'iPhone 16 Pro' and 'iPhone 16 Pro Max' released, equipped with A18 Pro and the largest and best display in iPhone history

At Apple's new product launch event ' It's Glowtime ' held on September 10, 2024, Apple announced the ' iPhone 16 Pro ' and ' iPhone 16 Pro Max '. The iPhone 16 Pro not only has the largest and best display in the history of iPhone, but also the latest Apple silicon 'A18 Pro' designed for 'Apple Intelligence', Apple's personal AI.

Apple Introduces iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max - Apple (UK)
https://www.apple.com/jp/newsroom/2024/09/apple-debuts-iphone-16-pro-and-iphone-16-pro-max/

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max - Apple (Japan)
https://www.apple.com/jp/iphone-16-pro/

Apple Event - September 9 - YouTube


Following the iPhone 16, the iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max was announced.

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The iPhone 16 Pro has a 6.3-inch display, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max has a 6.9-inch display.

The iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max is equipped with the largest display ever on an iPhone.

In order to increase the display size without increasing the size of the device itself, the bezels have been made the thinnest of any Apple product.

The larger display supports ProMotion technology with an adaptive refresh rate of up to 120Hz. It also supports an always-on display, and the display glass is made of the latest Ceramic Shield, which provides excellent durability.

'By far the best display ever made to an iPhone.'

The frame is made of grade 5 titanium, which is roughly half the weight of stainless steel and is durable and scratch-resistant.

It is said that the microblasting process gives it a new texture.

The body comes in four colors: black titanium, white titanium, natural titanium, and the new desert titanium.

The iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max have a new machined chassis that maximizes thermal capacity and is made from 100% recycled aluminum that is bonded to the titanium frame by solid diffusion, which is said to improve sustained performance by up to 20%.

Battery capacity has been increased from the previous generation, and battery life has been improved thanks to power management by iOS 18 and the power efficiency of Apple silicon.

'The iPhone 16 Pro Max has the best battery life ever in an iPhone.'

And like the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max are designed from the ground up for Apple Intelligence.

By combining language models with Siri, you can ask Siri to do a wider variety of tasks than ever before.

To run AI models locally, Apple developed the 'A18 Pro' for the iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max.

It uses second-generation 3nm transistors, which improves the chip's integration density, performance and efficiency.

The A18 Pro is equipped with a 16-core Neural Engine, which can perform 35 trillion calculations per second and is said to be good at generative AI tasks. In addition, with a total system memory bandwidth increased by 17%, the A18 Pro is said to be faster and more efficient than the A17 Pro chip installed in the iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max.

The A18 Pro's increased memory bandwidth means Apple Intelligence functions will be up to 15% faster than the A17 Pro.

The A18 Pro also delivers improved graphics performance thanks to an updated memory subsystem, which, when combined with the six-core GPU, makes it up to 20% faster than the A17 Pro.

In addition, ray tracing is up to twice as fast as the A17 Pro.

The CPU is a total of six cores, consisting of two high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores. It is up to 15% faster than the A17 Pro, and can deliver the same performance as the A17 Pro with 20% less power. The cache is also larger than the A18 installed in the iPhone 16, improving the performance of heavy-duty apps and games.

'This is the fastest CPU in a smartphone.'

In addition, the A18 Pro CPU is equipped with a next-generation machine learning (ML) accelerator, enabling highly efficient, high-throughput, and low-latency calculations.

The A18 Pro also comes equipped with a display engine for ProMotion and the always-on display.

It also achieves USB 3 speeds and faster ProRes shooting.

A new video encoder and a new image signal processor have also been implemented.

Combining these technologies makes it possible to process twice the amount of data compared to conventional methods, enabling ultra-fast encoding and improved efficiency in video processing.

Next, regarding the camera, the main camera is a 48MP Fusion camera with an aperture of f/1.78 and a focal length of 24mm (focal length 48mm 2x telephoto).

The 48MP Fusion camera reads data twice as fast and features a second-generation quad pixel sensor that eliminates shutter lag when shooting 48MP photos in ProRAW or HEIF formats.

The ultra-wide-angle camera is 48 megapixels, has an f/2.2 aperture, and a focal length of 13mm. It features a new quad-pixel sensor that can capture high-resolution photos with autofocus.

The ultra-wide-angle camera has been upgraded to 48 megapixels, allowing you to capture high-resolution photos even in macro mode.

A 12-megapixel, f/2.8 aperture 5x telephoto camera with a focal length of 120mm, the longest in Apple's history.

This 5x telephoto camera is made possible by adopting a tetraprism mechanism, which was only installed in the Pro Max model of the iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max. In the iPhone 16 Pro / Pro Max, the tetraprism mechanism will be installed not only on the Pro Max but also on the Pro.

And like the iPhone 16, camera controls have been added below the power button, allowing you to smoothly launch and operate the camera using touch or slide gestures.

In addition, improved image processing performance will broaden the scope of photographic expression.

For video recording, it is now possible to shoot slow motion videos in 4K resolution at 120 fps. The camera app has also been completely redesigned, including the UI, to enable smooth, high-level shooting.

Additionally, the quality of audio recording is improved with four studio-quality microphones.

In addition, you can now record spatial audio while shooting video, so you can enjoy more immersive sound when watching videos you've shot while listening to sound with AirPods.

The iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max will add an 'Audio Mix' feature that uses machine learning to identify and separate background sounds from voices when editing videos.

For example, an 'in-frame' mix makes it possible to isolate only the voices of the people in front of the camera.

The 'Studio' mix has an effect that effectively removes reverberation, as if the mix was recorded in a professional studio with acoustical paneling on the walls.

The 'Cinematic' mix processes voices in a cinematic way, placing the voice track forward.

There will also be an update to 'Voice Memo' sometime in 2024.

You can now layer another track over an existing recording, making it possible to do things like 'record vocals over an accompaniment recording' or 'sing a lower part over a higher part you sang yourself.'

You can also remove the accompaniment from layered recordings to separate the vocal recording.

A music video was screened here, created by overlaying footage shot with the iPhone 16 Pro Max with audio recorded with the iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Next, regarding MagSafe, the iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max supports the wireless charging MagSafe, and MagSafe itself has also been updated.

New MagSafe compatible clear and silicone cases are also available.

A new MagSafe charger is also scheduled to be released with faster charging speeds, and will be available in two lengths: 1m and 2m.

The iPhone 16 series also supports Qi2.

The prices of the iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max are as follows.

The release date is Friday, September 20th.

The introductory video for the iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max shown at the launch event can be seen below.

Introducing iPhone 16 Pro | Apple - YouTube


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