Appreciate the non-clickbait title, and good to hear, even if it’s not super surprising; it doesn’t seem like it’s done much to improve over the last several years. I missed this on the 15’s but amazed they went to 48MP…trying to get more people to buy the storage plans? Sheeesh. Sticking with my old 12 pro max for now
It bins the 48mp to a 24mp image and can also be set to 12mp. The 48mp option is only if you specifically activate it. They also just introduced a new file type for RAW images that reduces the 48mp RAW images to a 46mb file (compared to 80mb uncompressed). This new JPEG-XL works on all the RAW formats down to 12mp, so it's a great tool for anyone wanting to shoot RAW and not use up a ton of storage. The 48mp HEIF files are about 5mb for those that don't need RAW. They give you a ton of shooting options for whatever you are looking to do.
Cameras on telephones are boring. I have a real camera for photos. In fact phones are boring in general. But I'm still watching this because Manny puts on a good show.
I feel like there are too many settings that can have a high impact on image quality at this point to make simple comparisons. Would be useful to get the exact software settings used in all the direct comparisons. I upgraded from a 14 Pro and I'm finding the new camera setting to be a pretty large step up and really enjoying the new features. Stuff like the compressed 48mp RAW options using JPEG-XL is fantastic for those that like shooting RAW. I have my slider set to exposure comp (which I always hated setting on the touchscreen) and it's been useful so far. Battery life on these is also a big step up from the same size 15 Pro. I'm limiting my 16 PM to 90% charge and still ending the day with 30-40%.
Ya there's almost zero difference between 15 pro and 16 pro. The only reason to even upgrade to a 15/16 from older phones is the new Apple Intelligence coming in the next few months with a software update, but you can already use that with your old 15 pro max. Agree on the camera button being a gimmick. Heat can easily be explained by a bigger phone having more surface area to dissipate heat, same for battery life. At the end of the day, I'm not sure what you were expecting. There's nothing wrong with upgrading a phone every year, that's a personal choice, but ya.....
The Samsung S21 was the first phone i ever returned. Couldn't believe they took away the sd card slot. Still using my NoteS20Ultra. I'm the biggest android fanboy but no way will I pay so much for a phone that is a downgrade.
Really disappointed with the 16 pro max. Im Still charging 2 or 3 times a day. No better than the 15 pro max I traded in after a year with 600 charge cycles and 89% battery health. I hope the next update improves it.
Apple should stop saying it is their “best”iPhone ever, it is just their newest iPhone. I returned it for the same reasons after comparing it to my 14 Pro. I am wondering if they were getting feedbacks from average consumer/ everyday photographers when designing the camera control button.
Me too. This year it feels like a scam. This 48mp ultra wide and that non-ergonomic shutter button, made me so disappointed i cant even talk. About the overheating, how is it possible if they changed battery? Cant stand these errors from the largest company in the world.
It says a lot about how highly they think of their customer base when they move the camera around, give the device a rudimentary version of a function their competition has had for a decade and call it "new". It's insulting and I honestly don't know how iPhone users tolerate it
i can get it free, i am not getting it no point over 15 pro max, no point litterally. Now, if the screen extended, or folded or had another reason to change, then maybe, but as it looks the same no point.
Something’s not right with the 16 Pro then because my 15 Pro battery lasts all day. I put it away late at night on the charger with at least 25% charge left.
I returned the 16 pro max, keeping my 15 pro. Display calibration is not excellent on 16 pro models, white balance and delta e is off compared to previous displays. No good for lightroom editing on the go. Ipad pro m4 11" is superb in that regard tho, as well as 15 pro & pro max.
I wanted to upgrade each year after getting my 13 pro max but I haven't been able to justify it. I want to buy a new one. But I'd rather buy the 13 pro max again as things stand now. They new ones are barely any better.
