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iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 16 Pro Buyer's Guide
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I think I’m’ the vocal minority but I only buy apple oem cases, and ever since they discontinued the Leather cases,I hope they come out with a better alternative than the woven ones. My old iPhone 14 Pro case is in need of an upgrade
My iPhone 14 Pro is doing great and no plans to upgrade until maybe iPhone 18
The iPhone 16 Pro is set to succeed 2023's iPhone 15 Pro, introducing over 30 new features and improvements to Apple's high-end smartphones. With many users adopting two-year upgrade cycles, plenty of iPhone 14 Pro owners will be looking to upgrade to the iPhone 16 Pro, so this guide breaks down every major difference you should be aware of between the two generations based on rumors.
In 2022, Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 Pro as the successor to the popular iPhone 13 Pro, introducing an always-on display, the Dynamic Island, a 48-megapixel camera, the A16 Bionic chip, longer battery life, and more. Two years later, the iPhone 16 Pro is expected to offer at least 60 upgrades. All of the changes the iPhone 16 Pro models are rumored to feature compared to their 2022 predecessor are listed below, using information from reliable sources that we have previously covered here on MacRumors. We will continue to update this article as more rumors emerge prior to Apple's "It's glowtime" event on Monday, September 9.
Design
The design of the iPhone 16 Pro is expected to be a relatively significant evolution over the iPhone 14 Pro, iterating on the titanium frame and slightly rounded edges introduced on the iPhone 15 Pro models last year.
iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 16 Pro Surgical-grade stainless steel chassis Aerospace-grade titanium chassis Glossy frame with squared-off edges Brushed frame with contoured edges Ring/Silent switch Action button Thermal design with copper heatsink and black foil battery casing New thermal design with graphene heatsink and metal battery casing More repairable design Lightning port USB-C port Space Black, Silver, Gold, and Deep Purple color options Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, and Desert Titanium color options
Dimensions
To accommodate larger displays, both iPhone 16 Pro models are rumored to grow in height and width. In addition to last year's increase in depth, the devices are due to be considerably larger, but with a notable reduction in weight thanks to the adoption of a titanium frame.
iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 16 Pro 7.85mm depth 8.25mm depth (0.4mm thicker) iPhone 14 Pro: 147.5mm height
iPhone 14 Pro Max: 160.7mm heightiPhone 16 Pro: 149.6mm height
iPhone 16 Pro Max: 163.0mm heightiPhone 14 Pro: 71.5mm width
iPhone 14 Pro Max: 77.6mm widthiPhone 16 Pro: 71.45mm width
iPhone 16 Pro Max: 77.58mm widthiPhone 14 Pro: 206g weight
iPhone 14 Pro Max: 240g weightiPhone 16 Pro: 194g weight
iPhone 16 Pro Max: 225g weight
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, in addition to last year's slimmer bezels, making for a noticeable overall display upgrade.
iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 16 Pro 6.1- or 6.7-inch display 6.3- or 6.9-inch display Slimmer borders around the display More efficient OLED display with brighter micro-lens technology
Performance
The iPhone 16 Pro models are rumored to bring notable improvements in processing power, including a 3nm Apple silicon chip and 33% more memory.
iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 16 Pro A16 Bionic chip (TSMC's "N4P" 5nm process) A18 chip (TSMC's "N3E" enhanced 3nm process) 16-core Neural Engine Enhanced neural Engine with "significantly" more cores to support Apple Intelligence more effectively Dedicated AV1 decoder 6GB memory 8GB memory
Connectivity
Connectivity is also due to get a significant upgrade on the iPhone 16 Pro, bolstering the device's 5G, Wi-Fi, Thread, and Ultra Wideband specifications.
iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 16 Pro Snapdragon X65 5G modem Snapdragon X75 5G modem Wi‑Fi 6 connectivity Wi‑Fi 7 connectivity Thread networking technology First-generation Ultra Wideband chip Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip (connects from 3x further away) Precision Finding for Find My friends
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... Click here to read rest of article
Article Link: iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 16 Pro: 60 Upgrades to Expect
For what Apple is charging, we should be getting 1” sensors by now.
The future iPhone 17 supposedly will offer 12 GB of RAM compared to 8GB of RAM. Just bumping the memory up should be able to support more concurrent AI features be run all at once locally rather using the cloud as much per recent rumors. Supposedly iOS 19 is headed in this direction versus the first AI implementations with iOS 18 this coming year. Thats not to say 8 GB since the iPhone 15 Pro, and very soon the iPhone 16 series won't hold you for a long time.
I hope all this is ram is usable by the rest of the OS, for those of us that plan on disabling all the AI "features".
Still not anything compelling enough to move on from 13 Pro. New and shiny doesn't do anything for me.
Yawn, boring. Sticking with 14 Pro and don't really care if my next phone is an iPhone or not at this point.
Normalising a 2 year upgrade cycle. An iPhone usually performs perfectly fine after 4 years. Apart from the battery maybe.
The fact that you have to keep going further back to add some real difference says everything about Apple right now
Many of the so called improvements looks like typical corporate town hall presentation bullet points, not real improvements. Rounded corners with rectangle, brushed body, iPhone 14 Pro has OLED display as well which it is cleverly not mentioned, they didn’t mention exactly how many NP in 16 Pro, lightening port (is more compliance than improvement), thermal design (14 Pro is not heat prone like 15 Pro hence many may not consider this as an improvement) etc…Big improvements could be Size, Processor, RAM, material if you are so particular about Titanium (which gave heat issues in 15 Pro is another matter).
Must have been nice watching you call others broke till you saw the light of common sense
Yeah but like at this point
Is Wifi 7 really a necessity
Like the current wifi now is fine speed wise and I have a iPhone 14 pro
I mean I’m getting a 16 pro max for sure but like the wifi 7 isn’t a deal breaker for me I am quite content with my internet its pretty fast
Like what’s the big deal about wifi 7?
Or buy an actual camera.
I went with a red car. So easy to spot in a big parking lot.
I believe it’s virtually every iPhone model, so it doesn’t really matter which one you get.
Wait for the 16 and then pull the trigger on the 15 Pro. I’ll be cheaper.Trying to decide if I should pull the trigger on 15 Pro now or wait for 16. Currently using an iPhone XR
Indeed. My ten year old DSLR blows away anything an iPhone can do.
Well WiFi 7 capabilities are backwards compatible. With only 8 Gb of RAM and no WiFi 7 it ain’t future proof. But maybe it’s apples goal to let you buy new iPhones every year to be able to use all the new things of iOS 19, 20, etc.
It’s a shame no iPhone lower than the 15 pro is able to handle Apple Intelligence. Apple told us they’ve been working on it for years. That’s planned obsolescence 🤬
It’s a nasty Timmy trick!
I'd love to upgrade from my 13 Pro, but may just replace the battery and get another year or two out of it. Still a great phone and I don't think it's missing anything I really need. Also, I'm probably in the minority, but I prefer the look of the notch over the dynamic island.