I didn’t want to upgrade quite yet, but my 13 was already on its last legs when the screen cracked from a fall. So I did some research and the baseline 16 seems to be the way to go at the moment. Some immediate observations: the camera is so much nicer. The pictures are clearer, the zoom is way better, and the operations are all much snappier. Taking a portrait shot went from a missed opportunity to a terrific photo. The action button is a nice tough, I locked that as a flashlight - I lost the physical button silent mode option, but I rarely used that anyways. Face ID also seems quicker, too. Less of an upgrade, the Dynamic Island is fine, nothing too exciting there. The camera button as a “click to open camera” is definitely nice, but the placement is awkward for landscape shots, and I would never use the haptic editing options - too cumbersome. It’s hard to rate battery, as my old phone really diminished over time. This one is obviously better… for now. Overall, a very worthy upgrade, with some minor touches still needing fine-tuning.

Excellent iPhone. Very happy with. I upgraded from an IPhone 8 Plus which had lasted for some years but felt it good to update. The colour is beautiful. Going into this new iPhone 16 was very different to the 8 Plus but I really like this now. I use the dark mode and so have many colours of contrast on phone and Facebook as emails. This not only makes it more interesting as it is great to see all the colours but easier to read when not young lol. Whilst the iPhone 16 is a little smaller than the Pro or Plus as is so for all phones, I am very pleased with this new iPhone 16 I had been feeling a bit left behind. I also have a lovely wallet case in case this is dropped. Again not had a wallet case for iPhone before but I am pleased with this as well. I’m told the photos seem brighter from someone who does not have this phone, so always good especially if a selfie.

Very pleased with this phone after the disappointment with the iphone15 pro max that I bought last year. The photos that I had taken with that were dreadful, especially low light ones. The software just pixelated and made so many of them grainy. I was even getting blurred photos that I had never experienced with my iphone11. I was able to take that phone back as I only had it for one week when I discovered those problems. So as I prefer iPhones to Android I hoped the basic iPhone 16 would be better than last years models and I'm pleased to say it is. I am a happy Apple customer again and thanks to John Lewis for easy ordering and speedy delivery.

Title: A Significant Upgrade: My Experience with the iPhone 16

I just bought the iPhone 16 in white, coming from an iPhone 14 Pro, and I am really liking it—even without Apple Intelligence being ready at launch. The addition of the Action Button adds a new level of convenience, allowing for quick access to my most-used functions. The enhanced camera controls and the better camera overall are significant upgrades over my 14 Pro.

Overall, I’m very satisfied with my decision to upgrade. The iPhone 16 has exceeded my expectations and has proven to be a worthy successor to my 14 Pro.