Apple announced its brand new products to the iPhone lineup at its ‘Glowtime’ event on September 9th ”“ iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max, taking technology to the next level.
The iPhone 16 series is powered by the second generation 3nm chips from the Apple family – A18 and A18 Pro, with both the regular and Pro models featuring similar new features and changes. The limelight falls on the new Camera Control Button, which is also interactive, and available on all four new models. The iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, powered by the new A18 Pro chip feature a larger 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch Super Retina XDR Display, but they now come with even slimmer bezels for a more futuristic look.
All four iPhone models including iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max will come with 8GB of RAM, the only performance difference between the regular and the Pro models is the lack of one GPU core on the A18 chip for the regular iPhone.
The initial results from Geekbench have already started rolling in, with the first set of results being that of the CPU. You can check out the performance gains by clicking here.
The highlighting feature of the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro series is Apple Intelligence, which was announced during WWDC back in June 2024, as a part of iOS 18. To facilitate even better performance of Apple Intelligence, the Neural Engine on the A18 and A18 Pro chips are now considerably faster. Here’s a comparison between the A18 Pro chip and the A17 Pro chip:
iPhone 16 Pro Max (A18 Pro):
Single Precision Score: 4374 (+9.46%)
Half Precision Score: 32310 (+32.52%)
Quantized Score: 45063 (+34.11%)
iPhone 15 Pro Max (A17 Pro):
Single Precision Score: 3996
Half Precision Score: 24382
Quantized Score: 33602
This means that Apple Intelligence, along with other AI tasks should perform much better and faster on the iPhone 16 lineup. These tests were conducted on iOS 18.0, which also enabled better Neural Engine performance on the A17 Pro. If you are still running iOS 17, your iPhone 15 Pro will score much lower than the scores above.
The iPhone 16 & iPhone 16 Plus will be available in five new finishes ”“ Ultramarine, Teal, Pink, Black, and White. The iPhone 16 starts at $799 for 128GB, $899 for the 256GB variant, and $1,099 for the 512GB variant with special offers from Verizon, AT&T, Boost Mobile, and T-Mobile. Without the offers from Verizon, AT&T, Boost Mobile, and T-Mobile, the 128GB variant costs $829, the 256GB variant costs $929, and the 512GB variant costs $1,129. The iPhone 16 Plus starts at $899 for the 128GB base variant, $999 for the 256GB variant, and $1,199 for the 512GB variant with special offers from Verizon, AT&T, Boost Mobile, and T-Mobile. Without the offers from Verizon, AT&T, Boost Mobile, and T-Mobile, the 128GB variant costs $929, the 256GB variant costs $1,029, and the 512GB variant costs $1,229.
The new Pro models will be available in four elegant finishes ”“ Desert Titanium, Natural Titanium, White Titanium, and Black Titanium finishes. The iPhone 16 Pro starts at $999 for the 128GB variant, $1,099 for the 256GB variant, $1,299 for the 512GB variant, and $1,499 for the 1TB variant. The larger Pro Max starts at $1,199 for the 256GB variant, $1,399 for the 512GB variant, and $1,599 for the 1TB variant. The iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max will be available to Pre-order on September 13th starting at 5 a.m. PDT and it will be available starting September 20th.
The iPhone 16 series is a significant step forward in terms of mobile technology and Apple will continue to improve its iPhone lineup every year. Which model are you planning to get? Let us know down in the comments or tweet/post to us at @appleosophy! Be sure to download the Appleosophy App from the App Store or visit our website to stay updated with the latest Apple News and Deals!
