Apple iPhone 16 - Good, but not amazing

With my new iPhone 16 arriving wanted to prepare a comparison to see how it sizes up vs my 14 Pro. I’m anticipating a slightly lighter, but faster phone. Although, I maybe sacrificing a bit on the screen based on initial online reviews.

But being that I was already happy with the LCD display on an iPhone 11. I should be more than satisfied with the OLED on the 16.

And based on the specs there isn’t much difference between the 14 Pro and standard 16. My 2 reasons for the 16 is Type-C and lower weight.

Initial Review - 16 is good, not amazing.

Now that I’ve had my 16 for several days I’m satisfied with the form factor, lighter weight and slightly faster specs.

I do miss the better 120 Hz refresh rate of the 14 Pro’s screen, but otherwise for me the base model 16 is a better fit.

As iPhone doesn’t have the best cameras to begin with relative to Samsung’s flagship models, it’s not a real concern to forgo the triple cameras of the Pro series.

At same time after 2 years, having less advanced screen technology on a newer 16 is a bit of a disappointment. Otherwise, it’s totally fine. While, I’m appreciative of not having the notch, I’m understanding why people like higher refresh rates.

Samsung has enjoyed fast refresh rates for many years on even their basic A-series phones.

Other than that … this might be the first iPhone in a long while I could confidently carry without a case.

Specs - iPhone 14 Pro

6.1” screen (1179 x 2556 pixels) ~460 ppi - 120 Hz
A16 Bionic (4 nm)
6 GB Ram / 128 GB Storage
3200 mAh battery
48 MP / 12 MP / 12 MP camera
7 oz weight
Lightning Port

Specs - iPhone 16

6.1” screen (1179 x 2556 pixels) ~460 ppi - 60 Hz
A18 Bionic (3 nm)
8 GB Ram / 128 GB Storage
3561 mAh battery
48 MP / 12 MP camera
6 oz weight
USB Type-C 2.0

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