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
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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
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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]
