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iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 16 Buyer's Guide

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The iPhone 16 succeeds 2023's iPhone 15, introducing over 30 new features and improvements. With many users adopting two-year upgrade cycles, plenty of iPhone 14 owners will be looking to upgrade to the iPhone 16, so this guide outlines some of the major differences you should be aware of between the two generations.

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In 2022, Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 as the successor to the popular iPhone 13, introducing an improved main camera with the Photonic Engine, Action Mode, longer battery life, satellite connectivity and Crash Detection, and more. Two years later, the iPhone 16 offers a noticeable upgrade, with the accumulative improvements of two generations stacking up. To get a sense of the entirety of the upgrades, see our other two buyer's guides that set out every difference offered when making the jump from the iPhone 14 to the iPhone 15, and the iPhone 15 to the iPhone 16:


Overall, the ‌iPhone 16 is a fairly significant upgrade over the ‌iPhone 14‌, introducing meaningful quality-of-life features like the USB-C port, Action button, and Camera Control that change the methods of interaction with the device. The new design with the Dynamic Island and slimmer bezels, frosted back glass, and contoured edges result in a noticeably different aesthetic and feel in the hand.

The ‌iPhone 16‌ also brings advancements to photography and videography, adding macro photography and revamped Photographic Styles – practical features that most users can take advantage of. There are substantial hardware improvements with the addition of a 48-megapixel Fusion main camera with a 2x optical zoom option, which significantly enhances image quality.

The iPhone 14 does not support Apple Intelligence, Apple's upcoming suite of AI tools. With the A18 chip, the iPhone 16 has full support for Apple Intelligence, including Apple's new Visual Lookup feature, which is exclusive to the iPhone 16 lineup. It is also worth noting that the iPhone 16 offers considerably longer battery life, Roadside Assistance via satellite, Thread networking support, faster charging, new color options, Wi-Fi 7 support, the second-generation ultra wideband chip, and more.

Due to the scale and breadth of these improvements, some ‌iPhone 14‌ users can justify upgrading to the ‌iPhone 16‌, especially if they value the new design, USB-C port, Action button, and camera improvements. However, many users will still be able to stick with their device for another year, holding off for an even more substantial upgrade in the future.

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I’m using a 12 and I like to try to get at least four or five years out of each phone. I just had the battery replaced a few months ago to give myself more breathing room.

Do we still think Apple develops somewhat on a tick-tock cycle? If so I will try to wait until next year. But it’s unlikely the 12 makes it to 16.

Edit: whoops meant *18*!
 
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I was afraid the iPhone 16 was just going to be an iPhone 13SSS, but as soon as I saw the vertical camera lens arrangement, I immediately KNEW this was going to be a year filled with drastic and perhaps even daring design choices.

Other brands might be adding 5000+ mAh batteries to their phones, or 16 GB of RAM in a phone, or 100+ MP cameras, but those are all child's play compared to the truly exciting technological changes Apple has in store: vertical camera bars and a vaguely improved Siri. Now that's innovation. :cool:
 
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coffeemilktea said:
I was afraid the iPhone 16 was just going to be an iPhone 13SSS, but as soon as I saw the vertical camera lens arrangement, I immediately KNEW this was going to be a year filled with drastic and perhaps even daring design choices.

Other brands might be adding 5000+ mAh batteries to their phones, or 16 GB of RAM in a phone, or 100+ MP cameras, but those are all child's play compared to the truly exciting technological changes Apple has in store: vertical camera bars and a vaguely improved Siri. Now that's innovation. :cool:
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Wait for the MacRumors article about "original iPhone" vs iPhone 16. 9837 reasons to upgrade. It will blow your mind. If it goes on like this, they have to call it "no macrumors". Sadly, there is nothing more to rumor about besides emoticons and colors.
 
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coffeemilktea said:
I was afraid the iPhone 16 was just going to be an iPhone 13SSS, but as soon as I saw the vertical camera lens arrangement, I immediately KNEW this was going to be a year filled with drastic and perhaps even daring design choices.

Other brands might be adding 5000+ mAh batteries to their phones, or 16 GB of RAM in a phone, or 100+ MP cameras, but those are all child's play compared to the truly exciting technological changes Apple has in store: vertical camera bars and a vaguely improved Siri. Now that's innovation. :cool:
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The iPhone 16 is actually an iPhone 12SSSS. But’s it’s still a good upstate over the iPhone 12/13/14 imo.
 
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Wait for the MacRumors article about "original iPhone" vs iPhone 16. 9837 reasons to upgrade. It will blow your mind. If it goes on like this, they have to call it "no macrumors". Sadly, there is nothing more to rumor about besides emoticons and colors.
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That's why this site has turned into just another Dealmac with affiliate links everywhere. Apple is in another Spindler era, nothing new or exciting and doing long-term damage to the brand.
 
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brofkand said:
That's why this site has turned into just another Dealmac with affiliate links everywhere. Apple is in another Spindler era, nothing new or exciting and doing long-term damage to the brand.
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Do you expect them to completely revolutionize their entire product line every year? Mobile phones are a mature technology now, obviously the changes are going to be smaller and more incremental, and not as drastic as before.
 
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brofkand said:
That's why this site has turned into just another Dealmac with affiliate links everywhere. Apple is in another Spindler era, nothing new or exciting and doing long-term damage to the brand.
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They redesigned their MacBook Pros two and a half years ago, their MacBook Airs around a year and a half ago, their iMacs three years ago, introduced the Studio two years ago, developed a brand new AR/VR platform and OS recently, and they are regularly improving their chips; Apple isn't going to redesign the hardware every year just because some people bore easily.

The Dealmacishness is Dan Co trying to monetize everything he can.
 
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