The front of the iPhone 16 Pro still uses a 12-megapixel True Depth camera array for Face ID and selfies. Complete with an f/1.9 aperture, Focus Pixels, and a six-element lens, and depth mapping capabilities.

The 13 Pro Max still feels fast, takes excellent photos, and easily lasts all day on a full charge even at 88% battery health. The usual improvements you expect from a new iPhone—faster processor, better cameras, longer battery life—would be lost on me in day-to-day use.

Discover if it's worth upgrading to the new Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max or if you should stick with your current iPhone

There's a cost-effective iPhone Pro if you want to prepare for Apple Intelligence, but Apple will not sell it to you.

The iPhone 16 offers a nearly identical experience to the iPhone 16 Pro for $200 less. Do you really need the iPhone 16 Pro to get a Pro experience?

I now crown the iPhone 16 Pro Max as our new smartphone battery life king, kicking the Google Pixel 9 out of its short-lived throne. You won't believe how long the top-tier iPhone 16 lasted on a charge.

One of the coolest innovations on the iPhone 16 is the Camera Control, a dedicated hardware addition that’s all about snapping images and taking video. It’s a clever hybrid of a mechanical button and a capacitive slider. But some users have found the learning curve a little steep. Here’s how to master it.

Apple announced four smartphones in September 2024, including two ‘Pro’ models. We’re here to compare those two models, the Apple iPhone 16 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max. Unlike last year, this time around both ‘Pro’ models have the same camera setup.

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Year after year, the iPhone 16 is Apple’s most lightly iterative flagship phone release ever. But if you’re upgrading from an iPhone 13 or earlier, you’ll still feel like you’re graduating to a whole new experience.