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iPhone 16 and 16 Pro review: A worthy upgrade after three years (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The good

  • These phones still have some of the best screens you can buy—even the non-Pro iPhone hits it out of the park
  • They have by far the best smartphone performance, too
  • Solid gains in GPU performance
  • Camera Control brings the long-awaited physical shutter button
  • The customizable Action button makes its way to the base iPhone
  • New photographic styles allow you to move away from the pitfalls of Apple's computational photography decisions in any direction you choose
  • High-end camera features previously reserved for more expensive models have trickled down
  • Ultra-wide photos in low light got quite a bit better
  • Battery life improvements are always welcome

The bad

  • 60 Hz on the non-Pro phones is looking a bit long in the tooth
  • Likewise, always-on displays are now standard in some of the iPhone 16's direct competitors
  • The Pro phones don't offer enough to justify an upgrade over the base models for the majority of consumers
  • Possibly the most subtle year-over-year upgrades in iPhone history—if that's really a bad thing

The ugly

  • Not much, other than the steep prices
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The really bad: no side loading for non-EU, no Newpipe.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think the point about the 3 year upgrade cycle being optimal unless you are a real enthusiast is right on the money. I’d say I’m moderately interested in tech improvements in this space and it seems ideal for me as I will be considering an upgrade from an iPhone 13 Pro (likely informed by how gimmicky or actually useful the Apple Intelligence stuff becomes and if I can offload my ChatGPT Pro subscription). If you’re really not a huge phone tech person or looking for the best camera quality then every 4 years is probably completely reasonable as well. At that point, the battery life is probably starting to suffer as well..

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I’m fairly tech savvy, still on my Xr and feel no reason to change. Battery will probably be the deciding factor before anything else.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I wish we could still replace the batteries. They claim it's enclosed for water resistance, but my watch is way more water resistant with a replaceable battery than any phone is. I think it's all about forcing you to buy a new phone.