iPhone 16 Pro

Ever since switching to iOS 26, on an iPhone 16 Pro that is now only 14 months old: - The iPhone lockscreen does not consistently swipe away after unlocking. [...] I have had to set up a separate physical alarm. - Podcasts keep crashing, and resetting to 1x speed. - Internet connection completely drops, and only recovers once I completely reboot my phone. - My phone starts to overheat with no discernible cause. I sometimes wake up with my phone so hot that it's almost painful. - Once, while charging, my phone dropped to 16% battery from 85%. According to the Battery Usage chart, the Weather app (which I had not opened) used 83% of the battery in the background. This is on top of the completely ruined, battery-killing interface. [...] Software engineering is very hard, but Apple seemed to have had a decent system. Recently, a mandatory iOS 26.2 update hit and I had numerous messages from non-techie friends about it (who I believe had it installed over iOS 18). [...]

[...] I’ve fast charged my iPhone 16 pro (heavy user) daily if not more often for a year using Apple chargers with the charge limit set to 80%. Remaining battery capacity is still 100%, which is something I’ve never had after a whole year. Fast charge doesn’t seem to hurt.

With Three UK I used gathered evidence over the course of 4 months to wiggle myself out of a £46/month 28-month 5G contract (had to pay £200 remaining on my iPhone 16 Pro) when I demonstrated that my phone was basically useless whenever in the postcode are where I live, even if I always had 1 bar 5G signal. [...] The fact that Wifi calling is also super buggy and almost never work, played also a big role. [...] So I just need to wait for them to strengthen signal, or move!

Battery does suck. But it’s replaceable ($129 unless battery below 80% with AppleCare, which I’d be surprised if anyone was able to get it actually to 79% in 2 years - I’m stuck at 83%) that said, I think I’ll be replacing battery rather than getting 18pro. [...]

I’m not crazy like some people, but I’ve broken screens many times and every time it has been in a case, one time it was in a case I specifically bought for extra protection. Half of my screen breaks have been from getting out of my car with my phone in my lap and gravel on the ground. Another way I’ve broken screens is from my phone falling out of my pocket and onto rocks/concrete. [...] I slipped while scrambling some rocks and my phone(in a case I bought for this long backpacking trip) got smashed on my hip, another time I was running around at my friend’s house at night and ran into a wheel barrow, smashing it on my thigh. Never had a battery fail. A note: My current iPhone 16 pro is built like a tank, and the glass is truly extraordinary.

People who do get warranty replacements report receiving bags that are worse than the one they sent in. [...] Cheaper hardware. [...] Recently, I took my iPhone 16 Pro in to swap out the screen (there was an ever growing dead spot, and they handled it free of charge). Unfortunately, the screen they replaced it with is much more fragile – hairline fractures within days. I know the replacement screen is of lesser structural quality, but I can't prove it. I've had iPhones since the day they debuted in 2007(?), and this moment connected the dots across years of screen replacements. The original is always much more durable. [...]

Re-indexing does occur after an update, but iOS 26 consumes more battery life than iOS 18 anyways. Just in one example video ( ) they see the phone get hotter and the battery drops 13x faster during non-static sequences like checking notifications, etc. Just anecdotally, my iPhone 16 Pro seems to last half as long. [...] Now, I charge to 100% and I still need to recharge throughout the day. [...]

I got myself an iPhone 16 Pro because of the promised AI features. [...] I asked the "new" Siri to check this for me while driving, so I gave it a shot. [...] Siri seems to have 10x more developer effort sunk into refusing to do the things it can already do instead of... [...]

It's actually crazy how they've seemingly managed to do absolutely nothing with Siri in a decade and a half. [...] I was excited when I recently got an iPhone 16 Pro - it comes with Apple Intelligence! Surely this is how Siri leaps into the future and starts doing things like translating for me, or responding with a photo and some basic facts when I ask who Ariana Greenblatt is, or letting me convert from Krore to USD (it gives results for rupees every time it seems?) or... Anyways, I asked it something basic, and Siri said it would have to use Apple Intelligence. [...] I'm pretty confused as to what Apple Intelligence is at this point, since I assumed it would be Siri. [...] It informs me that AI is, in fact, part of Siri. [...] Edit - this is your daily reminder that you can NO LONGER SHUT OFF IPHONES BY HOLDING DOWN THE POWER BUTTON.

