On Monday (9 September), Apple officially launched the new iPhone 16 at its annual event at Apple Park in California.
The tech giant unveiled its latest model, which comes in brand new colours - including white, black, ultra marine, teal and pink - and has a series of cool new functions.
Apple will soon roll out the iPhone 16, while Brits shall at last get some roadside assistance. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)As well as the already confirmed enhancements, such as AI writing tools, voice transcribing and new emojis, Apple CEO Tim Cook said it's the first iPhone 'designed from the ground up for Apple Intelligence' and promises it 'raises the bar for what an iPhone can do'.
The new features also include: aerospace-grade aluminium, 85 percent recycled content in the enclosure, spatial photos and a new ultra-wide camera.
But one new feature that many tech fans have been talking about is one that Android has had for years.
The 'camera control' shortcut - which is a button on the side of the device - gives iPhone users the ability to open and operate the camera with the touch of a button, which one user called a 'game changer'.
You can even use this button for some other pretty impressive features.
For example, you can take a photo of a restaurant and then Apple Intelligence will look up the information for you.
While we can all agree, it's pretty handy, Android users were quick to point out that their devices added the camera shortcut feature a while back.
One person wrote: "Been double clicking for camera for 13 years on Android. Welcome to the 2010s."
Another said: "'Game changing'... Android for years."
"Soooo yall got the same button I have on my Android for the last decade?" A third questioned.
Even Samsung users were getting in on the criticism, with one person adding: "Congratulations to all Samsung galaxy users you've been living in the future with more advanced tech compared to this dudes!
"Apple clearly couldn't keep up the market trend anymore! Same phone new colors every few months!"
And another said: "Android crying in the corner."
There's even a fancy new button. (Apple)Another pretty cool feature of the iPhone 16 is the new emoji function.
With the help of ‘Apple Intelligence’ users will now be able to create their own emojis.
Apple explains: “Emoji will be taken to an entirely new level with the ability to create original Genmoji by simply typing a description, or by selecting a photo of a friend or family member.”
The iPhone 16 starts at $799 (£610.60), with the iPhone 16 Plus at $899 (£687).Featured Image Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Updated 20:16 9 Sep 2024 GMT+1Published 18:45 9 Sep 2024 GMT+1
Apple officially launches new iPhone 16 with brand new features
The latest iPhone is here, say goodbye to your bank balance
Apple has officially launched the new iPhone 16 with some exciting brand-new features.
The tech beast held its annual event at Apple Park in California today (9 September), nicknamed ‘It’s Glowtime’.
Here, Apple has unveiled its latest model of the iPhone alongside brand new items like the Apple Watch Series 10. Coming in brand new colours and with special new buttons, the excitement has ramped up for the iPhone 16.
Ahead of the big event, the company’s logo was reimagined into a swirl of vivid colours, reflecting the mysterious name and potentially referencing new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
There's even a fancy new button (Apple)Apple already confirmed some advancements ahead of the iPhone 16 reveal with Apple Intelligence, including AI writing tools, voice transcribing and the rather bizarre Genmoji.
While we might not all be picking up latest phone from the company following this exciting announcement, many of us will likely be updating our devices to iOS18.
But regardless of how many of us manage to convince ourselves ‘we really do not need the latest iPhone’, plenty of fans will still be longing for this iPhone 16 following today’s launch.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said it's the first iPhone 'designed from the ground up for Apple Intelligence' and promises it 'raises the bar for what an iPhone can do'.
Just a few of the things the iPhone 16 features include: aerospace-grade aluminium, 85 percent recycled content in the enclosure, spatial photos and a new ultra-wide camera allowing for automatic focus and more light capture in low-light situations.
The new iPhone colours (Apple)
This shiny new device is set to come in various colours including white, black, ultra marine, teal and pink. And its screen comes in two sizes: 6.1 inches for iPhone 16 and 6.7 inches for iPhone 16 Plus. These screens can reach a whopping 2000 nits of peak brightness and go as dim as just one nit.
Plus, it will feature a special Camera Control button to make taking snaps even easier. Stopping you from having to tap your display or use a volume button, you'll be able to adjust the camera settings by sliding your finger back and forth.
You can even use this button for some exciting features - you can take a photo of a restaurant and then Apple Intelligence will just look up the information for you. And, you can use it to search for items.
