16 models with all of the same gestures based on what we’ve heard but the actual cameras themselves though of course you’re buying the pros for a reason and apple is doing some really big updates important to photographers AC across the board here while at first the camera design looks the exact same it’s the triple camera setup with the wide Ultra wide telephoto lens the same look we have had exactly since 2019 everything else is going to be different for starters apple is expanding the 48 megapixel sensor that was only on the main lens now down to the ultra wide camera as well which is going to be a massive step update for photo quality there I also believe since the wide and Ultra wide are what shoots spatial 3D videos that you’re going to be able to record at a much higher quality to watch your memories back now on your Apple Vision Pro maybe at 4K versus the 1080p that it’s locked at currently on the telephoto lens Apple’s Bringing Down the 5x Zoom option from the pro Max now to the regular Pro which was previously only limited to the biggest iPhone and across all three of these lenses there said to be a new anti-reflective coating to reduce glare and ghosting in photos which is something you’ll see like here when you’re taking photos with specific rays of Light which has made them not look as clean or clear and on the Pro Models apple is fixing seen that and on the pros we’re also hearing the highest quality photo and video capture is coming with a 3K recording at 120 frames per second option plus Dolby vision and there’s going to be a new jpeg XL photo format if you want the highest resolution photos possible here’s the thing though all these changes that .
IPhone 16 Pro Max: Exclusive Features:-
I am Just talked about are what’s coming to the iPhone 16 Pro if you spend more money on the iPhone 16 Pro Max apple has a bit more in store for you as historically Apple has always given the pro Max a couple of extra camera features in this this year that seems to be more true than ever first we’re hearing that the iPhone 16 Pro Max is getting a brand new Sony image sensor which is going to have a number of nice improvements over the previous version that you’ll get on the standard 16 Pro the new sensor is going to bring an improvement in overall image quality it boasts a better analog to digital converter and it also has a digital gain control for better capturing of dynamic range and better noise processing so it sounds like photos and videos on the 16 Pro Max are just going to look better because of the fundamental Hardware we’ve also heard sporadic rumors over the years that a super telephoto massive Periscope zoom lens could be coming to the pro Max I mean these phones obviously have the most internal space for Apple to build that which sounds like it would allow Apple to do that crazy zooming that Android phones have had for a while and while this is not 100% confirmed for this year there’s been Rumblings of it for a while and I wouldn’t be surprised.
A18 Pro Chip and Battery Life:-
If it finally launched on the proax specifically in 2024 so with all these camera changes you might need some extra power to process all of this on the phone and that’s exactly why apple is putting not just the standard a18 chip here but the a18 pro chip inside of the iPhone 16 Pros now fundamentally this Chip is going to be the same as the standard a18 chip but it likely will have an extra CPU or GPU core just to make it a bit more powerful and again another reason to spend the more money on the th000 pros that means of course that the iPhone 16 Pros are going to support all those same Apple intelligence features that we talked about earlier and again anything exclusive that apple Apple builds out for the iPhone 16 series will be supported here but most important to me it sounds like the a18 pro Chip is going to be Apple’s gateway to also finally improving battery life is this year based on what we’ve been hearing apple is preparing the biggest battery upgrade in iPhone history for the Pro Models on the inside Apple said to be using a brand new stacked Battery Technology which in the same amount of space allows them to actually pack more battery into the current numbers suggest over a 9% increase on the regular iPhone iPhone 16 Pro and about a 5% increase on the iPhone 16 Pro Max and that is just the physical battery capacity which according to one rumor is going to give the iPhone 16 Pro Max over 30 plus hours of battery life which is a new record for apple and a huge improvement over what we’ve had on the outside of the battery Apple’s not going to wrap it in a cheap foil anymore there’s going to be a premium metal housing which should make heat management better and therefore expend the lifetime and longevity of the battery as well as achieving another goal for Apple which is easier battery replacement in order to comply with an upcoming EU regulation you’re going to be able to shock displace the battery so basically swapping a battery is going to be way easier with the 16 Pros than it has ever been before on the iPhone and fourth these batteries are said to charge a lot quicker too up to 40 WTS wired or 20 watts wireless with mag safe charging which if Apple actually pulls off all of this.
Pro-Exclusive Features: 5G, Wi-Fi, and Storage:-
I am just so excited for because if there’s actually one thing I want on the iPhone 16 Pro more than anything else it’s just longer battery life now finally on the pros Apple has three other Pro exclusive features coming in sort of the other category here on the inside a faster 5G plus modem it’s going to be upgraded to the new Qualcomm x75 5G this new modem is going to take up less space and be more efficient while also increasing the speed of your 5G connection and on the flip side Wi-Fi is also getting faster there’s going to be Wi-Fi 7 native on the iPhone 16 Pros only so you’re getting the absolute fastest and latest Wi-Fi standard here and according into at least one rumor the iPhone 16 Pros could have up to 2 terabytes of internal storage as Apple could finally make the jump from the one to 2 TB Mark which would just be an insane amount of storage more than a Macbook on your iPhone and these of course come on top of the other iPhone 16 improvements like the updated version of Mag safe getting smaller and Slimmer that better microphone to improve the Siri experience and that improved thermal design as well for better heat management and putting all of this together inside of these iPhone 16.