iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro: What's different this year?

iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro: Apple hosted ‘It’s Glowtime' event at its headquarters in California tonight. At the event, Apple launched the iPhone 16 Pro, which succeeds last year's iPhone 15 Pro. The iPhone 16 Pro, in addition to coming with a new A18 Pro chip comes with a bigger display and an updated camera system. Buyers also get an updated colour palette and support for Apple Intelligence.

The iPhone 16 Pro will go on sale in India on September 20. Ahead of that, here's a feature-by-feature comparison for your reference: 

Here is everything that has changed in the iPhone 16 Pro this year

iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro: Design

Apple replaced the Alert Slider with the iPhone 15 Pro last year. This year, Apple has tweaked this design a bit further by adding a Capture button to the mix.

Coming to the colours, the iPhone 15 comes in Grey, Blue, White and Black colour variants, while the iPhone 16 Pro comes in Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium, White and Black colour variants.

iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro: Display

The newly launched iPhone 16 Pro comes with a bigger 6.3-inch Super Retina XDR Alway-On OLED display with ProMotion technology. On the other hand, last year's iPhone 15 Pro comes with a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR Alway-On OLED display with ProMotion technology. Both the iPhone models offer a screen refresh rate of up to 120Hz and a peak brightness of up to 2,000 nits..

iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro: Processor

The iPhone 15 Pro is powered by Apple 's A17 Pro chipset, while the iPhone 16 Pro is powered by Apple's latest A18 Pro chipset.

iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro: Storage Space

Both the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro come in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage variants.

iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro: Cameras

Apple has updated the rear camera setup in its iPhone 16 Pro model this year. It comes with a 48MP primary lens + a 48MP ultra-wide-angle lens + a 12MP telephoto lens. The iPhone 15 Pro, on the other hand, has a 48MP primary lens + a 12MP ultra-wide-angle lens + a 12MP telephoto lens at the back.

Both the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro have a 12MP TrueDepth camera in the front.

iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro: Battery life

On the other hand, iPhone 16 Pro offers a battery backup of around 27 hours while the iPhone 15 Pro offers a battery backup of around 23 hours. Both the iPhone models support a 20W fast charger.

iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro: Price

Both the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro start at Rs 119,900 in India.