This is part of Visual Intelligence and is set to come later this year.
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The iPhone 16 will be available for UK customers to pre-order from Friday with availability beginning 20 September and you’ll be able to shop it at the likes of Sky Mobile, Amazon and Carphone Warehouse.
The iPhone 16 starts at $799 (£610.60), with the iPhone 16 Plus at $899 (£687).Featured Image Credit: Apple
Updated 07:20 29 Aug 2024 GMT+1Published 08:11 28 Aug 2024 GMT+1
Apple set to launch brand new product alongside iPhone 16 with huge changes expected
It will mark a whole decade since we first got a peak at one of the devices
It’s coming up to that time of year when the ‘maybe I do need a new iPhone’ voice starts yapping in the back of your mind, despite there being literally nothing wrong with your current one.
Yep, Apple will soon be launching its latest smartphone model, the iPhone 16.
As the summer and its months of our phones overheating comes to an end, the tech beast is set to hold its annual event at Apple Park in California.
This shiny new device is set to come in various colours including white, black, ultra marine, teal and pink. And its screen comes in two sizes: 6.1 inches for iPhone 16 and 6.7 inches for iPhone 16 Plus. These screens can reach a whopping 2000 nits of peak brightness and go as dim as just one nit.
Plus, it will feature a special Camera Control button to make taking snaps even easier. Stopping you from having to tap your display or use a volume button, you'll be able to adjust the camera settings by sliding your finger back and forth.
You can even use this button for some exciting features - you can take a photo of a restaurant and then Apple Intelligence will just look up the information for you. And, you can use it to search for items.
This is part of Visual Intelligence and is set to come later this year.
This article contains affiliate links and LADbible Group might make a commission on anything purchased.
The iPhone 16 will be available for UK customers to pre-order from Friday with availability beginning 20 September and you’ll be able to shop it at the likes of Sky Mobile, Amazon and Carphone Warehouse.
The iPhone 16 starts at $799 (£610.60), with the iPhone 16 Plus at $899 (£687).Featured Image Credit: Apple
Updated 07:20 29 Aug 2024 GMT+1Published 08:11 28 Aug 2024 GMT+1
Apple set to launch brand new product alongside iPhone 16 with huge changes expected
It will mark a whole decade since we first got a peak at one of the devices
It’s coming up to that time of year when the ‘maybe I do need a new iPhone’ voice starts yapping in the back of your mind, despite there being literally nothing wrong with your current one.
Yep, Apple will soon be launching its latest smartphone model, the iPhone 16.
As the summer and its months of our phones overheating comes to an end, the tech beast is set to hold its annual event at Apple Park in California.
A new iPhone is on it's way... (Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
But while we’re all sat patiently waiting to hear the new features and for our current devices to drop in value (cheaper phone bill come through), it’s not just the new iPhone that will be discussed.
Nicknamed ‘It’s Glowtime’, the event will also see the launch of a band new product with some huge changes expected.
This year will mark a whole decade since we got a peak of the first Apple Watch and it’s reported it will be celebrated with the release of an ‘Apple Watch X’.
It’s a little like how the iPhone X was released back in 2017 for 10 years of the iPhone.
I don’t know about you, but this is all making me feel a little on the old side…
Anyway, this special watch claim comes from the popular leaker Mark Gunman.
But while we’re all sat patiently waiting to hear the new features and for our current devices to drop in value (cheaper phone bill come through), it’s not just the new iPhone that will be discussed.
Nicknamed ‘It’s Glowtime’, the event will also see the launch of a band new product with some huge changes expected.
This year will mark a whole decade since we got a peak of the first Apple Watch and it’s reported it will be celebrated with the release of an ‘Apple Watch X’.
It’s a little like how the iPhone X was released back in 2017 for 10 years of the iPhone.
I don’t know about you, but this is all making me feel a little on the old side…
Anyway, this special watch claim comes from the popular leaker Mark Gunman.
This year's launch is approaching. (Apple)
The California-based Apple chatter detailed in his weekly newsletter how the company is ‘preparing for a big update’.
“Apple Watch is nearing its 10th birthday and the company has a chance to mark the occasion,” he wrote. “With the X model, Apple designers are working on a thinner watch case and have explored changing the way bands are attached to the device.”
