After months of rumors, Apple has finally launched its flagship iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus smartphones with a new design but retaining the same screen sizes. The new standard iPhones are made of aluminum, just like last year, and also come with the same 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch oLED displays with a peak brightness of 2,000 nits.
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The new iPhone 16 variants get a major processor boost with the new A18 chipset. The latest chipset is powered by 3nm technology with a 6-core CPU, including 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. Apple says that the iPhone 16 models have a 30 percent faster CPU and 40 percent faster GPU than their predecessors, while also remaining more power efficient.
The most notable design change on the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus is the vertical pill-shaped camera arrangement, housing the 48MP Fusion camera with 2x optical zoom and a 12MP ultra-wide lens, which also enables macro photography.
iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus also feature the Action Button, which was reserved for the Pro series until last year. The new button allows users to access a variety of functions with a single press, including opening the camera, flashlight, activating voice memos, translate, magnifier and more.
There's also a new 'Camera Control' on all four iPhone 16 models, with Apple adding a new touch-sensitive button that can be used to launch the Camera app, take photos and videos, zoom in and out of photos, and adjust other settings like exposure and depth of field.
iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus Price:
The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus have the same starting price of ₹79,900 and 89,900 respectively, despite having a much more powerful CPU. Meanwhile, the 256GB version of the iPhone 16 is priced at ₹The 89,900 and 512GB version costs ₹1,09,900. The iPhone 16 Plus, on the other hand, has a price of ₹99,900 for the 256GB variant and ₹1,19,900 for the 512GB variant.
The new iPhone 16 variants come in five colors: black, white, pink, teal, and ultramarine. They will be available for pre-order from September 13 and for purchase from September 20.
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Published: Sep 09, 2024, 11:20 PM IST
