Every year, the developers of the popular iPhone camera app, Halide, conduct a thorough and detailed examination of the innovations that Apple introduces to the cameras of its new iPhones. On this occasion, after taking more than 1,000 photos with the new iPhone 16 Pro, this is your opinion. It’s going to surprise you.
One of the biggest novelties of the iPhone 16 Pro is the incorporation of a 48 megapixel Ultra Wide cameraa significant improvement over previous versions of the terminal. The analysis highlights the impressive sharpness that this new camera is capable of providing.
However, Apple has not added a larger sensor to this camera, so the level of detail still does not reach that of the Angle camera, which has a larger sensor. Despite this limitation, the Ultra Wide camera performs excellently, especially in macro photography.
The iPhone’s ultra-wide camera takes an important leap
In previous versions of the iPhone, macro photos taken with the Ultra Wide lens were obtained by cropping a 12-megapixel image, resulting in a low-resolution image of approximately three megapixels. On the iPhone 16 Pro, the situation has changed: thanks to the new 48 megapixel sensor, the crop makes it possible to generate a true 12 megapixel image with much more detailwhich represents a considerable advance in the quality of close-up photos.
The main camera of the iPhone 16 Pro, called “Fusion” by Apple, has also undergone a significant improvement. This new system uses a sensor with a physical size similar to that of the iPhone 15 Pro, but with a top quality. The iPhone 16 Pro, like its predecessor, combines pixels to create higher quality 24-megapixel and 12-megapixel images, in addition to being able to capture full 48-megapixel photos.
Although the image processing on the iPhone 16 Pro is quite similar to that of the iPhone 15 Pro, the improvement in the main camera sensor allows you to obtain images with more detail and better quality general. According to Halide’s analysis, there are no major differences between photos taken with the Wide camera of the iPhone 15 Pro and those of the iPhone 16 Pro, although improvements in pixels and sensor allow for slightly better performance in certain situations, especially in conditions low light.
More speed and performance
Another area where the iPhone 16 Pro excels is image capture speed. Apple has redesigned the interface of the camera to improve sensor read times, which speeds up the image capture process. This is clearly seen in the QuickTake function, which now offers significant improvements in the speed and quality of video recordings. QuickTake also supports 4K Dolby Vision HDR recording, which is a notable visual improvement over previous models.
Additionally, capturing images in 48-megapixel ProRAW format is much faster on the iPhone 16 Pro, with faster shutter speeds and virtually no lag. This improvement in speed allows users to capture high-resolution images without the usual waiting that accompanies capturing large files.
For photography enthusiasts, the iPhone 16 Pro offers a wide range of additional features. These include improved camera control, with more precise and accessible settings, the Telephoto lens for long distance photographsand improvements to Night mode, which allows you to capture sharper and more detailed images in low light conditions.
The iPhone 16 Pro stands out as an ideal tool for amateur and professional photographers, offering quality comparable to high-end cameras thanks to its improvements in photographic hardware and software.