iPhone 15 Pro vs. iPhone 16 Pro: 30 Rumored Upgrades Compared

[Wanted797]

If most other people (or even a healthy minority of people) found the Mini phones to be enjoyable, then Apple would not have discontinued the line due to poor sales. Small phones are cute (I had a 12 Mini) but cuteness doesn't last very long. What matters is whether phones are useful: can you see more info on the screen? does the battery last more than 1 day? do they run cool? When you think about actual usability, you eventually conclude that a larger phone is simply more convenient.

This is not to do with the mini.... just a smaller screen size. The point went way over your head.

 

[Mity]

This is not to do with the mini.... just a smaller screen size. The point went way over your head.

LOL. Right. People love small phones but they just don't want to buy them.

 

[psalex]

too bad we are going again big and bigger in physical dimensions...

I totally agree, i would rather have a little less performance and something of a better design. This is why the other phone makers are seeing more sales ... Apple needs to wake up and gives us more options. For instance, my wife loves her iphone mini discontinued two years ago. She doesn't want a brick in her purse. oh well.

 

[psalex]

And that ladies and gentlemen is why many people love their foldables! Small footprint in the pocket, but when you need to go big, just unfold it and voila!

Totally agree. I'm so not inspired to get a newer iphone ... my 14 is great and i don't need bigger higher resolution photos that what i'm already getting.

 

[psalex]

the days of "exciting" updates year over year are over, people don't upgrade every year anymore, but for plenty people on older iPhones the new ones will be exciting ...

I would upgrade every year if the design become interesting. I'd love to try a foldable, another version of a mini,.... what else? Apple designers have become lazy. Steve would have shaken that laziness out of them!

 

[psalex]

After over a year of rumors, there are now 30 changes and improvements expected to be offered by the iPhone 16 Pro models later this year.

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All of the changes the iPhone 16 Pro models are expected to feature compared to their direct forerunners are listed below, using information from reliable sources that we have previously covered. We will update this article as more rumors emerge in the coming months.

Displays

Both iPhone 16 Pro models are expected to feature larger displays than their predecessors, pushing the iPhone 16 Pro Max to be the biggest iPhone ever offered. There are also reportedly improvements to the underlying OLED technology in store.

iPhone 15 Pro	iPhone 16 Pro
6.1- or 6.7-inch display	6.3- or 6.9-inch display
	Thinner borders around the display
	More efficient OLED display with brighter micro-lens technology

Chip, Thermals, and Connectivity

Under the hood, the iPhone 16 Pro models are rumored to bring notable improvements in processing power, thermal management, and connectivity. From a more powerful "A18 Pro" chip to advanced thermal designs and enhanced connectivity options including the latest Wi-Fi standards, these changes promise to further update the iPhone's basic specifications.

iPhone 15 Pro	iPhone 16 Pro
A17 Pro chip (TSMC's "N3B" 3nm process)	A18 Pro chip (TSMC's "N3E" enhanced 3nm process)
16-core Neural Engine	Enhanced neural Engine with "significantly" more cores to support new AI features
Thermal design with copper heatsink and black foil battery casing	New thermal design with graphene heatsink and metal battery casing
Snapdragon X70 5G modem	Snapdragon X75 5G modem
Wi-Fi 6E connectivity	Wi-Fi 7 connectivity

Cameras

The iPhone 16 Pro models are slated to receive a range of substantial camera enhancements, such as a larger main camera sensor, a 48-megapixel sensor on the ultra wide camera, and a dedicated hardware button for photography and videography on the side of the device.

