Apple recently announced its first AI-focused iPhone.
Apple presented its new iPhone 16 lineup on Monday, with the usual Plus, Pro, and Pro Max variants, highlighting that the phones are compatible with AI-powered features such as AI writing to help write emails and texts. The phones feature a new Camera control button, just below the power button, to make taking photos easier.
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Visual Intelligence is also a prominent feature. iPhone 16 users can take photos with the camera controller to capture information on paper, for example, or to learn more about a local restaurant.
The phones also have “a big boost in battery life” and better performance thanks to the new chip, Kaiann Drance, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPhone Product Marketing, said in a press release. Pre-orders start on Friday; the phones start shipping on September 20.
iPhone 16. Photo by Nic Coury / AFP
Social media has had fun, likes, and trash takes on the new iPhone. Some users praised the new iPhone interface, especially the camera button and intuitive interface, while others argued that Apple is making changes that they feel are incremental.
The new Apple iPhone 16 Pro starts at $999, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max starts at $1,199.
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Here are some quick reactions:
Here it is! It’s the new iPhone 16 and we have a REALLY BEAUTIFUL PINK!!
It has a new action and camera control button to slide your finger to control features. #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/h6U26k7Tzl
— iJustine (@ijustine) September 9, 2024
Apple keeps making the same products over and over thinking that its customers will keep buying them.
– Posted from my new iPhone 16 Pro Max
— Douglas A. Boneparth (@dougboneparth) September 9, 2024
Apple has just announced its new Visual Intelligence for iPhone 16.
Does it look crazy? pic.twitter.com/JijqilD84S
– Alvaro Cintas (@dr_cintas) September 9, 2024
I’m holding an iPhone 16 Pro Max. #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/fT59VQHFbA
— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) September 9, 2024
This UI interaction ? #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/xeHDQorGDO
— Ilya Miskov (@ilyamiskov) September 9, 2024
this apple event doubles as an advertisement for san francisco pic.twitter.com/XVCFYIklO3
— “paula” (@paularambles) September 9, 2024
How to convert your iPhone 15 Pro Max to iPhone 16 Pro Max:
✅ Change Wallpaper
✅ Change phone name to “iPhone 16 Pro Max”
✅ Trust yourselfAnd that’s it, your new iPhone 16 Pro Max is ready to use. pic.twitter.com/9rUNT6Qr1G
— Alvin (@sondesix) September 9, 2024
