60 points by thunderbong 24 days ago | 94 comments
JPEG XL in iPhone 16 Pro Yields Incredible Results(fstoppers.com) Every year, I compare the new iPhone to my professional camera, the Canon R5. Last year's iPhone 15 Pro had lackluster results, but I can confidently say this year's iPhone 16 Pro has much more to talk about, including a "secret" update that completely blew me away.
iPhone 16 sales in China are great, despite Apple Intelligence uncertainty(9to5mac.com) Ahead of Apple’s quarterly earnings later this month, we’re getting a better picture of how the iPhone 16 line is selling—and it looks very good. The latest evidence is a report on sales in China, where Apple is seeing big launch numbers despite uncertainty around its Apple Intelligence rollout.
Apple's 80% charging limit for iPhone: How much did it help after a year?(macrumors.com) With the iPhone 15 models that came out last year, Apple added an opt-in battery setting that limits maximum charge to 80 percent. The idea is that never charging the iPhone above 80 percent will increase battery longevity, so I kept my iPhone at that 80 percent limit from September 2023 to now, with no cheating.
I designed a Dieter Rams-inspired iPhone dock(arslan.io) Dieter Rams and his friends (Dietrich Lubs and Ludwig Littman) designed many great looking alarm clocks. I'm looking for one for a long time. Because I have many books about Braun (the company) and Dieter Rams, here are some of their designs:
How the iPhone 16's electrically-released adhesive works(ifixit.com) Our teardown lab is filled with iPhone 16 parts, and we’ve been having a blast playing with them. Apple’s latest smartphone series has largely underwhelmed tech reviewers, who are mixed on the usefulness of the new dedicated camera button and twiddling their thumbs waiting for Apple Intelligence to drop.
441 points by jamesy0ung 59 days ago | 216 comments
iPhone 16 is much easier to repair(engadget.com) Apple introduced some major repairability improvements with the iPhone 16 lineup, but nothing stands out as much as the new battery removal process for the base iPhone 16.
210 points by stalfosknight 61 days ago | 145 comments
Why Apple Uses JPEG XL in the iPhone 16 and What It Means for Your Photos(petapixel.com) The iPhone 16 family has arrived and includes many new features, some of which Apple has played very close to its vest. One such improvement is the inclusion of JPEG XL file types, which promise improved image quality compared to standard JPEG files while delivering relatively smaller file sizes.
Helium Implicated in Weird iPhone Malfunctions(arstechnica.com) Reddit user harritaco discovered something rather unusual about the iOS devices used at their place of work. iPhones and Apple Watches stopped working unexpectedly, completely locking up and recovering only days later, sometimes suffering long-term harm.
iOS Secure Exclave makes its way from M4 iPad Pro to iPhone 16(macworld.com) We’ve heard about the new features on the iPhone 16, such as Camera Control and its support for upcoming Apple Intelligence capabilities, but there’s one upgrade Apple hasn’t mentioned at all. Its chip has a new security feature, according to a report by 9to5Mac.