Don’t Upgrade to iPhone 16 Until You Know This!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2aKSaGskh4

Summary

TLDRThe video reviews the new features of the iPhone 16 and compares it with older models (iPhone 15 to iPhone 10). Key upgrades in the iPhone 16 include the removal of the ring silence switch in favor of a programmable action button, a new ultrawide camera for improved low light performance, and enhanced features for spatial photo and video capture. Its A18 chip increases processing speeds and offers better battery efficiency. With iOS updates ceasing for models prior to iPhone 11, upgrading is suggested. The iPhone 16 also introduces a USB-C port, larger maximum screen brightness, and significant camera improvements. For those opting for the iPhone 16 Pro, additional enhancements include larger display sizes with ProMotion, an extra telephoto camera lens, and titanium build for durability.

Takeaways

  • 📱 iPhone 16 introduces a programmable action button for enhanced functionality.
  • 📸 Includes a new ultrawide camera optimized for low light and macro photography.
  • 🔋 Promises improved battery life with larger batteries and efficient A18 chip.
  • 🔌 Switches to USB-C port, replacing the lightning port for charging and connectivity.
  • 🌍 Dynamic Island feature now present, enhancing interface interactivity and usability.
  • 🔊 Includes spatial audio and advanced photo capture technologies.
  • 🤖 New AI feature suite called Apple Intelligence to roll out post-launch.
  • ⚡ Improved thermal substructure for sustained performance and reducing overheating.
  • 🎮 Hardware-accelerated ray tracing capability for AAA gaming titles.
  • 📷 Pro models offer additional telephoto lens and superior zoom capabilities.
  • 🌟 Offers a brighter screen with max brightness at 2,000 nits.
  • 🔐 Supports upcoming iOS updates, critical for older model users.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    The video compares the iPhone 16 with older models to help decide whether upgrading is worthwhile. It highlights iPhone 16's new features like a programmable action button replacing the older ring/silence switch, enhanced camera functionalities, and visual intelligence features. The iPhone 16 introduces a better ultrawide camera for low-light and macro photography, a vertical lens layout for spatial photo and video capture, improved audio mix for videos, and next-gen photographic styles. A significant upgrade is the new A18 chip with improved performance and battery life, supporting hardware-accelerated ray tracing, making it suitable for gaming. Many AI features termed Apple intelligence will be introduced on iPhone 16, although not all are available at launch.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:10:34

    Continuing the comparison, the video discusses upgrades from older iPhone models to iPhone 16. For iPhone 14 users, notable updates include Dynamic Island replacing the notch, a new USBC port, and an enhanced main camera with a fusion process for better image quality. iPhone 13 owners see fewer changes but gain features like larger screen options and advanced video modes. iPhone 12 upgrades are minimal, but the move to a flat edge design and OLED display from LCD is significant. For iPhone 11 and XR users, upgrades include 5G, mag safe, and significant improvements to the camera system, including new photography features. If considering the iPhone 16 Pro, added advantages include larger displays, a 5x zoom lens, advanced video capabilities, and a more durable design using titanium, justifying the Pro version's higher price.

Mind Map

Video Q&A

  • Should I upgrade from iPhone 10 to iPhone 16?

    Yes, especially if you require the latest iOS updates and features like those in iOS 17 and 18 which iPhone 10 can't support.

  • What's new with the iPhone 16 camera?

    The iPhone 16 introduces a new ultrawide camera with low light performance, macro photography, and enhanced spatial photo and video capture.

  • Does iPhone 16 support USB-C?

    Yes, the iPhone 16 replaces the lightning port with a USB-C port.

  • What is the action button on iPhone 16?

    The action button replaces the ring silence switch, allowing you to control a variety of functions.

  • What improvements are there in the iPhone 16 battery life?

    The iPhone 16 boasts one of the longest battery lives, supported by larger physical batteries and energy-efficient chips.

  • Which models benefit from the new Dynamic Island feature?

    iPhone 14 and later models have the Dynamic Island feature.

