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A tiny iPhone 16 Pro feature is my sleeper hit of the year

iPhone 16 display minimum brightness

If you were asked to list off the iPhone 16 Pro’s changes, what would come to mind? Likely Camera Control, better battery, improved cameras, the forthcoming Apple Intelligence, and so on. These are clearly the headliners. But there’s one tiny upgrade that’s consistently surprised me: the new iPhone 16 display’s minimum brightness.

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iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 camera comparison – judge for yourself

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 camera comparison | iPhone 16 Pro shown

An iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 camera comparison concludes that it’s hard to pick an overall winner given the role played by personal preferences, but the range of sample shots provides a really good chance to judge for yourself.

The piece starts out by noting that Samsung wins the megapixel war, though we’ve frequently cautioned that squeezing ever more pixels into a tiny sensor can actually result in worse images …

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Stunning iPhone 16 Pro cinematic video footage, including attaching it to a drone

iPhone 16 Pro cinematic video footage (framegrab)

In what is now an annual tradition, filmmaker Joey Helms has created a stunning iPhone 16 Pro cinematic video demo reel, in his home city of Chicago.

This year he paired up with Sam Perez to mount the new phone on a drone to include airborne shots – and, of course, included some extra-slo-mo footage to highlight the new 120fps 4K capture capabilities …

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Nomad launches limited edition ‘Olde Dublin’ Horween leather Case and Folio for iPhone 16 Pro

Nomad Modern Leather Olde Dublin iPhone 16 Pro

Nomad’s leather cases are a staple of its iPhone accessories and have become even more popular as Apple stopped using leather last year. Now Nomad has launched a new limited edition finish for its premium Horween Modern Leather Case and Modern Leather Folio for iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max.

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Larger displays on iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch Series 10: Worth it?

iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch Series 10 larger displays

Last month Apple introduced the latest iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch Series 10 models together, and they had one key upgrade in common: larger displays. I’ve been using the new, larger iPhone 16 Pro and 46mm Apple Watch Series 10 for nearly three weeks now. Here’s what my experience with the screen size changes has been.

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Deep dive into the iPhone 16 Pro cameras finds much to love despite some flaws

Deep dive into the iPhone 16 Pro cameras | Desert colored iPhone photographed in an actual desert

If there’s anyone who knows a thing or two about iPhone photography, it’s Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of the developer behind the Halide app. In an incredibly deep dive into the iPhone 16 Pro cameras, he finds much to love – and a few flaws.

While his experience of comparing many iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro images mirrored mine – like for like, it’s hard to spot any differences – he still had a lot of positive things to say …

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Apple cuts iPhone 16 orders at key supplier, Barclays claims

In a new investor note seen by 9to5Mac today, analysts at Barclays report that Apple “may have just cut” iPhone 16 production by three million units. Based “recent supply channel checks,” the analysts say that these cuts were made at a “key semiconductor” partner for iPhone orders through the December quarter.

Barclays says that its “sell-through checks” suggest a 15% decline year-over-year for the iPhone 16 launch.

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Two (or three?) iPhone 16 models make best smartphone battery life rankings

Two iPhone 16 models make best smartphone battery life rankings | Base iPhone 16 shown

Two of the four iPhone 16 models have made it into the best smartphone battery life rankings compiled by Tom’s Guide. The status of a third model is unclear.

Earning a place on the list requires a smartphone to last for more than 14 hours of wireless web browsing on 5G at a brightness of 150 nits, and a total of 15 smartphones qualify …

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