Available in two sizes, 6.1 inches and 6.7 inches, both the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus boast a durable, stylish design. They come in five bold colors: black, white, pink, teal, and ultramarine. Pre-orders will start on September 13, with the official release on September 20.
The camera system has also been enhanced with a 48MP Fusion camera that offers a 2x Telephoto option, essentially giving users the flexibility of two cameras in one. A new Ultra Wide lens enables macro photography, while next-gen Photographic Styles allow users to personalize their images. The devices also support spatial photo and video capture, enhancing the experience when using Apple Vision Pro.
Apple Intelligence plays a central role in the iPhone 16 lineup. Utilizing the power of Apple’s silicon and its own generative models, the feature helps users by delivering relevant and personalized suggestions while keeping their data private through a system called Private Cloud Compute. This enables a balance between on-device processing and server-based models, ensuring both privacy and performance.The system-wide Writing Tools, part of Apple Intelligence, offer capabilities like rewriting, summarizing, and proofreading text across various apps. Users can also transcribe and summarize audio recordings in the Notes and Phone apps, with automatic summaries generated for calls.
Siri has received a significant upgrade, becoming more integrated and context-aware, with a new design featuring a glowing edge around the screen. Siri now understands more natural language, allows users to switch between text and voice seamlessly, and can answer a wide array of questions about Apple devices.
As more features roll out, users can expect further enhancements like Image Playground, which enables the creation of fun images on the fly, and Genmoji, a feature that allows users to generate custom emoji based on descriptions or photos. Siri will also gain the ability to understand on-screen content and execute commands across multiple apps, both Apple and third-party, and will integrate with ChatGPT for expanded functionality.
Pricing and Availability
Starting at $799 for iPhone 16 and $899 for iPhone 16 Plus, both models offer storage options up to 512GB. Customers can trade in their old devices for credit toward the new models, with pre-orders opening on September 13 and official availability starting on September 20.