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iPhone 16 Pro iPhone 16 Pro is Perfect.....

I went from 15 Pro Max to 16 Pro back to 15 Pro Max. 🤪 I missed the larger display. The 16 Pro feels great in hand but felt cramped coming from the Max. Glad you’re loving it though. Great phone.
 
So in a somewhat unexpected but totally expected way I ditched the 16 Pro and got the 16 Pro Max.

Found myself missing the bigger screen for typing and with fat fingers the wider screen of the max makes for a more pleasant experience(Less typos).

Battery life is phenomenal and the size trade off is more than worth it for me.
 
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MarkX said:
So in a somewhat unexpected but totally expected way I ditched the 16 Pro and got the 16 Pro Max.

Found myself missing the bigger screen for typing and with fat fingers the wider screen of the max makes for a more pleasant experience(Less typos).

Battery life is phenomenal and the size trade off is more than worth it for me.
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Agreed! I toyed with the idea of switching to the Pro from Pro Max but now glad I didn’t because I would miss the screen and battery!
 
I bought the iPhone 16 Pro again after returning it on release day and now I love it! The battery life is so good!
 
via settings, I dont charge above 80% or let the charge drop below 20%
More than meets my needs...altho I dont watch long videos or listen to music all day.
 
I upgraded from a Xiaomi 13 Pro (not really upgrading by myself, but I got the 16P as company phone so I abandoned my Xiaomi). I like it so far and as expected, there aren’t many differences between apple and android flagships in performance.

There are just a few things I don’t like:

With the standard keyboard: Why isn’t the comma on the first page and why doesn’t insert the phone a space after typing a comma? 😂

Why mini breaks when opening a message in e. g. telegram from the lock screen directly?

I would love to customize the gesture for swiping down in the middle of the screen (which enters the search). I would prefer to open the notification center. I configured the double tap on the back but honestly this is more of a hit and miss 😅

But besides these things I’m really satisfied.
 
vermilion_sky said:
I upgraded from a Xiaomi 13 Pro (not really upgrading by myself, but I got the 16P as company phone so I abandoned my Xiaomi). I like it so far and as expected, there aren’t many differences between apple and android flagships in performance.

There are just a few things I don’t like:

With the standard keyboard: Why isn’t the comma on the first page and why doesn’t insert the phone a space after typing a comma? 😂

Why mini breaks when opening a message in e. g. telegram from the lock screen directly?

I would love to customize the gesture for swiping down in the middle of the screen (which enters the search). I would prefer to open the notification center. I configured the double tap on the back but honestly this is more of a hit and miss 😅

But besides these things I’m really satisfied.
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As I understand, these are complaints on the operating system iOS 18, not the 16 Pro hardware!? How does the screen, touch and battery differ you think?
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vermilion_sky said:
I upgraded from a Xiaomi 13 Pro (not really upgrading by myself, but I got the 16P as company phone so I abandoned my Xiaomi). I like it so far and as expected, there aren’t many differences between apple and android flagships in performance.

There are just a few things I don’t like:

With the standard keyboard: Why isn’t the comma on the first page and why doesn’t insert the phone a space after typing a comma? 😂

Why mini breaks when opening a message in e. g. telegram from the lock screen directly?

I would love to customize the gesture for swiping down in the middle of the screen (which enters the search). I would prefer to open the notification center. I configured the double tap on the back but honestly this is more of a hit and miss 😅

But besides these things I’m really satisfied.
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Install gboard. Google keyboard. I personally installed that for my moms iPhone as she was used to Android keyboards and languages.
 
MarkX said:
So in a somewhat unexpected but totally expected way I ditched the 16 Pro and got the 16 Pro Max.

Found myself missing the bigger screen for typing and with fat fingers the wider screen of the max makes for a more pleasant experience(Less typos).

Battery life is phenomenal and the size trade off is more than worth it for me.
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Which color did you to with? Using it with a case? If so which one?
 
Been using the 16 pro for a week now after selling my 16 pro max.
Really enjoying the pro size again, havn't had one since the 14 pro.
Was a bargain brand new $900AUD for a 512Gb, retail is $2,350AUD.
 
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I think the size of the 16 Pro is just about perfect. However, its entirely too heavy for its size and uncomfortable to hold with its flat sides and sharp edges.
 
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As I understand, these are complaints on the operating system iOS 18, not the 16 Pro hardware!? How does the screen, touch and battery differ you think?
Edit: typos
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Sorry, I somehow missed your answer.
The screen is nice, I like it but there’s no noticeable difference to my Xiaomi 13 Pro or my boyfriend's OnePlus 13. Touch is as expected and on par with Android flagships (lucky me that I don’t have any touch issues…).

I’m very satisfied with battery life. In Android OS you have to tweak a little more and there are a lot of settings you have to go through to optimize battery life. With 80 % at iOS I’ll make it through 1,5 days. Compared the mAh of the battery of the 16 Pro with my Xiaomi 13 Pro (which is much more) this is pretty impressive.
 
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I am hoping the iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max do not regress from this but rather build on the 16 Pro/Pro Max.
 
Wish they would have kept the 6.1" screen and shrunk the bezels and body instead of shrinking the bezels and putting in a bigger screen and also making the body larger. Or ideally come out with an additional Pro model with the shrunken bezels with say the ~5.9" from the X/Xs/11 Pro while also shrinking the body.
 
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