iPhone 16 Pro & Pro Max - Real World REVIEW! (not what I expected)

Tech Chap reviews the iPhone 16 Pro & iPhone 16 Pro Max - Testing Camera Control, Gaming, Camera & More. Is it worth the upgrade?
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00:00 What's New?
02:38 5 Years of iPhones...
04:08 Size & Design
06:04 Battery Life
07:59 Gaming & Speed
10:10 Camera Control... meh?
12:33 Photo & Videos
15:00 Photography Styles ftw!
17:46 4K120 & Audio Mix
19:55 iOS 18
20:43 Wrap up...

[Thetechchap]

Hello Chaps! Will you be buying a shiny new 16 Pro??

[x]

It's all about refinement at this point. The days of big hardware jumps are long behind us. Same for Samsung, and all the rest.
Personally I like the incremental changes, the days of changing a phone every year are no longer necessary

[itsAlzatron]

I went from a 14 Pro Max to a 16 Pro, the difference in battery life is a culture shock. It's not bad per se, it's just not what I'm used to coming from the bigger phones.

[mattdanyliw]

I’m probably the only one who wishes there was a iPhone 16 mini

[mangoldm]

I downsized from the 14 Pro Max to the 16 Pro. Tired of that giant phone taking up so much room in my pocket. 😂

[Mr.Tyrell]

Getting the 16 Pro Max in white titanium in the mail today! Can't wait!

[techytech]

By far the best iPhone 16 review i have seen. Especially the audio test, brilliantly presented to show how the features work.

[MehulSathyanarayan]

The wired charging has actually got significantly faster as well. I tested it out with a 45 watt adapter and it charges almost at 36-38 watts, which is significant and at the same level as Samsung and Google.

[stonie]

i love my 16 pro max so much, upgraded from the 13 and its a huge jump.

[se]

If you use a third party software like iMazing, it will give you the battery capacity of an iPhone. It says the design capacity for the 16 Pro Max is 4630 ma. Some sources claim it is 4685 ma. Apple always seems to give you a little more battery capacity than stated so that it shows 100% battery health for a longer time as it degrades. My new 16 Pro Max is showing an effective total capacity of 4837 ma, which is 104.5% of the rated design capacity. Same thing happened with my 14 Pro Max and the battery health was still at 100% after 2 years and careful charging to about 80%. So its not surprising why people are getting really long battery life with the 16 Pro Max.

[tonytonytony]

I've got a 16 Pro on order. Coming from an iPhone 11. Pretty excited! I get to upgrade without worrying that its 'not that much different from the 15 Pro'

[mahargrekab]

Upgraded from 12pro to 16pro Natural Titanium. Very Happy 😃

[ancientslav]

Basically, its what the 15 was supposed to be from the start. 16 = fixed 15

[robratty]

I’ve just took the plunge and gone from my trusty S23 to the 16 Pro I’m genuinely impressed with it
so far so good

[ganbly]

I am actually very happy with this phone, initially after going through all pixel phones and moving to the iphone 15 pro max (first time iphone user), I really started to enjoy some things and wishing some things were different with the photo quality. After upgrading to the iphone 16 pro max, what I can tell is that in terms of photography I am very happy now with the camera and styles as much as I am with the video. The colors seem to get a lot better, less yellowish, more natural, more real. I am really having a good time with this phone, was not expecting to be this polished. iOSdelivers a smooth experience that its hardly matched by any other android phone... I am curious to see how the samsung s25 ultra will be, but for the moment, its been a lot of fun to record video and taking photos with this phone.

[meat_loves_wasabi]

Camera control will be like the Touch Bar….some will still love it

[archerman]

I’m returning my 16 Pro and sticking with the 11 Pro for another year. After five generations, I was simply meh about the 16 Pro…it just does some things slightly better. The only real improvement I noticed was the higher refresh rate, so I’ll wait for the base model 17 instead.

[Karras]

I got a 16 Pro to replace a 12 Pro. Its feels like a pretty solid upgrade. I think I'm only really going to notice the difference with the screen with I have them side by side. I appreciate the better camera and dropping lightning is also a plus. Not sure about the camera button yet. It works quite well for what it is and its in a pretty good position for me to take pictures one handed in both landscape and portrait. But I'm not sure if its really better than using the touchscreen.

Unless I find myself badly wanting an even larger screen or more storage (and if the battery holds up), its hard to imagine wanting another one inside of 5 years

[RaavMedia]

Loving the battery life on my 16 Pro Max.. have the same feeling about the camera control button… meh… but I really like how you can disable it completely or set it to double click as yes, even I accidentally triggered it a few times!! BTW.. awesome video 🤎🤎🤎

[Cooperbarns]

This year, I'm switching from the 15 Pro Max to the 16 Pro for the following reasons: a larger display, better battery, and the color (black titanium instead of natural). Last year, I switched to the 15 Max because I wanted a bit more display and, above all, better battery life—plus the 5x zoom. However, I found the Pro's form factor to be perfect for me—the Max turned out to be too cumbersome in the end. Now, with the 16 Pro, I get more battery life, a larger display, and the 5x zoom in the regular Pro—so it's the perfect fit.