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Introduced in September 2024, the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are Apple’s new high-end flagship smartphones that are being sold alongside the more affordable iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. The iPhone 16 Pro models have a more extensive feature set not available in the standard iPhone 16 devices, including more advanced camera technology, a better display, a faster A18 Pro chip, and more.

For the first time in several years, Apple updated the size of the iPhone 16 Pro models. The iPhone 16 Pro has a 6.3-inch display, up from 6.1 inches, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max has a 6.9-inch display, up from 6.7 inches. Due to the new display sizes, the iPhone 16 models are slightly taller, heavier, and wider than the iPhone 15 Pro models, but some of the change was implemented through a major reduction in bezels.

As with the iPhone 15 Pro models, the iPhone 16 Pro models have a titanium alloy frame with better scratch and drop resistance than stainless steel. The iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max come in black titanium, natural titanium, white titanium, and desert titanium, which is a gold color.

Aside from the larger screen sizes, there are no design changes to the iPhone 16 Pro models. The devices have the same contoured edges, and the front of the display is protected by second-generation Ceramic Shield material that Apple says is 50 percent tougher than the prior Ceramic Shield.

Apple is using the same Super Retina XDR Display from last year with Always-On display technology and a 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate, but there’s now support for 1 nit minimum brightness. The iPhone 16 Pro Max has a resolution of 2868×1320, while the iPhone 16 Pro has a resolution of 2622×1206. Aside from the slimmed down bezels, and minimum brightness change, there are no display changes, and it also features the same Dynamic Island at the top.

The iPhone 16 Pro models each have a USB-C port that offers the same USB 3 transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s as in the iPhone 15 Pro models. With the USB-C port, an iPhone can be used to charge AirPods or an Apple Watch directly. Upgraded 25W MagSafe charging has been added with a new MagSafe Charger. 15W Qi2 charging is also supported.

The customizable Action button introduced in the iPhone 15 Pro is also available on the 16 Pro models, and it can be set to one of multiple functions, such as launching the camera, turning on Flashlight, recording a Voice Memo, or activating a Shortcut. The Action button ties in with the Dynamic Island for visual feedback that accompanies haptic feedback.

Apple added an all-new Camera Control button that’s like an Action button for the Camera. It is touch and pressure sensitive and can be used to launch the camera and take a photo, capture a video, and adjust all kinds of camera settings. Apple modeled it after the shutter button of a DSLR camera, and it works in much the same way. Third-party apps can also take advantage of the Camera Control button.

Later this year, Camera Control will be used for visual intelligence a new AI feature that can tell users about objects and places. Point the camera at an object and click and hold on Camera Control to get more info about it. For a restaurant, visual intelligence shows information like hours and menu.

The 48-megapixel Fusion camera has a faster quad-pixel sensor. Like the prior iPhone 15 Pro camera, there’s a 24-megapixel default image resolution that offers high-quality images at a practical file size. The Fusion camera can be adjusted to different focal lengths, including 24mm, 28mm, and 35mm, and there’s an option to capture 48-megapixel HEIF images that take up less space than RAW images.

There’s a new 48-megapixel Ultra Wide camera that lets in more light for crisper photos in macro mode. Both iPhone 16 Pro models have the upgraded 5x Telephoto lens that uses a tetraprism design this year.

There are a range of next-generation Photographic Styles that let users adjust color, highlights, and shadows in real time. Adjustments can be applied to specific colors rather than the entire image, and Apple allows granular control over the intensity and tone of effects. Styles can be rendered during live preview or added after a photo is taken.

The quad-pixel sensor can read data 2x faster, enabling zero shutter lag for 48MP ProRAW or HEIF images. It also brings 4K 120 fps video recording in Dolby Vision, a first for a smartphone. 4K 120 fps video can be taken in video or Slo-mo mode, and playback speed can be adjusted after capture. Along with spatial videos, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max can also take spatial photos for the Vision Pro.

Videos are captured with Spatial Audio for more immersive sound with AirPods or Vision Pro, and there’s a new Audio Mix feature for adjusting sound after capture to focus on the voice of the person on camera, make it sound like a video was recorded in a professional studio, or position vocal tracks in front and environmental noises in surround sound. A wind noise reduction tool cuts down on unwanted noise for improved audio quality, and the iPhone 16 Pro has studio quality microphones for more true-to-life audio.