Apple truly hit it out of the park with the base iPhone 17, making it one of the companies best value iPhone models in quite some time. With how many incredible upgrades there are on iPhone 17, it actually makes a comparison to last year’s iPhone 16 Pro model more interesting than you’d expect.
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A random report from an account with zero track-record for anything claims that the iPhone 18 will drop the Camera Control button as too few people are using it.
The claim is entirely meaningless, but I strongly suspect that it’s right in one respect: that hardly anyone is using the feature …
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Today, there’s a considerable debate over how necessary standalone cameras are in a world where smartphones dominate digital photography. While this debate has merit depending on the application, it’ll be long before a smartphone replaces my standalone camera, especially as a tool for shooting video.
My current camera of choice is the Sony FX30—it’s pound for pound the best value in digital videography. Instead of viewing smartphones like the iPhone as competition, Sony has welcomed smartphones with open arms by building an incredible app called Sony | Monitor & Control. With this app, you cannot only monitor your feed from cameras like the FX30, A7S III, A7 IV, and others, but it also affords users an insane amount of control—both wired and wirelessly!
In this video walkthrough, I showcase my Sony FX30 camera rig, with the iPhone 16 Pro as its companion. Be sure to subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more videos.
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We all know the feeling we get after dropping our iPhone and immediately inspecting the glass for damage. Now imagine dropping your iPhone out of an airplane. That happened over the summer for conservationist Ashley Prange.
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CIRP just published US sales data for the iPhone in Q1, including a breakdown of how each different iPhone 16 model is performing. There are winners and losers, and even the first iPhone 16e data. The surprise loser of the bunch? The iPhone 16 Pro.
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Camera Control had a rocky start when the iPhone 16 launched. Early reviews found the button overly complicated and finicky, sometimes feeling more like a gimmick than the tentpole feature Apple pitched it as. I didn’t have the best first impressions of Camera Control either, but that’s completely changed in the six months since I got my iPhone 16 Pro.
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Apple published a new iPhone 16 Pro ad this weekend, and this one is quite special. To show the Audio Mix feature in action, the company recorded a music video using the latest iPhone – but that’s not all, as the clip also celebrates the Brazilian Carnival.
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Apple is about to report its earnings for the all-important holiday quarter, and many onlookers hope to see a big Apple Intelligence impact on iPhone sales. Here’s why that’s not going to happen now, but it absolutely will in due time.
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Apple will report its quarterly earnings next week, providing an official look into iPhone 16 sales in the holiday quarter. For now, though, a new report helps inform what we should expect from the sales mix for different iPhone 16 models.
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There may come a point and time when you’ll need to restore your iPhone 16, or enter recovery mode. At the very least, you’ll probably need to force restart your device occasionally when it hangs. We also showcase a little known feature called wireless restore, which lets you restore a nearby iPhone 16 Pro or iPad mini 7 wirelessly via another iPhone running iOS 18.
This hands-on video showcases how to do all of the grunt work involved with maintaining your iPhone 16. Be sure to subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more iPhone tutorials.
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Apple likes to celebrate the Chinese New Year with a specially-commissioned Shot on iPhone video, and an unofficial copy of this year’s short film has been posted ahead of the official reveal expected later today. The lunar new year begins on January 29.
The 12-minute short musical film entitled I Want to Listen to You is directed by Michael Gracey, who previously directed the Hollywood musical film The Greatest Showman …
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Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro launched just over three months ago. I’ve used the device daily ever since, and there’s a lot to love about it—but it’s not all good news. Here’s how the latest flagship iPhone has fared for me three months in.
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The iPhone 16’s Camera Control feature arrived to mixed reviews, including from me. But iOS 18.2 upgrades the feature in several key ways, making it what it was always meant to be.
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One of the iPhone 16 Pro upgrades that’s gone under the radar is its battery life improvements. Though Apple hasn’t put much marketing focus on the new model’s battery upgrades, this year is the first that the iPhone’s battery has finally hit a tipping point for me.
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Apple has been running many different ads to promote the iPhone 16 – and most of them are related to Apple Intelligence. This time, however, the company has launched a new ad focused on highlighting the performance of the A18 Pro chip, which powers the iPhone 16 Pro models.
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Early in the iPhone’s life, Apple made only one model for everyone. Today, the company releases four flagships every year and also offers the iPhone SE and older models. It’s a lot to keep up with, but a new report gives us a good picture of which models are selling best.
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The iPhone 16 Pro is compatible with a ton of great accessories to help you get the most out of your device. Key buys that unlock faster charging, cases designed for Camera Control, a host of USB-C peripherals, and more. Here are the best iPhone 16 Pro accessories to get the most out of Apple’s flagship iPhone.
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The iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models launched less than two months ago, so hopefully yours is still shiny and pristine. But accidents happen. Here’s what self-service iPhone 16 and 16 Pro repairs will cost you.
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Last week, we invited the 9to5Mac community on social media to share their best iPhone 16 Pro shots with us. We received hundreds of awe-inspiring replies that showcased the camera system’s capability. Here’s a handful that stood out as the best iPhone 16 Pro pictures I’ve seen yet.
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Today Apple Intelligence officially launched as part of iOS 18.1. Timed with the release, Apple has debuted a pair of new video ads for the iPhone 16 that highlight its newest capabilities.
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Apple is just a week away from reporting its quarterly earnings, and providing a forecast for the holiday quarter. Today we may have received a preview of what to expect, though. Ming-Chi Kuo reports that iPhone 16 orders have been slashed by 10 million units heading into the end of the year, with most cuts impacting the non-Pro models.
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It’s been about a month since Apple released the iPhone 16 lineup. As an iPhone 15 Pro Max user, I was honestly quite disappointed keeping up with the rumors, as it sounded like Apple had nothing interesting in store other than just larger displays.
However, there was one key upgrade with the iPhone 16 lineup that didn’t necessarily appear in the rumors, and it got me to pull the trigger.
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Ahead of Apple’s quarterly earnings later this month, we’re getting a better picture of how the iPhone 16 line is selling—and it looks very good. The latest evidence is a report on sales in China, where Apple is seeing big launch numbers despite uncertainty around its Apple Intelligence rollout.
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At this point, you’ve probably read a lot about the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. You don’t need me to recap new features like the Camera Control, bigger screens, upgraded Ultra Wide camera, or better battery life. I’ll offer some of those thoughts, anyway, but I’ve been looking at the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro mainly through the lens of their broader place in the smartphone ecosystem.
Hear me out: I think the combination of iOS 18 and the current iPhone lineup could be the most compelling package ever for those considering switching from Android.
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