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During Apple’s event, the company announced the expected new and . But what we surprised at were the host of new features that Apple included in these new devices. The new iPhone 16 and 16 Plus . They have the same design and screen sizes, coming in at and and have an aluminium case. Like the iPhone 15, the iPhone 16 series has brightness levels up to . The major difference this year, is the new that is meant to help support Apple's planned AI features. According to Apple, this new A18 processor, delivers 30% faster CPU performance and 40% faster GPU performance than the A16 Bionic that was in the iPhone 15. And it will use this to deliver . balances the ability to flex and scale computational capacity between on-device processing and larger, server-based models that run on dedicated Apple silicon servers and will begin rolling out next month in U.S. English for most regions around the world as a free software update. Apple added that they expect to roll it out in more languages next year. We’ve already seen some of the capabilities of Apple Intelligence, but the company also showcased Visual Intelligence. This is somewhat similar to what where you can search for and get information about what you iPhone 16’s camera sees. Apple has had a habit of waterfalling down features in their Pro series of iPhones into their non-Pro line the next year. So, this year the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus will get the same Action button currently featured on the Pro models, but in a nod to the new, they get vertically stacked rear cameras that support spatial video recording to help users relive memories with remarkable depth on Apple Vision Pro. One new feature is the Camera Control button. The new Camera Control button in action. The new camera control button allows users quicker access to the camera app, take photos, or adjust camera settings without touching the screen. Talking about the cameras, the iPhone 16 series will have a 48MP main camera with a 2x Telephoto option (with a 26mm focal length and f/1.6 aperture), and a 12MP ultrawide camera with autofocus and macro mode. Editing and searching your photos is also easier. Powered by Apple Intelligence, users can search for specific photos in the Photos app simply by saying what they are looking for. This also works to find specific moments in video clips. Additionally, the new tool can identify and remove distracting objects in the background of a photo without altering the subject. The new iPhone 16 and 16 Plus also get the , (certain markets only), hardware for the gamers, and . The colour palette for this year’s lineup of non-pro iPhones has changed with the new iPhone 16 series coming in , , , , and . The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus will be available for pre-order starting at 8pm on 13 September with availabilty starting on 20 September. Prices start from and for the respectively for the 128GB model, going up to and for the highest capacity 512GB model.