The tipster went on to detail how the new rumoured watch is set to have some dramatic changes including a larger display.
In terms of the real techy stuff, this ‘Apple Watch X’ may feature some ‘enhancements under the hood’ like new AI-capable chips.
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The California-based Apple chatter detailed in his weekly newsletter how the company is ‘preparing for a big update’.
“Apple Watch is nearing its 10th birthday and the company has a chance to mark the occasion,” he wrote. “With the X model, Apple designers are working on a thinner watch case and have explored changing the way bands are attached to the device.”
The tipster went on to detail how the new rumoured watch is set to have some dramatic changes including a larger display.
In terms of the real techy stuff, this ‘Apple Watch X’ may feature some ‘enhancements under the hood’ like new AI-capable chips.
The watch was first unveiled on 9 September 2014. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
If that does prove to be true, they ‘could lay the groundwork for some AI enhancements down the road’.
Although, don’t start getting your hopes up for the upcoming Apple Intelligence to be running on the watch as it’s apparently ‘only headed to the iPhone, iPad and Mac’ for the time being before the Vision Pro.
The special Apple event will take place on 9 September with it not yet set as to just when the new iPhones (and maybe other devices by the sound of it) will go on sale. Although, experts do seem to be predicting pre-orders could be on 13 September.
I don’t need a new iPhone, I don’t need a new iPhone, I don’t need a new iPhone…Featured Image Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images and Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Published 15:27 13 Sep 2023 GMT+1
Apple users warned they’re being ‘robbed’ as new iPhone feature has been on Android for years
People have taken to social media to share their verdict on the latest launch
If that does prove to be true, they ‘could lay the groundwork for some AI enhancements down the road’.
Although, don’t start getting your hopes up for the upcoming Apple Intelligence to be running on the watch as it’s apparently ‘only headed to the iPhone, iPad and Mac’ for the time being before the Vision Pro.
The special Apple event will take place on 9 September with it not yet set as to just when the new iPhones (and maybe other devices by the sound of it) will go on sale. Although, experts do seem to be predicting pre-orders could be on 13 September.
I don’t need a new iPhone, I don’t need a new iPhone, I don’t need a new iPhone…Featured Image Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images and Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Published 15:27 13 Sep 2023 GMT+1
Apple users warned they’re being ‘robbed’ as new iPhone feature has been on Android for years
People have taken to social media to share their verdict on the latest launch
Now, unless you've been living under a rock, all that anyone seems to be capable of talking about at the moment is Apple's launch of its latest iPhone.
Apple officially announced the launch of the iPhone 15 series complete with a brand-new set of features yesterday (12 September), but it's clear that not everyone is 100 per cent on board with them.
iPhone users have since been warned they’re being 'robbed' as a new feature on the devices has already been on Android for years now.
AppleThe latest phone now marks the 16th generation of a device which changed the smartphone scene forever when it launched back in 2007. This update has been described by experts as the 'biggest update to the device in three years'.
There's a whole load of features including a USB-C charging cable point and Precision Finding, but there's one particular feature which seems to have really rubbed some people the wrong way - namely the latest model's panel feature.
In short, many Apple fans were left wondering what the latest model's screen refresh rate would be.
If that's all jargon to you - let me quickly explain.
The screen refresh rate effectively measures how often a screen's static image changes per second and this is measured in Hertz (Hz).
So, for example, a screen display with a refresh rate of 60 Hz means 60 frames per second, whereas 120 Hz and means there are 120 frames each seconds and so on.
And why does this matter?
Well, a faster refresh rate means a smoother viewing experience so it would make sense that people would be hoping for the higher end of the Hertz spectrum for the new iPhone 15 series but this was far from the case.
AppleCanadian tech content creator, @RjeyTech, took to Twitter to share exactly what he thought about the latest iPhone series.
He penned: "120hz is not a 'Pro' feature, just because Apple calls it Pro Motion, doesn’t make it a premium feature.
"There are $200 android phones that come with a 120hz.
"My point is an $800 iPhone shouldn’t launch with a 60hz display in 2023!"
He continued: "It’s the consumer who is getting is robbed, stop trying to justify a 60hz panel on an $800 phone!"
In another tweet, Rjey discussed why 'the average consumer doesn’t care about 120hz' isn't a 'valid argument'.
