iPhone 16 – Why It’s Just Better

Hey friends hope you're well the iPhone 16 is more 
similar to the 16 Pro as it ever has been and from   $799 I actually think it represents pretty good 
value after I reviewed the 16 Pro I switched over   to the iPhone 16 and I've been using it for the 
last few weeks since and so in this video I'll   compare my iPhone 16 experience to not just the 
16 Pro but also with the iPhone 14 and the iPhone   13 I think this phone could be that sweet upgrade 
from an older generation iPhone or a great entry   point for Android users wanting to switch to an 
iPhone so let's start with the design visually   it's not a huge change but there are a few changes 
firstly this teal color is super nice it's the   first time I'm really hesitant to cover it up 
with a case the teal is really vibrant under all   sorts of lighting and has a nice frosted finish 
and yet manages to still look really premium I   really like it a lot actually and wish Apple 
offered more vibrant colors like this on the pro   lineup the other visual change is the vertical 
stacking of cameras similar to the previous   design of the iPhone 12 I believe the reason 
Apple reverted back to this design is because   when it's held horizontally the side by-side 
cameras better support spatial video instead   of the diagonal position that we're used to in 
the previous iPhones which would make processing   spatial video much more tricky the iPhone 16 also 
gets both the new buttons from the pro the action   button and the capture button which if you've 
seen my 16 Pro review you know that I think   both buttons are a bit of a gimmick and after 
using it for a longer period on the uh iPhone   16 yeah I'm still not a fan unfortunately in fact 
since the 16 Pro I've noticed that I'm constantly   uh pressing the capture button by accidents 
just because it's placed in an area that is   always accidentally pressed uh but I'm holding 
on to see how Apple Intelligence makes use of   this button before I make any final conclusions 
on this capture button there are also a few less   obvious design changes worth pointing out the 
display has what Apple calls the Next Generation   Ceramic Shield that's 50% tougher and so I went 
this month without using a case on the iPhone 16   at all and the good news is no problems or scuffs 
just yet it's held up perfectly fine uh with daily   use and I think that's great cuz like I said this 
phone looks lovely okay future me just jumping in   real quick as I'm editing this video it's been 
a few days since I said that statement about   the screen but since then I've checked the screen 
and there's actually been a few scuffs and marks   on the screen so unfortunately I highly recommend 
a screen protector you might be able to get away   without a case but the screen isn't as durable 
as I initially thought so yeah I just wanted to   jump in and say that with its weight I did notice 
the weight difference right away switching over   from the 16 Pro it's a full ounce lighter now than 
the 16 Pro but only 1 G lighter than the previous   iPhone 15 overall the design of the iPhone 16 
feels really nice in hand especially without   a case the internal layout has been reconfigured 
to accommodate a larger battery and also improves   heat dissipation which I'll talk about in a moment 
um because yeah the heating issue is unfortunately   still here and it still gets stupidly warm in 
hand the iPhone 16 surprisingly gets the new   audio mix feature which I thought was going to 
be a pro only thing it's so op to edit a video   Sound Stage and separate audio to background and 
foreground tracks to really take advantage and   hear this though you want a good pair of earphones 
and that's where sound's new c4i clipon earbuds   come in and for transparency they're sponsoring 
the segment of the video so these earbuds have a   really unique clip-on design that not only looks 
dope on your ears but practically they're both   more comfortable and have a more secure fit than 
traditional earbuds or headphones The Cutting Edge   ear grips are designed for complete movement so 
I can work out at the gym or go for a run warry   free especially with its ipx for water resistance 
and the Easy Button controls in the back for quick   music controls the flexible joints make this a 
suitable and comfortable fit for all ear types   as well the open ear design doesn't sacrifice on 
audio quality either the racetrack Dynamic drivers   with titanium coded design deliver pretty clear 
audio and the c4i is also Bluetooth 5.4 compatible   allowing devices to pair directly to the earbuds 
the charging case itself offers up to 21 hours   of playback and yeah overall these clip on earbuds 
represent pretty good value particularly if you're   looking for earbuds on the move you can learn more 
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below now when it comes to the cameras and photos   they're more similar to the iPhone 16 Pro than I 
thought it would be especially in good lighting   conditions like outside on a sunny day so this 
phone does miss out on the 5x telephoto camera and   the new 42MP Ultra wide that the pro version gets 
but unless you like heavily shoot Ultra wide and   5x Zoom photos the iPhone 16 doesn't really miss 
out on all that much especially with the right   camera settings switched on I tested both the 16 
and the 16 Pro together over the month and the   iPhone 16 does a seriously good job for a $799 
phone there's not a huge difference in quality   between the two phones until you use of course the 
ultrawide zoom functions or you shoot in Pro roll   mode but in low light you can also tell that the 
pro is able to lift out more detail in the darker   areas of the photos and just generally looks 
better I think think but if you're just taking   photos to throw up on social media or to keep as 
memories honestly the iPhone 16 can do basically   everything you want it to do and there's no need 
to shoot Pro raw anyway so you're not missing out   on that feature and of course the new photographic 
Styles feature is as fun as ever just like it is   on the 16 Pro it lets you quickly color grade your 