iPhone 15 Pro	iPhone 16 Pro
	"Capture Button" to trigger photography and videography features
1/1.28-inch main camera sensor	iPhone 16 Pro‌ Max: 1/1.14-inch main camera sensor (12% larger)
Sony IMX-803 main camera sensor	iPhone 16 Pro Max: Sony IMX-903 main camera sensor with stacked design for better performance, a 14-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) for high-quality image data conversion, and Digital Gain Control (DCG) for better dynamic range and noise control
7P main camera lens	8P main camera lens
iPhone 15 Pro: Telephoto camera with second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization iPhone 15 Pro Max: Telephoto camera with larger sensor, folded tetraprism design, optical image stabilization, and autofocus 3D sensor-shift module	Telephoto camera with larger sensor, folded tetraprism design, optical image stabilization, and autofocus 3D sensor-shift module
iPhone 15 Pro: 77mm maximum focal length iPhone 15 Pro Max: 120mm maximum focal length	iPhone 16 Pro: 120mm maximum focal length iPhone 16 Pro Max: "Super" telephoto camera with focal length above 300mm
iPhone 15 Pro: 0.5x, 1x, 2x, and 3x optical zoom iPhone 15 Pro Max: 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 3x, and 5x optical zoom (5x on Pro Max only)	0.5x, 1x, 2x, and 5x optical zoom
4P telephoto camera lens	5P telephoto camera lens
12-megapixel ultra wide camera	48-megapixel ultra wide camera
5P ultra wide camera lens	6P ultra wide camera lens

Batteries and Charging

The iPhone 16 Pro models could receive some major improvements in battery technology and charging, sporting bigger, denser batteries and faster charging capabilities.

iPhone 15 Pro	iPhone 16 Pro
Single-layer battery technology	Stacked battery technology for increased energy density and prolonged lifespan
iPhone 15 Pro: 3,274 mAh battery iPhone 15 Pro Max: 4,422 mAh battery	iPhone 16 Pro: 3,355 mAh mAh battery (+2.5%) iPhone 16 Pro Max: 4,676 mAh battery (+5%)
Up to 27W wired charging	Up to 40W wired charging
15W charging via MagSafe	20W charging via MagSafe

Other Features and Changes

While many of Apple's devices are rumored to receive a series of new AI-based features via software updates later this year, the iPhone 16 Pro models are expected to take these further with exclusive capabilities and an upgraded microphone.

iPhone 15 Pro	iPhone 16 Pro
Support for new AI features in iOS 18	Support for new AI features in iOS 18, plus a suite of device-exclusive AI features
Microphone	Upgraded microphone with improved signal-to-noise ratio and water resistance, designed to support new AI features
Up to 1TB of storage	Up to 2TB of storage
Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, and Natural Titanium color options	Black Titanium/Space Black, White Titanium, Desert Titanium, Titanium Gray, and potentially Rose Gold color options
Brushed titanium frame	Glossy titanium frame

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[Wanted797]

Your original post was

Once you use a larger display, it's hard going back to a smaller one.

No. It’s not hard. I’ve done it from biggest to smallest iPhones. It was easy. Enjoyable actually. If I had gone from max to “normal size”. It also would have been easy. Maybe even easier.

Just because I happened to go to a mini has nothing to do with it.

All I am saying is. Going from a plus/max phone to ANYTHING smaller. Is NOT hard.

 

[psalex]

Your original post was


No. It’s not hard. I’ve done it from biggest to smallest iPhones. It was easy. Enjoyable actually. If I had gone from max to “normal size”. It also would have been easy. Maybe even easier.

Just because I happened to go to a mini has nothing to do with it.

All I am saying is. Going from a plus/max phone to ANYTHING smaller. Is NOT hard.

I totally agree. We were traveling and I found myself enjoying using my wife's mini. It was easy to carry around and i could read just as much on it.

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Glossy titanium frame

I can't be the only one that thinks polished metal looks tacky right?

 

[BigDO]

I can't be the only one that thinks polished metal looks tacky right?

Don’t really care as it will be in a case but it sucks to see it will get heavier again.

I think I’ll pass until the boggo line has 120hz as there’s nothing else interesting about the pro for me.

 

[heath_durbin]

Ideally, the capture button will be usable underwater.