iPhone 16 was launched in September this year and people are having mixed thoughts on whether the new features are worth the price, which is another debate. Nonetheless, it is packed with some of the best and most underrated features like great battery life, visual intelligence, camera control key, large screens, action button, fantastic speakers, new colors and much more.
- Superior Battery Life: iPhone 16 models have great battery lives compared to last year launches. Its superior battery life feels like a luxury as it does not require to be charged frequently. Although it might not be dramatically better than the iPhone 15 models, it is the best phone when it comes to battery endurance.
- Action Button: iPhone this time has included an action button over the mute button which can be used to perform various actions like opening translate app directly, turning on the flash light or you can set your own custom shortcut. Users can set the action button to any function of control center.
- Camera Control Button: If you have set the camera app in action button, that is no longer needed as iPhone 16 has introduced camera control key on the left side which is hybrid in nature, both, a physical and have a taptic capability. The button is useful in directly navigating to the camera however the placement is not comfortable.
- Visual Intelligence: This time Apple has added another useful feature called visual intelligence where users can open their camera and point the camera at anything to find more information about that subject in your surroundings. This feature was recently launched and considered as one of the strongest one yet.
- Bigger Screens: The sizes of the screens on iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max are bigger than the previous iPhones, without the phone getting bigger. If you are someone who enjoys reading stories, watching movies or casually scrolling on social media then the Pro Max version will do that happily for you.
- New Colors: Other visual changes in iPhone 16 includes different color options, the most popular being the teal and pink. Other option includes black, white and ultramarine. These colors are vivid and as Apple says that it infuses the color throughout the back glass, which is quite a manufacturing process.
- Cameras: The last but not the least, the cameras, for which the iPhone is mostly loved, are more than capable. The main camera has wide aperture, OIS and a good autofocus with 48 megapixels. Ultra wide camera is better than the previous versions with 4x resolution and autofocus for macro pictures.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, iPhone 16 phones have beefier batteries with powerful processors, better camera with dual camera and macro mode, supports Apple Intelligence, comes in new aesthetic colors and have action and camera control buttons to make your life easy. Apart from these the phones seem to be iterative upgrades. However, these are seen as big improvements for those who have been already using iPhones.