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But is the new model really all that much of an upgrade?
Lets take a closer look, then, at the iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro.
The iPhone 16 Pro
This was almost a year on from the iPhone 15 Pro, which landed on September 22, 2023.
In the here and now, the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro look very similar indeed.
There are notable design differences that manifest themselves the longer you spend with these two phones, however.
The iPhone 16 Pro is actually larger and heavier than the iPhone 15 Pro, for one thing.
But it does mean that those who favor smaller phones might want to keep last years model in mind.
The other noteworthy design difference is the iPhone 16 Pros additional button.
The iPhone 16 Pro
It also acts as a capacitive control for scrolling through various shooting modes.
Both phones get the Action button, which can be mapped to more or less any function you wish.
By default, its assigned to muting your phone, but the choice is yours.
The iPhone 15 Pro is on the left. Yes, the iPhone 16 Pro is bigger.(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)
As weve already mentioned, the iPhone 16 Pros display is slightly larger than the iPhone 15 Pros.
Indeed, other than size, these two phones essentially have exactly the same display spec.
These are both LTPO Super Retina XDR OLEDs with flexible ProMotion refresh rates of between 1 and 120Hz.
(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)
Two of the three rear lenses are a notable upgrade.
Meanwhile, the telephoto camera moves up from a 3x optical zoom to a 5x alternative.
The fact that choosing the smaller phone is no longer a compromise is a big win in our book.
The iPhone 15 Pro
Those extreme close-ups are now quite a bit sharper.
This essentially lets you pre-process your shots, adjusting how your iPhone handles things like skin tones or shadows.
Shocking, we know.
The iPhone 16 Pro(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)
The iPhone 16 Pro is technically much faster, and we have the benchmark results to prove it.
But what does it mean to be faster than really fast?
We say the same thing about iPhones every year, but theres one potentially interesting fly in the ointment.
The iPhone 16 Pro(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)
This will let you point your camera at something and have Apple Intelligence tell you more about it.
One other hardware spec advantage that the iPhone 16 Pro has is support for Wi-Fi 7.
While the iPhone 15 Pro has a 3,274mAh cell, the newer phone scales things up to 3,582mAh.
The iPhone 16 Pro’s Camera Capture button(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)
One thing that we know for a fact isfaster on the iPhone 16 Pro is wireless charging.
Next years model promises more exciting changes, if rumors are to be believed.
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The iPhone 16 Pro(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)
The iPhone 15 Pro
Camera Control on the iPhone 16 series
The iPhone 15 Pro
The iPhone 16 Pro
Charging the iPhone 16 Pro(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)
Charging the iPhone 16 Pro(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)
