Hands-on review: iPhone 16 Pro

The Pro gets Pro-ier!

Refinement, refinement, refinement. It’s what Apple’s best at, and despite appearances that not much changed with the new iPhone 16 Pro handsets, Apple indeed made a bunch of enhancements to the phone’s pro features.

Better cameras, bigger sensors, 5X zoom, faster charging, the Camera Control, Photographic Styles and a lot more.

It may be overkill for regular users, but if you have pro needs, you need a pro iPhone. See our hands-on review of Apple’s best handset.

Also in today’s newsletter:

  • The new AirPods 4? You can already get them at a discount.

  • How does the new iPhone’s tougher Ceramic Shield stack up against last year’s? TL;DR: It still breaks!

  • If you got an iPhone 16 Pro and are having problems with multitouch, you’re not alone.

  • Logitech just launched an interesting new peripheral. The MX Creative Console is like a Stream Deck — but for apps like Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro. Its nine customizable LCD keys can launch features inside apps, automating repetitive tasks with a single button.

  • Want to take your iPhone video to the next level? The iSteady V3 from our friends at Hohem is a three-axis iPhone gimbal with a magnetic AI tracker and fill light, a built-in extendable rod and tripod, and a detachable remote control. See what it can do for you (plus, get a discount code).

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

A message from Hohem

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One more thing ...

We have an environment where excellence is really expected. What's really great is to be open when [the work] is not great. My best contribution is not settling for anything but really good stuff, in all the details. That's my job -- to make sure everything is great.

— Steve Jobs, 2011.

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