iPhone 16 Pro review: Apple levels up its smaller ‘pro’ phone

Bigger screen, new camera control button, 5x optical zoom and faster chips squeeze flagship features into smaller frame

Apple has upgraded the iPhone 16 Pro by adding the 5x zoom camera from the big Pro Max line, making size its main differentiator and turning the smaller “pro” into an instant candidate for the best small smartphone going.

The 16 Pro costs the same – £999 (€1,199/$999/A$1,799) – as last year’s model, and sits between the £1,199 16 Pro Max and the vanilla iPhone 16, which starts at £799. That also puts it in direct competition with Google’s £999 Pixel 9 Pro, which has the same-size screen.

Screen: 6.3in Super Retina XDR (120Hz OLED) (460ppi)

Processor: Apple A18 Pro

RAM: 8GB

Storage: 128, 256, 512GB or 1TB

Operating system: iOS 17

Camera: 48MP main, 48MP UW and 12MP 5x zoom, 12MP front-facing camera

Connectivity: 5G, wifi 7, NFC, Bluetooth 5.3, Thread, USB-C, Satellite, UWB and GNSS

Water resistance: IP68 (6 metres for 30 mins)

Dimensions: 149.6 x 71.5 x 8.25mm

Weight: 199g