You talking like pro about cameras etc, but you dont see that in upper angle and wide lenses you look like 35 years baby with big head and small body ✌️
The thing is, and people will dislike me for this simply because it's a niche and Apple's marketing is amazing. But if picture quality is important to you and nothing else, an iPhone is the wrong choice. Both for photo's and video's. Everything that is wrong with smartphone "the smartphone oversharpened and blurry look" can be fixed on Android. Not on iPhone. Granted, stock android is just as bad, but at least it can be fixed. And for video, there's an amazing 2rd party app which lets any Android do 10/12 bit LOG and even RAW video capture. But be careful, I'm used to this and now all the images look like gore to me
My Pixel 7 Pro for example, stock camera has great colours and exposure but the moment you zoom in its unnatural, like any phone. But it can be fixed. You mod the library (basically the image processing pipeline) and you can get results that have more detail (so true detail, not sharpening) than the iPhone's 50MP mode. Plus if you go really deep with some android's you can alter how the sensor works. Think in-sensor HDR to achieve 13+ stops of true dynamic range (in good light) or instead of the sensor binning down from 48 to 12mp by averaging the pixels (thus reducing noise) you can sum the pixels for very impressive low-light capabilities (at the expense of noise, but your sensor becomes 4x more sensitive to light.
th-cam.com/video/G3kQW1pipt8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zkDdDVI__f0Y4UhC Manny this will probably be held for review because it's a TH-cam link, but this is really worth your time. It's comparing iPhone's ProRes against old smartphones, but with good software. Shows how much of the limits are actually software, not hardware.
None of android can beat ProRes Log, that said, its a shame, because i wanted to change from ecosystem. Im not a fanboy, but i investigated EVERYTHING about the concurrent and none have better video quality and codec, unfortunately.
Since I started using actual cameras, I stopped caring about mobile phone cameras.
Appreciate the non-clickbait title, and good to hear, even if it’s not super surprising; it doesn’t seem like it’s done much to improve over the last several years. I missed this on the 15’s but amazed they went to 48MP…trying to get more people to buy the storage plans? Sheeesh. Sticking with my old 12 pro max for now
Agreed. Went to the comments first.
It bins the 48mp to a 24mp image and can also be set to 12mp. The 48mp option is only if you specifically activate it. They also just introduced a new file type for RAW images that reduces the 48mp RAW images to a 46mb file (compared to 80mb uncompressed). This new JPEG-XL works on all the RAW formats down to 12mp, so it's a great tool for anyone wanting to shoot RAW and not use up a ton of storage. The 48mp HEIF files are about 5mb for those that don't need RAW. They give you a ton of shooting options for whatever you are looking to do.
I’m still on my 13 Pro Max. Really wanted to upgrade to the 16 but the camera updates didn’t impress me that much.
My 12 pro max is better than my 14😂
we have reached peaked consumerism. People just need to be greatful for what they have. stop chasing and be free.
Welp… so much for that preorder..
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Because of Manny interview???🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@Airborne1SG sarcasm.. still getting the 16 pro.. my faceID doesn’t work on my old phone
I am agree with you, bro!!
I’m still on the iPhone 11
Me too!
I’m rocking the iPhone SE with the lens from the iPhone 8….😂 I use my X100VI usually to take pics
Cameras on telephones are boring. I have a real camera for photos. In fact phones are boring in general. But I'm still watching this because Manny puts on a good show.
Remember those of us who are upgrading from several phones ago
We still have the 11. I we were gonna get the 16 but maybe we’ll get the 15 instead.
I use the 11 and might upgrade to 13...might cos lately I use my phone less.
I feel like there are too many settings that can have a high impact on image quality at this point to make simple comparisons. Would be useful to get the exact software settings used in all the direct comparisons. I upgraded from a 14 Pro and I'm finding the new camera setting to be a pretty large step up and really enjoying the new features. Stuff like the compressed 48mp RAW options using JPEG-XL is fantastic for those that like shooting RAW. I have my slider set to exposure comp (which I always hated setting on the touchscreen) and it's been useful so far. Battery life on these is also a big step up from the same size 15 Pro. I'm limiting my 16 PM to 90% charge and still ending the day with 30-40%.
Ya there's almost zero difference between 15 pro and 16 pro. The only reason to even upgrade to a 15/16 from older phones is the new Apple Intelligence coming in the next few months with a software update, but you can already use that with your old 15 pro max.
Agree on the camera button being a gimmick. Heat can easily be explained by a bigger phone having more surface area to dissipate heat, same for battery life.
At the end of the day, I'm not sure what you were expecting. There's nothing wrong with upgrading a phone every year, that's a personal choice, but ya.....
The Samsung S21 was the first phone i ever returned. Couldn't believe they took away the sd card slot. Still using my NoteS20Ultra. I'm the biggest android fanboy but no way will I pay so much for a phone that is a downgrade.
