The release of a new iPhone is always highly anticipated. This year’s models bring Apple Intelligence, better cameras, a new Camera Control and, most importantly, longer battery life. The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max have larger displays, thinner bezels, an advanced A18 Pro chip and improved thermal management.

They say that bigger is always better — and that certainly rings true for the brand-new iPhone 16 Pro Max. With the largest display in iPhone history at 6.9 inches and an insanely long-lasting battery life, it is in fact one of the best phones that money can buy.

Enough to make you feel you have a brand-new iPhone. Note, though, that one of the biggest things in iOS 18 is the introduction of Apple Intelligence, though it won’t be available in this release. When it arrives, it will be for iPhone 16 series, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max handsets only.

The iPhone 16 Pro adds a feature that I've dearly missed on my iPhone 15 Pro in the past year. It's a welcome change.

Some of the iPhone 16 models' fun upgrades—from the new Camera Control to the range of stylistic filters—help you shoot and customize your photos and videos more easily.

Now the iPhone 16 Pro is here, it's time for us to see how it compares to its predecessor, the iPhone 15 Pro. Whether you're interested in upgrading to one of these phones from your current handset, want to swap your iPhone 15 Pro for the latest model,

The $999 iPhone 16 Pro and $1,199 iPhone 16 Pro Max have everything we've come to expect in a year-over-year upgrade. They lack Apple Intelligence at launch but make up for it in other ways.

Update September 17 with details on iPhone 16 pre-order volume and the rollout of Apple Intelligence. With the launch of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, Apple has taken its first steps into the next generation of smartphones,