  • Is it worth upgrading from iPhone 12 to 16?

    Yes, especially if battery life and newer features like Cinematic Mode and MagSafe are important to you.

  • What are the benefits of the 16 Pro over the standard 16?

    The 16 Pro offers larger displays, better camera zoom capabilities with an extra lens, and ProMotion for a smoother display.

  • What new AI features does iPhone 16 offer?

    iPhone 16 will support features from Apple's new suite called Apple Intelligence, including integration with chat GPT.

  • How does the iPhone 16 compare in terms of processing power?

    It is equipped with the new A18 chip, offering 30% faster CPU and 40% faster GPU tasks compared to iPhone 15.

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    is the iPhone 16 the upgrade you've been
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    waiting for or is your current phone
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    still the better choice in this video
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    I'll be comparing the iPhone 16 to the
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    iPhone 15 and working my way through all
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    the older models to help you decide if
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    it's worth the upgrade now real quick if
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    you have an iPhone 10 8 or later you may
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    want to already consider upgrading
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    because your phone didn't get ios 17 and
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    it won't be getting iOS 18 and that
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    could start to become a problem for
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    example Netflix just announced they're
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    going to be ending support for iOS 16
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    meaning your phone won't be able to
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    receive any new updates features or bug
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    fixes let's get started with the iPhone
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    15 every new feature I mention here will
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    apply to all the other phones as well
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    the iPhone 15 is only a year old so if
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    you own one you probably shouldn't be
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    upgrading but there's actually a
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    surprising number of differences between
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    the two phones first there's some new
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    buttons on the iPhone 16 the ring
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    silence switch is going away and being
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    replaced with the programmable action
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    button allowing you to choose from a
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    variety of different functions to
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    control instead on the iPhone 15 Pros
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    last year a lot of people were using
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    this to launch the camera app but now
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    you won't need to because there's a
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    brand new camera control button with
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    just a click you can launch the camera
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    app click again to take a photo or long
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    press to start recording video and it
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    also recognizes half presses and swipes
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    letting you access different camera
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    functions like zooming in and out now
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    there's one more feature coming to the
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    camera control later this year called
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    visual intelligence if you press and
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    hold the camera control it'll launch a
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    new camera interface that lets you take
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    a picture of whatever you want and then
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    learn more about it there's even
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    separate buttons for doing Google
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    searches and chat gbt searches now let's
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    talk more about the cameras themselves
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    the iPhone 16 has a new ultrawide camera
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    that performs better in low light has
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    autofocus and enables macro photography
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    the New Vertical lens layout allows
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    spatial capture for both spatial photos
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    and spatial videos and I get it a lot of
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    people make fun of this feature right
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    now because who owns a Vision Pro I
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    don't but the way I look at it this
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    feature is all about reliving memories
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    so having this functionality built into
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    your camera right now allows you to
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    start building up that collection so
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    that if you ever do get a Vision Pro one
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    day in the future you'll already have a
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    whole bunch of memories to look back on
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    not only that but spatial video captures
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    spatial audio and having this technology
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    means the iPhone 16 can take advantage
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    of the new audio mix feature this lets
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    you adjust the way voices and background
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    noises sound in any of your videos one
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    last camera feature to call out is the
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    next Generation photographic Styles
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    which looks to be a super powerful way
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    to adjust the tones and colors of your
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    photos all of this is of course powered
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    by the new a18 chip which Apple claims
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    is up to 30% faster than iPhone 15 at
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    CPU related tasks and 40% FAS at GPU
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    tasks combined with the new thermal
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    substructure which helps dissipate heat
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    iPhone 16 can now support Hardware
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    accelerated R tracing which allows you
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    to play the small library of AAA title
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    video games the new chip also uses less
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    energy and combined with physically
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    larger batteries the battery life in
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    iPhone 16 promises to be one of the
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    longest ever now finally and possibly
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    most importantly iPhone 16 will support
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    Apple's new suite of artificial
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    intelligence features they call Apple
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    intelligence I made a whole video
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    breaking down what Apple intelligence is
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    how it works and what exactly is going
