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The new iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are both coming soon and are tipped to launch at the Apple September event. Will they be worth the hype or should you just hold on to your existing iPhone? Here are the biggest rumors you need to know, from bigger displays and camera upgrades to new colors and the A18 chip to supercharge Apple Intelligence. Here’s your cheat sheet.  Everything to expect from the Apple September 9 event:   0:00 - iPhone 16 Pro Rumors 0:30 - Size? 1:16 - A18 Chip? 2:04 - Capture Button? 2:57 - Colors? 3:12 - Cameras? 3:46 - Battery? 4:37 - Are you excited?  #iphone16promax #iphone16pro #iphone16leaks

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00:00We've officially reached that time of the year when you probably want to hold off on

00:03buying a new iPhone until the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro are announced. By the time you're

00:08watching this, we could be just a few weeks or maybe just a few days away from the Apple

00:12September event, where all the new iPhone models will be revealed, and they might have

00:17the type of upgrades that matter to you. I've been following the iPhone 16 rumors from even

00:22before the iPhone 15 came out last year, so let's talk about what you can expect and get

00:26excited for specifically when it comes to the Pro models. The Pros are growing. Apple is really

00:32thinking big this year as there have been multiple rumors that Apple is supersizing

00:35the iPhone 16 Pro phones. The regular iPhone 16 Pro is tipped to be growing from 6.1 inches to

00:416.3 inches, making it more of a mid-sized phone. Meanwhile, the iPhone 16 Pro Max is apparently

00:47going to be 6.9 inches, which would be a pretty big jump from 6.7 inches on the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

00:53By comparison, the Galaxy S24 Ultra and the Pixel 9 Pro XL are both 6.8 inches, so the new

01:00iPhone 16 Pro Max would be the largest flagship in the U.S. that's not affordable. That makes me

01:05a bit nervous, though. I like the size and weight of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and it's pretty massive

01:09when you put it in a case. I'm definitely interested to see what shoppers think of these sizes

01:14if the rumors end up being true. While all iPhone 16 models are set to get Apple's new A18 chip,

01:20we're still likely to see a split between the regular and Pro phones. I'm expecting the iPhone

01:2516 Pro and Pro Max to get an A18 Pro chip with more GPU cores. But the biggest processing upgrade

01:32will likely come with the neural engine, which is tipped for significantly more cores and should

01:37provide more powerful AI and machine learning performance. So what will you be able to actually

01:42do with all that power? Think of things that we've been teased with with Apple Intelligence and iOS

01:4818, like creating images on the fly with Image Playground, getting transcripts of phone calls

01:52and voice notes, and help with your writing if you need it. As exciting as all that sounds, I think

01:57Apple will need to show at least some Apple Intelligence features that are exclusive to the

02:02new iPhone 16 Pros. Probably the biggest design change we've heard about is the addition of an

02:07all-new button on the iPhone 16 Pro and the Pro Max. I'll admit we've heard conflicting rumors

02:12about this one, but it's clear to me from seeing dummy models and early case samples that Apple is

02:17adding a so-called capture button this year. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, this dedicated

02:22camera button would work just like a real camera shutter. If you press halfway down on the button,

02:26you'll engage autofocus, and if you press all the way, you'll snap a photo. This would mean that

02:31your action button could be assigned to something else, or a shortcut, while you have a dedicated

02:36way to take photos and videos quickly. But that's not all. Apparently swiping your finger over the

02:41capture button would zoom you in and out while shooting photos and videos. Now it makes a lot

02:45of sense for this button to be exclusive to the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, kind of like the action

02:50button was this year. But some rumors say it could end up on the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus, too. Guess

02:55we'll just have to wait and see. While we're talking about design, I have some news about the

02:58iPhone 16 Pro colors. Apple is reportedly ditching the blue titanium model for a new desert titanium

03:04color. Think bronze or dark gold, which looks okay. Desert titanium would join the returning

03:09black, gray, and white options. So what about the cameras themselves? Both the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro

03:15Max are tipped to feature a 48 megapixel ultrawide camera, up from 12 megapixels on the iPhone 15

03:20series. That means you should expect sharper ultrawide shots and also more flexibility when

03:25it comes to cropping. The new sensor should also let in more light for brighter pics, especially

03:30in low light situations. It doesn't seem like size will matter when it comes to camera capabilities.

03:34Both the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max are expected to get the same tetraprism zoom lens. So we're

03:39talking 5x optical zoom and 25x digital zoom at least, which would be a pretty significant upgrade

03:44for the regular Pro. If you've checked out our iPhone 15 Pro review or any related videos here

03:49on this channel, you've probably heard us talk about how last year's phone turned in very good

03:53battery life results in our testing. But you could never have too much endurance, if you ask me.

03:58Apple is tipped to use stacked battery technology on the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max for the first

04:03time, which would likely allow for more capacity. As a result, the iPhone 16 Pro could have a 3355

04:08mAh battery, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max could pack 4676 mAh battery, according to Leakspecs.

04:16Meanwhile, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max are both rumored to get 40W wired charging and 20W MagSafe

04:22charging. That would be a nice and very, very overdue upgrade from 27W wired and 15W wireless.

04:29Honestly, even if the battery life doesn't last longer, but we get faster charging, I think that'll

04:34be an upgrade a lot of people have been waiting for. There's plenty of other rumors for the

04:38iPhone 16 Pro series, including a new thermal design to prevent overheating, a new 5G modem,

04:43and new Wi-Fi 7 connectivity. This video would probably be an hour just to go over all the

04:47rumors, so instead I made it super convenient and linked my page tracking them all in the description.

04:52I would definitely hit that subscribe button, since we expect to be at the Apple event live

04:56to bring you hands-on impressions with the new iPhones and other launches, including

05:00the new Apple Watch 10. So be sure to check out our video on that from last week. Otherwise,

05:06for more Apple news, be sure to follow us at Tom's Guide across all of our social channels.

05:11For Tom's Guide, this is Mark Spoonhauer.

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