Macworld For the past several iPhone generations, I’ve owned a Pro model. First it was the size—I bought an iPhone 13 Pro Max before the Plus phone was a thing—but it’s other features as well: the ProMotion display,

Discover who should upgrade to the iPhone 16 Pro with its powerful A18 Pro chip, advanced cameras, and ProMotion display. Is this premium device worth it for you?

Apple has decided it will avoid the issue by refusing to allow its generative AI software to be installed on a purchased iPhone. It’s a drastic choice that will be seen as a downgrade by Apple’s dedicated community and leave European iPhones at a disadvantage compared to the Android-based competition.

Even though the iPhone 16 doesn't a telephoto sensor, Apple discovered a way to somewhat compensate for this, so much so that you can reportedly get high-quality zoomed-in photos by up to 2X. Not as appealing as the 5X optical sensor on the iPhone 16 Pro models, but it'll do.

Apple releases two sets of iPhones every year: the standard and the Pro models. The iPhone 16 series is no different, although its baseline models — the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus — appear to be performing better than expected and giving their Pro siblings some tough competition.

The $999 iPhone 16 Pro and $1,199 iPhone 16 Pro Max have everything we've come to expect in a year-over-year upgrade. They lack Apple Intelligence at launch but make up for it in other ways.

The iPhone 16 Pro gets a bigger display and the 5x tetraprism zoom from the Max without a price hike. Add in promising Apple Intelligence features and longer battery life, and this is a compelling flagship phone value.