Between the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro, it’s not necessarily easy to know which one to choose. If you don’t know how to decide, Tech&Co lists the differences between the models to help you.
Apple unveiled its new iPhones on Monday during its keynote. Like last year, there are actually two ranges and four models on offer, available in the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro.
But how do you know which one is really for you?
Screen size
While the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro came in similar sizes last year, this year Apple has differentiated all of its iPhone 16s and now offers four sizes:
- The iPhone 16 features a 6.1-inch display
- The iPhone 16 Plus has a 6.7-inch display
- The iPhone 16 Pro sees its screen climb to 6.3 inches
- The iPhone 16 Pro Max is the largest screen ever at 6.9 inches
All the iPhone 16s have an OLED screen with the black notch, now in elliptical form, all covered with a reinforced shield ceramic coating to better protect shocks and stripes. z adaptive).
Design: a more refined Pro version
The iPhone 16 and 16 pro are like Siamese and their predecessors too.
The screen borders are thinner on the iPhone 16 Pro and allow the screen to see larger, the smartphone extends slightly compared to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 15 Pro (3 mm / 4 mm more in length and 1 in width, for the same thickness of 8.25 mm).
Note that all models have the “Action” button to activate functions with one click (photo, torch, shortcuts, etc.) and the new camera control button which offers a shortcut to photo functions in manual or Pro mode.
All IP68 certified to resist up to 6 meters deep for maximum 30 minutes, although they are in no case waterproof.
Colors: a more “pop” iPhone 16
For fans of pop colors, the iPhone 16/16 Plus will be perfect. They are available in black, white, pink, teal (green), ultramarine (blue).
The iPhone 16 Pro/16 Pro Max traditionally opt for more sober and premium colors. The titanium sand shade makes its appearance alongside a natural titanium, black titanium and white titanium.
Photo: Best Zoom for the Pro
This is one of the differences between the two ranges. A definition of 48 megapixels.
To summarize: the Pro range allows you to take close-up or portrait shots with a much greater magnification, and offers more detailed ultra-wide angle shots.
The iPhone 16s like the iPhone 16 Pro take advantage of the new “photographic style” tools, allowing to apply filters specific to your shots.
In video, the iPhone 16 Pro also stands out from the iPhone 16: it supports the 4K/120 Images per second video in Dolby Vision, where the iPhone 16 stops at 4K/60. .
Power: two almost identical models
Compared to the previous generation, all the iPhone 16 are on the same processor basis. per heat in the event of supported use.
Uneven connectivity
All iPhone 16s are now compatible with WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3.
Storage: up to 1TB for the Pro
The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus are offered with 128, 256 or 512GB of storage.
The iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max are offered in 128 (for the Pro), 256, 512 GB or 1 TB.
Apple Intelligence: For Nobody (For Now)
The new Apple Intelligence functions announced in June at the WWDC conference (transcription, summary, photo retouching, advanced Siri, organized notifications, automatic responses, advanced photo research in the photo application …) will be deployed on all iPhone 16. When it is available in Europe. At the end.
Price: 260 euros more for the Pro version
The iPhone 16 is the only one to remain under 1000 euros. It starts at 969 euros in 128 GB and is also offered with 256 GB and 512 GB of storage.
The iPhone 16 Plus starts at 1,119 euros in 128 GB and is also offered with 256 GB and 512 GB of storage.
The iPhone 16 Pro is offered from 1,229 euros for 128 GB of storage.
The iPhone 16 Pro Max starts at 1,479 euros for 256 GB of storage and is also offered in 512 GB and 1 TB of storage (1,979 euros).
Identical prices to those of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro at their launch. Note that the iPhone 14/14 Plus and iPhone 15/15 Plus remain in Apple’s catalog like the iPhone SE (2022). They start at 749 euros, 869 euros and 529 euros respectively.
The iPhone 16 and 16 pro will be pre -order from September 13 at 2 p.m. and available in stores on September 20.
