iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max launched in India with BIG price drop compared to iPhone 15 Pro – Details here

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iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max—Apple's flagship smartphones for the remainder of this year and much of 2025—have arrived. As successors to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, these devices offer a host of improvements, building on features introduced last year, such as Spatial Video and enhanced 4K slow-motion capabilities. Importantly, they also come with a price drop for the Indian market. Both models are powered by Apple's second-generation 3nm chipset, the A18 Pro, which enables the standout feature—Apple Intelligence. Additionally, Apple has increased the screen sizes, with the iPhone 16 Pro now featuring a 6.3-inch display, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max gets a 6.9-inch Super Retina XDR display, the largest in iPhone history.

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The prices of the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max have surprised many in India, with the base iPhone 16 Pro priced at ₹1,19,900 and the iPhone 16 Pro Max at ₹1,44,900. The iPhone 16 Pro comes with 128GB of base storage, while the Pro Max starts with 256GB. Pre-orders for these models, alongside the standard iPhone 16 series, are expected to go live on 5:30 PM IST on 13 September, with availability from 20 September.

In terms of colours, Apple is offering four options this year, similar to last year. However, the old Blue Titanium has been replaced with Desert Titanium. The popular Natural Titanium, along with Black Titanium and White Titanium, will continue to be available with the iPhone 16 Pro models.

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Both the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max devices are powered by the A18 Pro chipset, which is a 3nm processor. The displays feature 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch Super Retina XDR panels, with OLED technology and a 120Hz refresh rate. Apple claims these displays support a peak brightness of 2000 nits, which happens to be the same as iPhone 15 Pro