I'm on an iPhone 16 Pro. [...] The interface in general also seems less snappy. [...] They certainly aren't what they once were, and its only a matter of time before the inertia they gained over the last 20 years finally runs out and they begin to plummet.

I have the same case, iPhone 16 pro is getting really hot when taking photos and videos it’s unbearable. I will change my phone for that reason, the battery melts right away … I noticed something though, when taking a picture with the x5 camera if I cover the main lens the brightness changes. [...]

I only traded out my iphone 12 mini just recently for an iphone 16 pro (likely the last apple product I will ever buy but thats another story) and aside from the camera it is basically the same. [...]

[...] A smaller screen probably negatively impacts KPIs on many levels, at Google/Apple/Meta/X and on down through the ecosystem. I understand that Apple did not make enough money to make it worth their while to continue the iphone mini line. [...] I only traded out my iphone 12 mini just recently for an iphone 16 pro (likely the last apple product I will ever buy but thats another story) and aside from the camera it is basically the same. [...] No major player wants a smaller screen because it has downstream impacts on the pipeline of addictive material and ad pixels they can stuff into ocular nerves.

Except that it doesn't actually take a photo - it (slowly) launches the camera app, which you can then use to take a photo. You can long press to begin filming a video, but at least by default it won't actually take a photo to press the shutter. Poster above is correct, it's slow enough that I frequently miss spontaneous pictures on my iPhone 16 Pro - as much because of the terrible recessed design of the shutter button as the software delay.

[...] Mine's an iPhone 16 Pro and think the camera is brilliant. [...] I rarely carry a wider lens if I'm using a long zoom on the camera, just use my phone instead.

[...] I agree as the battery ages, the performance on this phone will drop. I did not get my 1TB Black Titanium 16 Pro on launch, in fact I picked mine up two months ago and the first thing I did was install a brand new battery. Since my battery service I haven’t had any complaints using this iPhone. I have 102% battery health with 26 charge cycles on the new battery so this iPhone will continue to perform well for me for the next few years of use. The two main negatives with this iPhone, outside of heating up when under heavy workloads, are it’s long term battery life, this affects all iPhones by the way, and storage capacity, which is why I chose my 1TB 16 Pro, otherwise I don’t find any negatives with keeping this iPhone to use daily. With iOS 27.2 Developer Beta installed, this has been an awesome iPhone for me.👍🏽 With iOS taking up 26.33GB, System Data taking up 18.81GB, and my Apps, pictures/videos taking up an additional 75.85GB, I’m using up 120.84GB of storage but with 1TB I still have 903.16GB available storage. If I were to get the cheapest 128GB 16 Pro on the other hand, this would leave me less than 7GB storage and yes this would be a problem. [...] With pre-owned devices, if the battery is less than 95%, I will perform the battery replacement service ensuring I won’t be experiencing any battery related performance issues with my device.

Hi,i still use 16 pro 256gb silver one,in case and screen protector from day one,phone looks like new,battery health strong 94%. Sometimes i take out from the case to see how beautiful is this last frame,its so hard to swap for 18 pro,greetings from Scotland.

[...] After that, I got the XS Max at 256gb, then 13 Pro 256gb and as for the 16 pro same storage from the last iPhone I had. With the iPhone 16 Pro at 256 gb with it's newer software of iOS 27, Siri AI, music being lossless, my photo/videos downloaded and plus the apps. [...] Despite the camera control, you're correct it is absolutely a gimmick for what it is. I use it to launch Siri's Visual Intelligence, as for the action button I leave the on-silent button, I fidget with it for it's vibration. [...]

I’m currently using the iPhone 16 Pro. I do have a problem with the refresh rate going all doozy. I do like the camera control button it’s been very nifty at certain times. I’ve kept the screen protector and a case on my phone for most of the time sometimes I like to take off the case but I always keep your screen protector on. Battery health for me is still at 94%

correct, but honestly it's much more interesting to have the new Siri on my phone than my mac, at least in my case. Very disappointing, having bought an Iphone 16 pro mainly for the new AI features which almost 2 years later are still not there to be used.

The software bloat is starting to outpace the hardware folks' best efforts. iOS 27 runs like ass on my year-old iPhone 16 Pro.

My biggest issue with iOS 26 is not the UI (it’s subpar compared to prior work), but the fact that it drains my battery 2x faster than before and I’m with an iPhone 16 Pro. That’s unacceptable performance degradation on a 1-year old phone.

[...] My wife has some service (intermittent texts, has internet, but can't receive incoming calls) but I have SOS mode (with same model iPhone 16 pro). [...]