photos Live While You're composing the shot or you   can even edit it and edit the color grade on the 
photo in post I think it's a particularly good   feature on the iPhone 16 because we can't shoot 
Raw photos on the base iPhones which means we   don't get the extra data in the photos to edit 
and post on apps like Lightroom so it's really   nice actually that you can quickly apply a custom 
filter and look in the camera app itself and it's   more than enough for the average mobile user as 
with video it's great but it doesn't get that   beautiful Dolby 4K 120 video recording available 
on the Pro Models and that's absolutely a feature   that sets the pro apart that you'll probably 
want to consider if you're big on video that   doesn't mean the video isn't any good it's still 
one of the leaders in mobile video and looks   awesome as you can see here but it just doesn't 
look as good as Doby Vision 4K 120 next the a18   performance has been Stellar I think these chips 
have become so good that the difference between   the base chip and the pro variant is just so 
minimal for like 90% of phone users between   the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 in daily use 
I really didn't feel much of a difference it's   only when gaming shooting 4K videos or applying 
the new photographic Styles will you ever feel   a slight difference in responsiveness based on 
geekbench 6 the iPhone 16's performance in single   and multi-core tests is comparable to a M1 iPad 
and even faster than an iPhone 15 Pro which is   pretty wild it also represents a huge 30% 
performance leap from the iPhone 13 and 14   which both use an a15 bionic chip so if you're 
upgrading from these phones the iPhone 1314   you're going to really feel the difference in 
daily use apple has also bumped up Ram from 6   to 8 GB so multitasking and app performance over 
the month has been honestly just as smooth as the   iPhone 16 Pro it's really that good I feel like 
apple has almost had to like purposely Nerf the   iPhone 16 and not give it certain features just 
so there's incentive still to get the pro model   I think it's really awesome though that we've 
you know got to a stage of mobile computing   power where almost everyone benefits from the 
performance increases whether or not a phone   has the more expensive pro tag on it battery life 
over the month has also been a selling point I'm   getting anywhere between 8 to 12 hours of mixed 
use each day and that's at least an hour or two   more than the iPhone 15 and 15 Pro it's great 
to see the efficiency of the A8 chip pump out a   roughly 15% boost in battery life from the iPhone 
15 and a big 20 to 25% jump from the iPhone 14 and   13 Even though this is an improvement it still 
does lag behind the pixel 9 which has a bigger   4575 mamp battery and I got 10 to 14 hours of 
mixed usage on on that phone when I tested it   a few months ago all right so the first few weeks 
uh the thought passed my mind do I you know really   need the iPhone 16 Pro because the iPhone 16 is 
so far more than great but here's where I think   this phone falls short and the negatives that I've 
experienced over the month the first one has to   be its dated 60 HZ display it's not exactly a bad 
display it's just that once you start using 120 HZ   display having that refresh rate feels like pretty 
sluggish experience scrolling settings websites   and social media just isn't as fluid and when we 
consider that the similarly priced Bas pixel 9   has a beautiful 120hz OLED display or even other 
Android uh phones entrylevel Android phones have   120 HZ displays it's a shame that the iPhone 16 
still has a 60 HZ display the other negative is   its price for an iPhone sure it's nicely priced 
and it Stacks up pretty well when compared to the   iPhone 16 Pro but when we look at similar Android 
phones that's when you realize you could get a lot   more bang for buck for example the similar price 
Galaxy s24 or Google pixel9 gets far higher Peak   brightness much more RAM bigger batteries and far 
faster charging speeds as you can see here in this   comparison chart the other two sticking points 
are unfortunately similar to the iPhone 16 Pro   number one there's no sign of Apple intelligence 
at launch and the iPhone 16 yes also gets very hot   in hand under intensive use or in hot environments 
actually heck even when I was charging it at my   desk in cool room temperatures it gets oddly 
warm and so it seems like apple still has some   tinkering to do to get the iPhone temperatures 
to a much better place so the iPhone 16 is far   from perfect but after 1 month of here's why I 
still think it hits the sweet spot as an iPhone   for like 80% of people so there's less and less 
between the pro and the base iPhone 16 and this   phone is a significant improvement over several 
generation old models think the iPhone 12 11 X   or even older so if you're planning on upgrading 
from an older iPhone and you want to pocket a few   hundred and you know you don't need a better 
Ultra wide camera video and battery life the   iPhone 16 isn't Awesome by representing that 
very sweet spot in value but if we compare it   to the iPhone 15 or 14 yeah look there's not 
much here that begs for your hard-earned cash   you're probably just better off swapping in a new 
battery and that phone should last you another   few years in fact there's rumors that apple 
is now considering moving away from releasing   new iPhones every year so you know they have more 
time for new hardware to be developed I think this   makes a lot of sense we don't need new hardware 
every single year and we sort of need to accept   the days of massive leaps like the iPhone 3GS to 
the 4 or the 7 to the X those days are behind us   we're not going to get way bigger screens crazy 
better cameras or much faster chips every year   so yeah I'd say that this phone hits that sweet 
spot in the sub $1,000 budget range but the one   thing that was supposed to set the iPhone 16 apart 
from other phones Apple intelligence Still Remains   only a promise and as MZ famously says never buy 
a product based on the promise of future features [Music]

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