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    on with that chat gbt integration that
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    you should check out after this video
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    link down below now unfortunately none
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    of these features will be available when
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    the iPhone 16 Launches on September 20th
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    instead some of these features will be
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    rolling out in beta sometime in October
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    the rest of the features will be phased
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    out over the the course of the next year
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    so it's a little hard to list this as an
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    iPhone 16 feature when we don't exactly
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    know when we'll have access to all the
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    features at best you'll be getting a
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    phone that has a little more future
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    proofing built into it now let's take a
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    look at the iPhone 14 you'll be
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    receiving all the same upgrades as the
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    iPhone 15 plus a few more and stick
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    around to the end of the video where
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    I'll be comparing the 16 to the 16 Pro
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    to help you decide if that's the better
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    choice the notch has gone away and is
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    now replaced with Dynamic Island this
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    houses both the selfie camera and the
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    true depth camera system which enables
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    face ID and of course you're able to
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    interact with it in a variety of
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    different ways like app switching and
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    using live activities next the lightning
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    Port has been replaced with the much
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    more common USBC Port thank you European
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    Union the screen has gotten even
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    brighter with a maximum brightness of
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    2,000 nits when you're outside in direct
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    sunlight and it can go as low as one
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    knit in a dark environment finally
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    iPhone 14 users will be getting an
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    upgrade to the main camera going from 12
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    megapixels to a 48 megap f Fusion camera
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    Apple calls it a fusion camera because
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    they can combine every four pixels into
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    one pixel to create a 12 megapixel image
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    and then fuse it together with a 48
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    megap full resolution image to create a
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    24 map high resolution image you got all
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    that the other unique thing they can do
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    with this larger sensor is use only the
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    middle 12 megapixels to create a full
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    resolution 2x telephoto lens beyond that
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    you'll also be getting their next
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    Generation portrait mode with focus and
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    depth control and it now captures focus
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    and depth information even when you're
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    not using the portrait mode camera so
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    you can turn any of your photos into
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    portraits after you take them now moving
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    on to iPhone 13 owners there's really
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    not a huge difference between a 13 and
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    14 but here are a few more features
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    you'll be gaining first off there's no
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    more mini iPhone if have a 5.4 in iPhone
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    13 mini your smallest screen size option
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    is now the 6.1 in iPhone 16 however if
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    you want an even larger display there's
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    now a 6.7 in iPhone 16 plus option the
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    only difference between an iPhone 6 16
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    and 16 plus is that larger screen and
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    larger battery aside from that you'll be
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    gaining a new action video mode that
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    lets you capture superstable video in a
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    very bumpy or fast-paced environment and
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    then some new safety features like crash
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    detection roadside assistance via
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    satellite and emergency SOS via
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    satellite next up the iPhone 12 there's
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    actually even less difference here the
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    iPhone 13 introduced a smaller size
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    Notch compared to the iPhone 12 but
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    that's been replaced by Dynamic Island
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    anyway the only other big feature that
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    hasn't been mentioned yet if you're
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    coming from an iPhone 12 is the
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    Cinematic video mode it lets you do
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    things like jump between different Focus
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    points and you can even modify this
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    after you film the video and that's
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    basically it but the iPhone 12 is a year
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    older than the iPhone 13 so especially
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    if you're starting to lose some of your
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    battery capacity I think upgrading from
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    an iPhone 12 right now is a good
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    decision but if you're coming from an
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    iPhone 11 now there starts to be some
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    significant upgrades again first off
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    you'll be upgrading to a smartphone with
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    5G and that's 5G 5G 5G 5G 5G sorry I
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    triggered the 5G Montage 5G 5G 5G I
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    won't say it again you'll also finally
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    have mag safe and access to that entire
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    accessory ecosystem in fact magsafe
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    charging has gotten even better with the
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    iPhone 16 letting you charge even faster
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    when using a 30 W adapter the rest of
