iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max • Hacker News Board

Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Post by sk11001 » Mon, Sep 09, 2024, 6:52 PM UTC

There’s definitely a feeling that the Pro models are the actual model and the non-Pro is a bit closer to the old C/SE models. It didn’t feel that way a few releases ago.

I do love the colors on the regular models though!

Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Post by fkyoureadthedoc » Mon, Sep 09, 2024, 6:53 PM UTC

throwaway290 wrote: post #14

haunter wrote: post #2

Probably gonna upgrade from my iPhone 11 to a 16 Pro, seems like a good time to make the jump (also I'd need a battery replacement anyway and I rather spend that money on the new phone)

I am also on 11. To be honest, I do not want to jump from LCD to OLED, for me it's a downgrade:( (I often use it on low brightness in dim ambient light)

I went from 11 Pro to 15 Pro and found the screen to be a nice upgrade. OLED on the new iPad Pro is fantastic as well in my experience so far.

Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Sep 09, 2024, 6:53 PM UTC

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Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Post by robin_reala » Mon, Sep 09, 2024, 6:53 PM UTC

tiffanyh wrote: post #25

ilrwbwrkhv wrote: post #3

Ehh. Lacklustre.

Just curious, what specifically were you hoping for - from a product that is 17-years old?

Not that it was ever in the rumour mills, but smaller, thinner and longer battery life would have been nice.

Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Post by jamestimmins » Mon, Sep 09, 2024, 6:53 PM UTC

souvlakee wrote: post #17

The more I watch, the sadder I get. It seems they've gone in the wrong direction. They have nothing to offer regular phone users, so they're targeting "creative professionals" with fancy features.

That's just for the pro version of the phone though.

I plan to get a regular 16, for the reasons you mention. What regular features would you want to see?

Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Post by yreg » Mon, Sep 09, 2024, 6:53 PM UTC

Do we know what's the RAM in those phones?

Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Post by kmac_ » Mon, Sep 09, 2024, 6:54 PM UTC

geodel wrote: post #8

jsheard wrote: post #4

The non-Pro models are still only 60hz? C'mon man, high refresh rate is hardly a luxury feature anymore. At least give them 90hz and reserve 120hz for the Pro models.

Well, it is hardly a necessity too.

$150 phones have better refresh rates. Once you get used to the better rates, it will spoil any scrolling on 60 Hz screens.

Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Post by nabaraz » Mon, Sep 09, 2024, 6:54 PM UTC

I remember people lining up outside apple stores on the pre-order day. What has happened now? Have we seen the peak of smartphones until something new comes along and spur a new super-cycle?

Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Post by crooked-v » Mon, Sep 09, 2024, 6:54 PM UTC

pistolpeteDK wrote: post #20

Interesting to see how they're marketing increasingly minor improvements as major breakthroughs. 16 Pro: Better camera, more zoom, dedicated camera button… isn’t that it? WiFi 7, faster ray tracing, USB-C/USB 3? Hard to imagine many people really need that. Have we witnessed peak Apple? Apple Watch: minimal updates. AirPods Max: new color. AirPods: some minor tweaks.

And the things they decided to not do are baffling, too. The AirPods Max doesn't even have the H2 chip and attendant features, for example.

Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Post by _mlbt » Mon, Sep 09, 2024, 6:54 PM UTC

ashconnor wrote: post #5

Shocked they are still using 128GB as the starting storage size.

With iCloud and music streaming 128GB is enough for a lot of people. I know I still have quite a bit of room left on my 128GB iPhone 12, even with taking tons of photos and videos.