The iPhone 16 Pro is set to succeed 2023’s iPhone 15 Pro, introducing over 25 new features and improvements to Apple’s high-end smartphones. With many users adopting two-year upgrade cycles, plenty of iPhone 14 Pro owners will be looking to upgrade to the iPhone 16 Pro later this year, so this guide breaks down every major difference you should be aware of between the two generations based on rumors.
In 2022, Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 Pro as the successor to the popular iPhone 13 Pro, introducing an always-on display, the Dynamic Island, a 48-megapixel camera, the A16 Bionic chip, longer battery life, and more. Two years later, the iPhone 16 Pro is expected to offer over 50 upgrades. All of the changes the iPhone 16 Pro models are rumored to feature compared to their 2022 predecessor are listed below, using information from reliable sources that we have previously covered. We will update this article as more rumors emerge in the coming months.
Design
The design of the iPhone 16 Pro is expected to be a relatively significant evolution over the iPhone 14 Pro, iterating on the titanium frame and slightly rounded edges introduced on the iPhone 15 Pro models last year.
iPhone 14 Pro | iPhone 16 Pro |
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Surgical-grade stainless steel chassis with squared-off edges | Aerospace-grade titanium chassis with contoured edges |
Ring/Silent switch | Action button |
Thermal design with copper heatsink and black foil battery casing | New thermal design with graphene heatsink and metal battery casing |
More repairable design | |
Lightning port | USB-C port |
Space Black, Silver, Gold, and Deep Purple color options | Black Titanium/Space Black, White Titanium, Desert Titanium, Titanium Gray, and potentially Rose Gold color options |