share 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 September may be a typical month for most, but longtime Apple enthusiasts would recognise it as the time for yearly iPhone refreshes. Soaking up the buzz surrounding its latest event, held on 9/10 September with the “It’s Glowtime” tagline, the Cupertino giant has lifted the curtain on its next generation of smartphones. Jumping from the A16 chip to A18 , the iPhone 16 series boasts more CPU and GPU cores, as well as a faster 16-core Neural Engine for better AI processing.
According to the company, users can expect 30 percent faster CPU performance than the iPhone 15 and a 40 percent boost in GPU prowess. The chip also delivers improved gaming performance with hardware-accelerated ray tracing and five times, proving capable of running AAA games like Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Resident Evil 4 . The latest handset is made from “aerospace grade” aluminium, boasting both 6.
1 and 6.7-inch display options. A dedicated Camera Control button on the side makes it possible to use swipe and tap gestures for camera app control, such as zooming in and out of images, or a long press to capture videos.
Photography wise, the iPhone 16 touts a vertical dual camera setup – as opposed to diagonal on previous iterations – that comprises a 48-megapixel (MP) main camera, and a new autofocusing 12MP ultra-wide camera described to be the “equivalent” of four lenses. Macro mode is also included for the first time, courtesy of improved light intake. More notabl.