Apple’s iPhone 16 base model is ‘more interesting than it appears on first glance’ – The Guardian

iPhone 16 is available in five bold colors: black, white, pink, teal, and ultramarine.
Apple’s base model iPhone 16 is built for Apple Intelligence, the easy-to-use personal intelligence system that understands personal context to deliver intelligence that is helpful and relevant while protecting user privacy. The iPhone 16 also introduces Camera Control, which brings new ways to capture memories, and will help users quickly access visual intelligence to learn about objects or places around them faster than ever before. The powerful camera system features a 48MP Fusion camera with a 2x Telephoto option, giving users two cameras in one, while a new Ultra Wide camera enables macro photography. Next-generation Photographic Styles help users personalize their images, and spatial photo and video capture allows users to relive life’s precious memories with remarkable depth on Apple Vision Pro. Apple’s new A18 chip delivers a huge leap in performance and efficiency, enabling demanding AAA games, as well as a big boost in battery life.
Samuel Gibbs for The Guardian:
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The iPhone 16 may not look that different from the last few iterations of Apple’s standard smartphone but it features a range of updates that make it more interesting than it appears on first glance.
The added action button from last year’s 15 Pro is genuinely useful for one-button access to your most used app or feature, such as the torch. The camera control button is equally useful for quickly opening the camera and shooting photos, even if it is a little fiddly to use to adjust settings with any accuracy.
The camera itself is solid, capturing great photos pretty easily. The new photographic styles feature and macrophotography are great fun for those that want to get creative. The lack of a real zoom camera, faster and less jerky screen, and always-on display is disappointing. They are features common to rivals but Apple keeps for the iPhone 16 Pro.
The much faster chip and solid two-day battery life are very welcome, and should help the iPhone 16 last longer before it needs service or replacing. It may not be the most exciting phone any more, but the iPhone 16 is a big jump up from five-year-old models and is ready to go the distance.

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MacDailyNews Take: Anyone with an iPhone 13 or older will find the iPhone 16 to be a significant upgrade in speed, camera quality, and battery life – all three areas that are very important to smartphone buyers.

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