Apple has officially unveiled the iPhone 16, the cheapest of what the company calls the “first iPhones designed from the ground up for Apple Intelligence.”
Key improvements to the new phone, which starts at the same price as the iPhone 15 (in the US, at least), include the iPhone 15 Pro’s Action button, an all-new Capture control button, a new A18 chipset, and Apple Intelligence features.
The latter debuted at WWDC 2024 in June, but Apple has confirmed that these new AI-powered tools won’t be available on the iPhone 16 until December (an Apple Intelligence beta will begin in October, however). Confirmed Apple Intelligence features include a smarter Siri, text summarization, writing assistance, and generative image creation.
The most exciting hardware upgrade for the iPhone 16 appears to be its new camera control button, which can be used to take photos and learn about your surroundings (similar to Google Lens or Circle for search).
Another minor change to the iPhone 16 is the vertical alignment of the camera lenses. The new phone still has the same 48MP main and 12MP ultra-wide lenses as its predecessor, but this new vertical orientation means the iPhone 16 can capture spatial video compatible with Apple Vision Pro.
iPhone 16 will be available in ultramarine, teal, pink, white and black and will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, September 9, with the device arriving in stores on Friday, September 20.
This is a developing story. We will update this page with new information as Apple confirms it…
