Well of course, its not a need whether I can stand to live without either of those features.
Its all about changing how you shoot and customizing the effects, zoom, and depth in real-time.
This new Camera interface, to a degree, makes the Action Buttons arrival less of an event.
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Overall, the iPhone 16 Plus is the best iteration of a big-screen iPhone for the masses.
And remember, AI is set to roll out October 2024, at the time of writing.
you could set a shortcut to long press it to unlock the car.
Want easy access to opening your commuter train tickets for the ride home?
you could set that.
If you still want an easy way to silence your iPhone, the Action Button can still do that.
Right below sits the two volume keys.
The options change based on the camera mode you have opened.
Its reminiscent of a keyboard with great keys.
The cameras themselves are still quite large, with color-matched rims around them.
And that brings me to my favorite part of the iPhone 16 Plus and the smalleriPhone 16.
Ive been using the Ultramarine iPhone 16 Plus, which presents a mix of various blue hues.
Its still a two-handed phone, but not one that feels unwieldy, thanks to balanced ergonomics.
Rather than a cutout notch, the iPhone 16 Plus uses theDynamic Island.
I dig it, and with iOS 18, even more applications are adopting it.
It launched on September 16, and comes running out of the box on the iPhone 16 Plus.
One of the significant changes builds upon the lock-screen and home-screen customization journey that Apple has embarked upon.
The classic grid system thats been a staple of the iPhone back to the first generation is effectively unlocked.
you’re free to now have spaces between apps and even empty rows.
you’ve got the option to make some neat designs, leaving parts of your background uncovered.
Messages have received a few quality-of-life improvements with RCS Messaging support leading the way.
Its a very intelligent feature using on-rig machine learning, but its not technically part of Apple Intelligence.
It might hide TikTok notifications, spam emails, and various other notifications.
Ive seen summaries of Slack alerts, a fun group message, news alerts, and even emails.
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Photo editing is simply more fun and easier on the iPhone 16 Pluss bigger screen.
After what felt like a lifetime, Im happy Apples answer toGoogles Magic Eraser on Pixel phones is here.
I like that it automatically suggests what to remove and seems to get those removals ready in the background.
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Apple wants Apple Intelligence to be helpful and not scary like some other AI deployments.
you could still zoom in using the full 48MP sensor to get a tighter, digital 2x telephoto shot.
Its especially great for portraits or groups of people, and doesnt sacrifice much clarity, if at all.
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These are kind of like filters on steroids and let you do more within the Camera or Photos app.
The adjustments here are just for the subjects skin tone and dont impact the rest of the shot.
As far as the ultra-wide 12-megapixel camera goes, its not just for wide-reaching shots anymore.
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Apple has finally relegated macro photography to the more affordable iPhone models, and its as fun as ever.
you’re able to get up close with objects to see them in a different lights.
This feature processes quite fast and is housed within the Photos app under edits.
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At least its not the end of the world if you forget a microphone.
The same goes for gaming.
It did get a bit warm in that case.
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The iPhone 16 Plus easily handled everything Ive thrown at it.
Thats better than almost any Android smartphone you could buy.
Those are good presumptive runtimes and represent an increase over the iPhone 15 Plus.
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With more intensive photo or video capture, it will dwindle faster.
If youre using a Qi2 wireless charger, the 16 Plus can handle up to 15W.
Apple iPhone 16 Plus: Should You Buy?
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you’re able to see several samples above to see how the camera performs on the 16 Plus.
I also marked and tracked when the battery drained the most and how long it lasted day-to-day.
I compared those results with our lab-based tests as well.
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First reviewed September 2024.
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