Ever since Apple made its first large iPhone in 2014 (blissful anniversary, iPhone 6 Plus), the smaller Professional mannequin has been sitting in its shadow. Most years noticed a specs disparity with the Professional Max mannequin getting some type of benefit – just like the 5x zoom digital camera, which was solely supplied on the iPhone 15 Professional Max.
This yr, alternatively, the smaller Professional shines alongside its greater counterpart. Measurement apart, that is each bit a Professional iPhone because the Professional Max. They even share the identical two-accessory retail field – you get a braided USB-C cable and a SIM software.
So what’s new? The iPhone 16 Professional has a barely greater 6.3-inch show to the 6.1-inch of its predecessor. Just like the Professional Max, this yr’s Professional additionally has a brand new 48MP ultrawide angle digital camera, nevertheless it additionally ditches the subpar 3x digital camera for a similar 5x zoom.
Complimenting the cameras on all new iPhone 16 fashions is the brand new digital camera management button. It is a very modern idea. It is a correct button – it depresses to open up the digital camera app from any display screen (double press from a locked cellphone), however then it may possibly additionally acknowledge stress and open a deeper layer of management, and you’ll swipe on it.
We love the brand new button for its capacity to open the digital camera app from anyplace however we are going to want a while to get used to it. Our instant impression is that it is higher suited to portrait use and with right-handed of us – it takes some getting used to in panorama mode.
The iPhone 16 Professional will face the Google Pixel 9 Professional (our overview is prepared!) in developed markets because the go-to selections for compact flagships.
The pair stacks up fairly evenly – each characteristic 6.3-inch shows, triple cameras with a 48MP ultrawide, a 48MP vs 50MP vast, and the 12MP iPhone 5x vs the Pixel’s 48MP 5x. They even weigh the identical 199g.
This will probably be an fascinating head-to-head sooner or later!
Google Pixel 9 Professional vs the iPhone 16 Professional
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