"It’s not that the average consumer doesn’t care, the average consumer DOESN’T KNOW THEY ARE BEING ROBBED," he claimed. "The iPhone 15 should at least feature 90 HZ in 2023.
Twitter/@RjeyTech"But no, here we go again with 60HZ."
Another tech head, @android_fhd, also took to the platform to share his verdict on Apple's recent launch.
He wrote: "It's that time of the year when many people still buy $799 iPhone with 60hz display because they think iPhone 60hz >>> Android 120hz."
If that's not put you off, you may want to start saving your pennies as the iPhone 15 starts at $799 and the iPhone 15 Plus is $899, which is actually the same price of last year's models in the States.
Price-wise, the iPhone 15 Pro will set you back $999, with the iPhone 15 Pro Max costing $1,199.
It won't be long until folks can get their hands on the latest offering which will be available to buy on 22 September.Featured Image Credit: Nic Coury via Getty NurPhoto via Getty
Updated 17:29 30 Mar 2024 GMTPublished 16:49 30 Mar 2024 GMT
Apple may be adding iOS feature that Android has had for 15 years
Rumours are flying that the new feature could be on the next update
Apple may be about to add an iOS feature that Android implemented some time ago.
It's a debate that's been going on for a while now - which one is superior, Apple or Android?
Many people have strong views on the matter and the latest rumours are certainly providing even more ammunition for Android users.
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While it's not confirmed, there are rumours that Apple is going to introduce a new feature.
It's probably not the most exciting feature ever and for some, it's probably not a crucial addition either.
But others reckon it's a pretty important one to have.
It's all to do with the Apple home screen. As Apple users will know, you can easily customise your home screen.
But if you add a new app, it automatically slots in next to the latest app that's been added.
In other words, there are no gaps and creating a gap isn't possible.
You can move them, organise them into folders, but you cannot leave a gap if you want to.
However, people are speculating that with the upcoming iOS 18 update, this is something you'll finally be able to do.
But Android, in comparison, has reportedly been doing this for 15 years.
So why has Apple (maybe) waited to implement this?
Well, it's not clear why, but some think they like to perfect their software before releasing it.
LADbible has contacted Apple for comment.
In other Apple news, the tech giant has told iPhone users how 'important' it is to upgrade their iOS to the latest software.
It follows a number of bugs and security worries.
While it's not confirmed, there are rumours that Apple is going to introduce a new feature.
It's probably not the most exciting feature ever and for some, it's probably not a crucial addition either.
But others reckon it's a pretty important one to have.
It's all to do with the Apple home screen. As Apple users will know, you can easily customise your home screen.
But if you add a new app, it automatically slots in next to the latest app that's been added.
In other words, there are no gaps and creating a gap isn't possible.
You can move them, organise them into folders, but you cannot leave a gap if you want to.
However, people are speculating that with the upcoming iOS 18 update, this is something you'll finally be able to do.
But Android, in comparison, has reportedly been doing this for 15 years.
So why has Apple (maybe) waited to implement this?
Well, it's not clear why, but some think they like to perfect their software before releasing it.
LADbible has contacted Apple for comment.
In other Apple news, the tech giant has told iPhone users how 'important' it is to upgrade their iOS to the latest software.
It follows a number of bugs and security worries.
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The update was made available last weekend and comes just weeks after iOS 17.4 dropped in the European Union.
In its release notes, Apple said: "This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users."
Devices that can install iOS 17.4.1 are the iPhone XS and later; iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later; iPad Pro 10.5-inch; iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later; iPad Air 3rd generation and later; iPad 6th generation and later; and iPad Mini 5th generation and later.
Right now, Apple is yet to release details of what 17.4.1 actually is. It simply says on its website that 'details are coming soon'.
Apple says: "For the protection of our customers, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are generally available."
The update was made available last weekend and comes just weeks after iOS 17.4 dropped in the European Union.
In its release notes, Apple said: "This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users."
Devices that can install iOS 17.4.1 are the iPhone XS and later; iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later; iPad Pro 10.5-inch; iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later; iPad Air 3rd generation and later; iPad 6th generation and later; and iPad Mini 5th generation and later.
Right now, Apple is yet to release details of what 17.4.1 actually is. It simply says on its website that 'details are coming soon'.
Apple says: "For the protection of our customers, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are generally available."
