The iPhone 16 Pro is one of the most unfinished products Apple has ever shipped. Almost all of its highlight features will arrive in future software updates that will stretch well into next year before they’re here.

The flagship Apple device knocked the Google Pixel 9 off its throne, the former reigning battery life champion. The Pixel 9 lasted over 19 hours — 19 hours and 20 minutes, to be exact — on a single charge,

The iPhone is as susceptible to this phenomenon as any device. Unveiled at last week’s “Glowtime” event in Cupertino, the iPhone 16 line current occupies a kind of liminal space. The devices’ headliner is the addition of Apple Intelligence,

Phone 16 Pro Max is the largest-screen iPhone to date, with a huge 6.9in display. It’s the ideal device for streaming video, playing games and for composing arty shots with its 48Mp Fusion camera. A screen and camera this good demand protection that can keep up in any scenario,