let's start with the new iPhone 16 lineup the first thing that stands out is the vibrant new colors ultramarine steel Pink as well as classic white and black the updated display now reaches a peak brightness of 2,000 nights Outdoors the iPhone 16 features a customizable action button similar to last year's iPhone 15 Pro Models along with a new camera control button the allows you to adjust various camera settings using different gestures and presses the iPhone 16 is powered by the new a18 chip with a 16 core neural engine optimized for Apple intelligence features it has a 6 core CPU that's 30% faster than the iPhone 15 and 60% faster than the iPhone 12 while consuming 30% less power the 5 core GPU is 40% faster than the previous model and uses 35% less power Apple also mentioned some apple intelligence features introduced at wwd see such as J Emoji image playground faster photo searches and creating memory movies Apple intelligence will be available next month in a limited fashion and for a limited number of languages with broader support coming over the next year the iPhone 16 has a new visual intelligence feature for the camera just press the camera control button and point it at an object like a restaurant or event flyer to get information or add details to your calendar this feature will also work with third-party apps like chat or Google search and will be available later this year the new camera control features allow for quick access to the camera app taking photos or recording videos using different presses and gestures you can also capture spatial photos and videos to enjoy on Apple Vision Pro the iPhone 16 comes with a larger battery and combined with the power efficiency of the a18 chip it promises improved battery life the iPhone 16 starts at 700 $99 while the iPhone 16 plus starts at $899 both with 128 GB of Base storage overview of iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Mac now let's move on to the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max the iPhone 16 Pro comes with a 6.3in display while the pro Max features a 6 .9 in display the bezels have been significantly reduced achieving a larger screen size with minimal changes to the form factor the frame is still made from titanium available in black white natural and a new desert titanium gold color the iPhone 16 Pro Max boasts the best battery life ever claimed for an iPhone both Pro Models are powered by the new A8 Pro chip which is faster and more efficient than the previous A7 Pro chip the main wide angle and Ultra wide cameras now have new 48 megapixel sensors and the telephoto lens offers a 5x optical zoom available on both Pro Models the iPhone 16 Pro can now capture 4K slow motion video at 120 frames per second as well as PR rise and long video directly to an external storage device the device includes four studio quality microphones and supports spatial audio recording Apple also introduced a new audio mixing feature that uses machine learning to isolate background noise the iPhone 16 Pro starts at $999 for the base 128 GB model and the pro Max starts at $1,99 $ for the 256 GB model pre-orders will begin this Friday with shipments starting the following Friday September 23 what are your thoughts on the new iPhone 16 share them in the comments