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    the notable changes all have to do with
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    the design of the phone for example
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    you'll be getting a flat Edge design and
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    with iPhone 16 it's still pretty
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    comfortable to hold thanks to those
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    contoured edges the glass covering the
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    display is even stronger so you'll be
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    getting Apple's latest generation
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    ceramic shield and perhaps most
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    importantly you'll be going from an LCD
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    display to a super Retina xdr Display
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    that's Apple talk for OLED but it now
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    means you'll be able to watch HDR
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    content and the resolution has increased
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    from 326 pixels per inch to 460 okay and
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    finally the iPhone 10r you'll be going
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    from a single camera lens to two and as
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    mentioned before these two camera lenses
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    mimic four different focal lengths
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    giving you a macro lens Ultra wide lens
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    wide lens and 2x optical zoom on top of
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    that you'll be getting some new photo
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    features like deep Fusion which is
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    really just more advanced computational
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    photography making your photos as
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    detailed as possible you'll also get
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    night mode which is basically magic the
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    front-facing camera gets an upgrade from
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    7 megapixels to 12 megapixels there's
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    also improved dust and water resistance
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    now an ultra wideband ship which lets
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    your phone be aware of other Ultra
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    wideband devices around it in the last
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    thing I'll mention is you'll be gaining
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    4K quick take video whenever you're in
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    the camera app you can either tap and
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    hold the shutter button or slide it to
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    the right to start a quick take video so
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    that's every major new feature coming to
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    the iPhone 16 based on the phone you're
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    upgrading from but what if you decide to
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    go with the 16 Pro here's what you'll be
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    gaining first off larger displays and
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    smaller bezels the iPhone 16 pro has a
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    6.3 in display and the iPhone 16 Pro Max
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    has a 6.9 in display these displays also
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    have promotion that's Apple's term for
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    120 HZ adaptive refresh rate now this
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    has become a bit of a controversial
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    Topic in the Tech Community a lot of
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    people give Apple a hard time for not
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    putting 120 hertz on the non-pro models
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    especially with the prices they start at
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    the other side of this argument though
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    is most people can't see a difference
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    and that's true at first if you show
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    someone a 60 HZ display side by side
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    with 120 HZ display most people can't
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    see a difference but if they start using
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    that 120 HZ display every day and get
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    used to it when you put a 60 HZ display
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    back in front of them they almost always
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    say something's wrong with this display
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    it's laggy so if you never used 120 HZ
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    display you don't know what you don't
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    know and it's up to you if you want it
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    to stay that way there is one other
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    benefit to the Adaptive refresh rate
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    though the phone doesn't always use 120
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    htz it can slow down the refresh rate in
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    certain situations to help conserve
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    battery going as low as 1 Herz which is
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    what enables the always on display next
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    if we look at the back of the phone
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    you'll see it has a third camera lens
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    and that's the 5x telephoto zoom lens
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    giving you much better zoom capabilities
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    than what's found on the non-pro models
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    including a digital zoom up to 25x also
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    the ultra wide lens on the 16 Pros has
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    been upgraded to a 48 megap sensor
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    matching the sensor in the main camera
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    it also has some Advanced video options
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    like 4K at 120 frames per second for
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    some beautiful slow motion it can record
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    log video for professional color grading
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    and it can do this because it's USB C
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    Port uses USB 3 which is 20 times faster
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    than the USB 2 speeds in the non-pro
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    models next it uses titanium as opposed
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    to aluminum for a more premium and
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    durable design and just like the 16 and
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    16 plus the only difference between the
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    16 Pro and 16 Pro Max is that larger
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    display and larger battery now there is
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    one more phone you have to consider
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    before upgrading and I tell you all
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    about it in this video right
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    here thank you European European Union
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    Union thank you European Union European
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    Union
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  • iPhone 16
  • upgrade
  • camera
  • A18 chip
  • USB-C
  • battery life
  • iOS updates
  • Dynamic Island
  • ProMotion
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