Really disappointed with the 16 pro max. Im Still charging 2 or 3 times a day. No better than the 15 pro max I traded in after a year with 600 charge cycles and 89% battery health. I hope the next update improves it.
Apple should stop saying it is their “best”iPhone ever, it is just their newest iPhone. I returned it for the same reasons after comparing it to my 14 Pro. I am wondering if they were getting feedbacks from average consumer/ everyday photographers when designing the camera control button.
Did u try a 16 pro max though ?
They're the same cameras on both the non max and max, for the 16 series, unlike the 15.
Me too. This year it feels like a scam. This 48mp ultra wide and that non-ergonomic shutter button, made me so disappointed i cant even talk. About the overheating, how is it possible if they changed battery? Cant stand these errors from the largest company in the world.
It says a lot about how highly they think of their customer base when they move the camera around, give the device a rudimentary version of a function their competition has had for a decade and call it "new". It's insulting and I honestly don't know how iPhone users tolerate it
i can get it free, i am not getting it no point over 15 pro max, no point litterally. Now, if the screen extended, or folded or had another reason to change, then maybe, but as it looks the same no point.
Something’s not right with the 16 Pro then because my 15 Pro battery lasts all day. I put it away late at night on the charger with at least 25% charge left.
Do you have the mock fireplace because it’s an iPhone review? It’s giving bougie vibes 😂 (psst I have one too)
I returned the 16 pro max, keeping my 15 pro. Display calibration is not excellent on 16 pro models, white balance and delta e is off compared to previous displays. No good for lightroom editing on the go. Ipad pro m4 11" is superb in that regard tho, as well as 15 pro & pro max.
I wanted to upgrade each year after getting my 13 pro max but I haven't been able to justify it. I want to buy a new one. But I'd rather buy the 13 pro max again as things stand now. They new ones are barely any better.
The camera shake from the button was my immediate worry when they announced it.
Still on a 12Pro. Theres no point upgrading until it dies.
Sony. Everything else is bologna including camera phones. 😂
Every other review says the same. Thanks for keeping it real Manny.
Apple has been fleecing their customers for years.
Facts bro no need to fall for the yearly upgrade bullshit
Finally an honest review 😮
Try one handed portrait upside down.
Iphone 16 same disappointment as iphone 9
Do you do presets for Capture One?
Better than Nikon for sure 😅.
Thanks for this, I was planning on upgrading my 15 to 16 tomorrow. But I guess I won't no more.
Manny clickbate
Fuego!
You talking like pro about cameras etc, but you dont see that in upper angle and wide lenses you look like 35 years baby with big head and small body ✌️
What a juvenile comment. What are you, 12?
The thing is, and people will dislike me for this simply because it's a niche and Apple's marketing is amazing. But if picture quality is important to you and nothing else, an iPhone is the wrong choice. Both for photo's and video's. Everything that is wrong with smartphone "the smartphone oversharpened and blurry look" can be fixed on Android. Not on iPhone. Granted, stock android is just as bad, but at least it can be fixed. And for video, there's an amazing 2rd party app which lets any Android do 10/12 bit LOG and even RAW video capture. But be careful, I'm used to this and now all the images look like gore to me
My Pixel 7 Pro for example, stock camera has great colours and exposure but the moment you zoom in its unnatural, like any phone. But it can be fixed. You mod the library (basically the image processing pipeline) and you can get results that have more detail (so true detail, not sharpening) than the iPhone's 50MP mode.
Plus if you go really deep with some android's you can alter how the sensor works. Think in-sensor HDR to achieve 13+ stops of true dynamic range (in good light) or instead of the sensor binning down from 48 to 12mp by averaging the pixels (thus reducing noise) you can sum the pixels for very impressive low-light capabilities (at the expense of noise, but your sensor becomes 4x more sensitive to light.
th-cam.com/video/G3kQW1pipt8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zkDdDVI__f0Y4UhC Manny this will probably be held for review because it's a TH-cam link, but this is really worth your time. It's comparing iPhone's ProRes against old smartphones, but with good software. Shows how much of the limits are actually software, not hardware.
None of android can beat ProRes Log, that said, its a shame, because i wanted to change from ecosystem. Im not a fanboy, but i investigated EVERYTHING about the concurrent and none have better video quality and codec, unfortunately.