iPhone 16 Pro review: The full Pro experience without the Max-sized footprint.
The Pro Max experience for people who still want to use a phone one-handed.
The iPhone 16 Pro gives up nothing on cameras or chip versus the Max — the only real trade-off is battery capacity. For most buyers that is a fair exchange for a 6.3" body that fits a pocket properly.
01Display
93/10093/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
02Camera
91/10091/100 puts it above the 86-point average for flagship phones of 2024.
03Performance
96/10096/100 puts it above the 93-point average for flagship phones of 2024.
04Battery
82/10082/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.
05Build
95/100At 95/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2024 — 7 points above the cohort average.
06Value
83/10083/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
- Identical cameras and chip to the Pro Max in a one-hand-friendly body.
- Class-leading sustained performance from the A18 Pro.
- Titanium build with IP68 — premium and durable.
- Six-plus years of iOS updates.
- Smaller 3,582 mAh battery — endurance trails the Max clearly.
- ~27 W charging is slow for a 2024 flagship.
- Only 8 GB RAM versus 12 GB Android rivals.
- No periscope telephoto.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 41-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .