The iPhone 16 Pro is getting a larger, 6.3-inch screen, an upgraded camera and longer battery life, but the focus will be mostly on AI.
iPhone 16 Pro Intro
The iPhone 16 Pro is right around the corner and it is shaping up to be one of the biggest revamps to the compact Pro model in years.
Apple will officially unveil the iPhone 16 family in mere days, on Monday, September 9th, but even now we have plenty of leaks and rumors that paint a nearly complete picture.
With the iPhone 16 Pro, Apple is shifting things up with a slightly larger, 6.3-inch form factor and it is adding a number of camera improvements including a new 5X zoom camera, better ultrawide snapper and a new Capture button.
Most importantly, the phone will get a new chipset optimized for the new Apple Intelligence features that will be rolling out over the coming months. Oh, and did we mention that the iPhone 16 Pro might get a larger battery and, finally, faster charging? Let’s talk more about all of this.
Table of Contents:
Specs
Design and Display
Camera
Performance
Software
Battery and Charging
SummaryiPhone 16 Pro Specs
First, let’s take a look at the iPhone 16 Pro specs and what has changed from before:
iPhone 16 ProiPhone 15 ProiPhone 14 Pro
Size and Weight
149.6 x 71.5 x 8.25mm
194 g Size and Weight
146.6 x 70.6 x 8.25mm
187 g Size and Weight
147.5 x 71.5 x 7.9mm
206 g
Screen
6.3-inch
OLED
120Hz Screen
6.1-inch
OLED
120Hz Screen
6.1-inch
OLED
120Hz
Processor
Apple A18 Pro
New 3nm tech Processor
Apple A17 Pro
3nm Processor
Apple A16 Bionic
4nm
Configurations
8/128GB for $1,000
8/256GB for $1,100
8/512GB for $1,300
8/1TB for $1,500
*expected Configurations
8/128GB for $1,000
8/256GB for $1,100
8/512GB for $1,300
8/1TB for $1,500 Configurations
6/128GB
6/256GB
6/512GB
6/1TB
Cameras
48MP main
48MP ultra-wide
12MP 5X zoom
12MP front
Cameras
48MP main
12MP ultra-wide
12MP 3X zoom
12MP front Cameras
48MP main
12MP ultra-wide
12MP 3X zoom
12MP front
Battery
3,577 mAh
+9.2% vs 15 Pro Battery
3,274 mAh Battery
3,200 mAh
Charging
40W wired
20W MagSafe
Charging
20W wired
15W MagSafe Charging
20W wired
15W MagSafe
iPhone 16 Pro Design and DisplayNew Capture button and slightly larger body
iPhone 15 dummy models (Image by SonnyDickson)
The iPhone 16 Pro mostly sticks with the familiar iPhone design language of the past few years with flat sides and a camera island in the upper left corner.
However, this is the first Pro model with a larger screen since the iPhone 12 Pro. The 16 Pro features a 6.3-inch display, up from a 6.1-inch screen on the past few generations (12 Pro to 15 Pro), which was an increase from the 5.8-inch display used on the iPhone X to iPhone 11 Pro.
This makes sense as people are more dependent on their phones and a bigger screen translates to an improved experience.
Because of this increase, the 16 Pro is no longer as small as the 15 Pro, but the difference is quite small and the 16 Pro still remains a fairly compact. In fact, the 16 Pro is expected to be just as wide as the iPhone 14 Pro from two years ago, and only slightly taller.
