iPhone 16 Professional vs iPhone 14 Professional: All of the anticipated variations

Intro

Two years of evolution have resulted in a brand new Professional iPhone that has an even bigger display screen, greater battery, a quicker chip and model new AI capabilities.

No less than that’s what numerous rumors and leaks have revealed up to now in regards to the iPhone 16 Professional. We can have the official knowledge very quickly – Apple has set its large launch occasion for Monday, September ninth.

However let’s not wait till then to get a look of all of the anticipated variations between the iPhone 16 Professional and the iPhone 14 Professional.

Design and Dimension

Greater measurement and a pair of helpful new buttons

The iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 14 Professional look very a lot alike with flat sides and the acquainted triple digicam system on the again.

Nonetheless, they aren’t precisely the identical. The iPhone 16 Professional comes with a 6.3-inch display screen, bigger than the 6.1-inch show on the 14 Professional. The bezels round that display screen at the moment are slimmer for a extra futuristic look.

You additionally get two new bodily buttons. Rather than the mute swap, the iPhone 16 Professional has the Motion Button, which you’ll be able to customise to just about every little thing with just a few choose presets and the limitless prospects of the Shortcuts app.

There may be additionally a brand new Seize button devoted to digicam options solely. It’s positioned under the facility key on the best aspect of the cellphone and it is a capacitive one, so it will not get unintentionally triggered when you could have your cellphone in your pocket. Additionally it is stated to work with not simply the Apple inventory digicam app, however third-party digicam apps as nicely. It can perform very similar to a typical digicam shutter button – a lighter press will allow you to lock focus and publicity, and a firmer press will seize a photograph or begin recording a video. Since it is a capacitive button with an even bigger space, additionally, you will have the ability to swipe on it. This might be tied to zooming out and in, shortly swapping filters, or adjusting the power of the portrait blur impact.

We love these new buttons, they’re small modifications that might go a good distance.

And in case you are inquisitive about simply the bodily dimensions of those two telephones, see under:

In abstract, the iPhone 16 Professional will likely be a tiny bit greater, however it’ll weigh lower than the 14 Professional.

The 16 Professional may even use the fancier titanium materials for the body in comparison with chrome steel on the 14 Professional.

And did we point out the iPhone 16 Professional has a USB-C port, whereas the 14 Professional makes use of the older, proprietary Apple Lightning port?

As for the remainder, it stays the identical: IP68 water and mud safety, and the Dynamic Island with Face ID on the entrance.

The unboxing expertise will likely be comparable too with only a cable within the field and no charger.

Show Variations

We already talked about the distinction in display screen measurement: 6.3 inches on the 16 Professional vs 6.1 inches on the 14 Professional, and the slimmer borders across the display screen on the 16 Professional.

The opposite anticipated change is that the 16 Professional will likely be simply brighter and simpler to make use of outside. The 14 Professional reaches round 1,000 nits of typical brightness, whereas the 16 Professional is anticipated to have the ability to output 1,200 nits most typical brightness.

The Face ID module shouldn’t be altering, nevertheless, and we work equally on each telephones.

Efficiency and Software program

New A18 Professional chip comes with plenty of promise… and AI

Apple has a brand new chipset prepared for the iPhone 16 Professional, and we anticipate it to run quicker and cooler. We nonetheless haven’t got an official identify, however it’s probably it will likely be referred to as the Apple A18 Professional vs the A16 Bionic chip on the 14 Professional.

Apple is anticipated to leap to a brand new manufacturing know-how utilizing the next-gen 3nm course of at chip maker TSMC, so we’re optimistic.

The extra vital improve, nevertheless, would possibly simply be the common-or-garden improve to 8GB of RAM, up from 6GB RAM on the 14 Professional.

That is essential for Apple Intelligence, which appears to solely work on iPhones with 8GB of RAM.

A smaller but vital improve is the shift to the newer Qualcomm Snapdragon X75 modem, which ought to ship improved connectivity and higher sign.

It is also probably that the iPhone 16 Professional helps Wi-Fi 7 in comparison with Wi-Fi 6 on the iPhone 14 Professional. A number of the advantages embrace as much as 2.4X quicker speeds and decrease latency.

Digicam

Crisper ultra-wide digicam and longer zoom on the 16 Professional

Each the 16 Professional and 14 Professional have a triple digicam system on the again, however with just a few important variations.

The principle digicam stays a 48-megapixel sensor on each telephones, however the iPhone 16 Professional will profit from higher processing of pictures.

You additionally get a giant improve for the ultra-wide digicam. The 12MP ultra-wide snapper on the 14 Professional is getting changed by a brand new 48MP one on the 16 Professional, and that one ought to carry out higher at night time and provide the possibility for high-res seize.

Lastly, the 3X zoom digicam is changed by a 5X tetraprism zoom lens. That is nice if you wish to movie your child’s live performance or one thing far-off, however it additionally means you’ll not have the native 3X zoom possibility (we liked that for portrait snaps).

For video, the massive new function is likely to be the lengthy anticipated prime quality gradual movement. The iPhone 14 Professional and earlier fashions maxed out at 1080p gradual movement, and the 16 Professional is alleged so as to add 3K120 video with much more element. It is a function so superior that many high-end cameras do not but assist it, and it might remodel artistic video seize on the iPhone.

Battery Life and Charging

Count on a slight enhance in battery life and even quicker charging speeds

The bodily greater iPhone 16 Professional can be getting a bigger battery, which we’re very excited to see.

Rumors point out the quantity 3,577mAh, which is sort of 10% greater than the 14 Professional (which has a 3,200mAh battery).

Apple charges the iPhone 14 Professional for 23 hours of video playback and 75 hours of audio playback, and we hope to see greater numbers for the 16 Professional.

In fact, we may even be operating our in depth in-house battery exams, as soon as we now have the iPhone 16 Professional and can present you much more shade about its battery life.

One other thrilling chance is the primary bump in charging velocity in years.

The iPhone 16 Professional is rumored to get 40W charging speeds, practically double these of the 14 Professional (formally rated at 20W, however unofficially charging at round 25W). We’re not sure this may come true, as Apple may be very conservative about charging, however we hope it does.

In fact, MagSafe will likely be on board like earlier than. And once more, we might get quicker 20W wi-fi charging, an improve from the 15W on the 14 Professional.

Specs Comparability

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So, ought to iPhone 14 Professional homeowners improve to the iPhone 16 Professional?

We are saying: sure.

If all of the rumors come true, the iPhone 16 Professional will add fairly just a few fancy new AI methods, it’ll have a extra succesful digicam system, longer battery life and quicker charging.

This checks all of our containers.

We’ll be taught if all these leaks and rumors had been true subsequent Monday, September ninth, so make certain to verify again right here to be taught all the ultimate particulars.