iPhone 16 first impressions: Blend of affordability and performance
iPhone 16 recently made its debut at the Apple Glowtime event 2024 on September 9 and it went on sale in India and around the globe on September 10. The iPhone 16 is the smallest and most affordable one among the four models announced by Apple this year. Priced same as its predecessor iPhone 15, the new iPhone 16 comes with a range of upgrades and improvements. The model is also the closest a standard iPhone has been to the ‘Pro' models. Carrying Apple's brand value, flagship level performance and being the most affordable in the range, the iPhone 16 will likely be the most selling model in the iPhone 16 series. I have been using the iPhone 15 for the past one year and recently I switched to the new iPhone 16. After using the latest iPhone for a while, here are my first impressions of the new iPhone 16.
iPhone 16 design is new, although it still has that identical Apple elements and overall silhouette, it carries a new design. iPhone 16 comes with a redesigned camera module that now has vertically aligned lenses as last seen in the iPhone 12. Overall shape and feel of the phone is quite similar to its predecessor, however one can not help but notice the customisable Action Button. I have been relying on the iPhone's alert slider for almost a decade and the Action Button feels a bit strange yet a welcome addition. After comparing it I realised that iPhone 16 is a gram lighter than the iPhone 15 but you can barely notice that difference.
Apart from the Action Button that has been borrowed from the last year's Pro models, the iPhone 16 also gets a new Camera Control. The new touch-sensitive capacitive control is placed slightly below the power key. As the name suggests, the new button is aimed to offer better control over the camera but it goes beyond the press-and-shoot function.
Initially, I was pretty excited to use the new Camera Control but over the days, the natural instincts just took over. I was back at using the screen to control the camera adjustments. The
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