Still have my 16 Pro since launch day and plan on holding onto it untill the iPhone 20 next year. iPhones honestly haven't gotten significantly better in performance and capability since the 15 Pro, so here's to hoping that the iPhone 20 is another excellent anniversary phone like the iPhone X 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

I also got this phone about 2 years ago when it came out. The Max version mind you. It's been a great device but I want the newly announced Duo. If I can score a pre order I'll trade in for that.

Last year was the first year I had not upgraded my phone in a while and now I am in the enviable position of having a paid off iPhone 16 pro. I can see what all these look like and buy at my leisure!

My iPhone 16 Pro is the jankiest user experience I’ve had on a new iPhone ever. On my Mac the settings app pauses and stutters. Jobs would have thrown things if he ever saw this.

My iPhone 16 Pro's screen got scratched/cracked within weeks of me getting it when none of my other iPhones (5 of them from the 3GS until the 13 mini) ever had any screen issues. It's hard to not feel like the durability is decreasing.

[...] Tried on iPhone 16 pro with 30 TPS from Gemma-4-E2B-it model. [...] It’s quite an impressive performance and cannot wait to try it myself in one of my personal apps.

[...] I looked up my hotel address using qwen model on my iPhone 16 Pro. [...] After some back and forth the chat app started to crash tho, so YMMV.

This is an iphone 16pro chip. That's the phone I have and don't love it. I am not sure if this is a useful config.

For example, I experienced occasional crashes in Safari. I managed to find a workaround, but I strongly suggest being careful before using anything from this article in production. Also, while I haven’t checked on other devices and non-WebKit browsers, on my iPhone 16 Pro this page makes my power usage spike and noticeably heats the phone.

Super quick feedback - opening that link on my phone shows me two options next to each other, seemingly with the same name / description (followed by …) and same pricetag. I had to turn my phone sideways to see that there is a windows and a Mac version. [...] (iPhone 16 pro Safari)

I guess you could ask "what about iOS 26 would make me want to upgrade?" My answer: nothing. Definitely not to get a slower and bugger UI, nor to get full support for headphones I could simply return for a full refund. I'm using iPhone 16 Pro.

I Made World's Most Expensive Tutorial Expenses. [...]

I’ve an iPhone 16 Pro and it is definitely a noticeable slowdown for me, if you compare having “Reduce Transparency” on or off (which toggles most of the Liquid Glass effects). As evidenced by the sibling comments, not everyone seems to be as sensitive to this.

Recently got a iphone 16 pro to my mom. [...]

my iphone 16 pro works, but wife's iphone 14 pro is "sos only" mode. we tried the full reset (volume up/down/side button hold) and network reset, which is not helping. [...]

I’m currently paying $13.49 just for Apple Care + theft and loss on my iPhone 16 Pro. I also have AirPods Pro, iPad, MacMini M4 Pro, and a 2020 MacBook Pro M1 Max. If this covers my 2020 MacBook Pro M1 Max, iPhone, and MacMini it’s a no brainer.

[...] I have a regular iPhone 16 pro. [...] I don’t want to use two hands on my phone outside of typing.

I have an iPhone 16 Pro and there is an annoying delay between tapping a move and the piece moving

MOST things actually feel smoother/snappier than iOS 18 I have a feeling the whole smooth animations thing contributes to this a lot. Obsessing about the reaction time and feeling of how stuff comes on the screen. But yeah iPhone 16 pro is probably a bad performance test case

Over the holiday I subscribed to Apple One and have therefore been playing Apple Arcade Games on my iPad Mini A17 and iPhone 16 Pro. [...]

6:11 absolutely true i have the 16 pro with 128 thinking it will be enough 😭

Maybe i got lucky, but definitely on ios 27, battery life to me is exactly the same as the 11 pro and 13 pro…i.e, pretty good.

lol I just got one yesterday! It feels like a space leap from my XR I was using before

The 16pm is the worst iphone I've used, glad to move onto the 17 pro soon

I’m still on the iPhone 16 Pro and I’m probably not going to upgrade for another little while since my phone still works perfectly

Unless you are using some sort of cooled magsafe charger, then that is definitely not a good idea for battery longevity. I also think that a phone having bad battery life automatically disqualifies it from being considered a good phone.

managed to get a few 30 second exposures at our campsite this was using an iphone 16 pro sitting on a tote lid and my watch as a remote