Apple — iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max — during a packed broadcast from its spaceship-like headquarters in Cupertino, California alongside the , redesigned , and .

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will be available to buy in-store across the UK on September 20.

Demand is usually very high for the new iPhone models, so if you want to be amongst the first to own these all-singing, all-dancing new handsets, preorders start at 1pm on September 13. This will allow you to lock-in your choice of iPhone 16 Pro model, colourway, and storage configuration.

The iPhone 16 Pro starts at £999, whilst the larger Pro Max model begins at £1,199. Both of these handsets are available in the following four titanium finishes:

The iPhone 16 Pro is available in four storage configurations, with UK prices of:

iPhone 16 Pro Max ships with a minimum of 256GB onboard storage — ditching 128GB as an option due to the higher starting price. The full list of storage options and prices for the iPhone 16 Pro Max are:

For the first time, iPhone 16 Pro lineup introduces larger display sizes, with the iPhone 16 Pro sporting a 6.3-inch screen and the Pro Max boasting a 6.9-inch display – the largest ever on an iPhone. Both of these OLED displays have a typical brightness of 1,200 nits, which ensure everything remains visible even in direct sunlight.

Whether you want the iPhone 16 Pro or the larger iPhone 16 Pro Max, you'll have the choice of the same four colours — Black Titanium, Natural Titanium, White Titanium, and Desert Titanium

Powered by the supercharged new A18 Pro chip, these Pro-grade iPhones are built to harness Apple Intelligence, a suite of AI capabilities designed to enhance user experience whilst prioritising privacy. Apple Intelligence introduces Writing Tools to proofread your writing or adjust the tone of your emails, documents, and text messages.

It can also quickly summarise text, generate never-before-seen new emoji based on a written prompt, and remove unwanted people from the background of your photographs.

Unfortunately, is scheduled a few months after the iPhone 16 Pro launch, so you won't be able to test all of these new AI tricks out-of-the-box.

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Every new iPhone announced at the September launch event comes equipped with a new button, dubbed Camera Control that offers a shortcut to the camera. Pressing the button — found beneath the Power button on the right-hand side — launches the camera, while pressing again takes a photo.

Apple says Camera Control will make it easier than ever to use Visual Inteligence, another new AI addition that'll provide details on anything shown in the viewfinder, like identifying dog breed or showing opening times for restaurants.

Using the capacitive surface on the top of the Camera Control button, it's possible to switch between camera modes and adjust the level of zoom of depth of focus without lifting a finger

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max sport improved camera systems, including a new 48MP Fusion camera that's capable of recording 4K video at 120 fps in Dolby Vision — a first for any smartphone.

These aren't the only new additions to the newly-announced iPhone 16 Pro lineup. We've included everything coming to these all-new smartphones later in this article, so scroll down for a complete breakdown.

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro will be available to preorder in the UK from 1pm BST on September 13, with general availability due on September 20

Best discounts on iPhone 16 Pro

Helping to soften the blow, Apple offers trade-in deals for existing iPhone owners looking to upgrade. It's offering between £30 and £645 in credit towards the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max when you trade-in your existing iPhone, although the exact amount will depend on the model and condition.

Best of all, Apple lets you keep ahold of the device you're looking to trade-in until after you’ve received your new iPhone. It will mail a trade-in kit and instructions on how to back up and transfer your apps and personal data, as well as how to securely wipe your data and prep the old handset to send it back.

Your chosen payment method will be credited with the amount after Apple has received and evaluated your trade-in iPhone. Here's a list of the current trade-in values on-offer from Apple:

Best iPhone 16 Pro deals

Buying direct from the Apple Store isn't the only option when it comes to iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max preorders on Friday September 13.

UK retailers and mobile networks are also gearing up for pre-orders.

, , , and Argos are expected to list the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max models on their online stores from September 13, when preorders open worldwide. Amazon , but there's no option to buy the handsets just yet — you'll need to wait for 1pm on Friday.

We've rounded up links to register your interest or bookmark the page so you can preorder as soon as the new models become available — skipping the long (digital) queues:

EE has confirmed all models in the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro series will run on , which boasts faster speeds and a more reliable connection. All of the monthly plans on this all-new 5G network include unlimited 5G downloads and .

There's no word on monthly prices, but the SIM-only plans on this overhauled 5G network start . It's worth noting that if you're already an EE Broadband customer — or want to sign-up to its full-fibre plans,.

O2 has confirmed plans to stock the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, but hasn't revealed specific details about its monthly plans, including 5G data allowance and price.

Sky Mobile will provide the and the , with data plans starting at £5 a month for 5GB of 5G data.

All data plans from Sky Mobile include unlimited call minutes and text messages.

That might seem like a small data allowance, but it's worth noting that any mobile data used in Sky-owned apps will not be counted towards your monthly allocation. So you'll be able to stream endlessly from Sky Go, Sky Sports, and other Sky apps over 5G with no risk of burning through your monthly data allowance.

Comparison sites , including Vodafone and Currys-owned iD Mobile, which runs on the masts from Three UK. If you're unsure which mobile carrier you want to use with your new iPhone 16 Pro, it could be a good first stop.

Three UK will offer iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max preorders from 1pm BST on September 13, but hasn't confirmed UK pricing ahead of time. We'll update this article as soon as we hear about the exact prices.

Vodafone has announced its Vodafone Xchange scheme for the iPhone 16 lineup, allowing eligible customers to upgrade to the latest model annually without paying off the remainder of their phone plan. The network is offering up to £736 off a new iPhone 16 with eligible trade-ins.

Like EE, Three, and O2, there's no word on the exact monthly price for the iPhone 16 Pro or iPhone 16 Pro Max on Vodafone's 5G network. But we'll update with the latest deals as soon as it's live on Friday at 1pm.

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What's new in iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max?

Apple's all-new iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max arrive with significant upgrades over their predecessors. Easily the most noticeable change is the larger OLED displays, which Apple calls Super Retina XDR, with the standard 16 Pro increasing from 6.1- to 6.3-inches while the palm-stretching 16 Pro Max expands from 6.7- to 6.9-inches.

These screens are also brighter than before, with typical brightness of 1,200 nits that increases to 2,000 nits of peak brightness when viewing HDR content. Those new screens are protected with the latest-generation Ceramic Shield toughened glass. According to Apple, this is 2x tougher than glass on any other smartphone.

Powering the new Pro-level iPhone models is the new A18 Pro chip, built with second-generation 3-nanometre design that enables speedier performance, all-new Apple Intelligence features, and better efficiency for improved battery life. Apple says that iPhone 16 Pro Max offers "the best battery life on iPhone ever", with up to 33 hours of video playback compared to 29 hours with last year's iPhone 15 Pro Max.

When it's time to recharge, both iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max support faster 25W wireless charging with a new MagSafe Charger that uses the industry-wide Qi2 standard. It's available from Apple in one-metre and two-metre lengths, priced at £39 and £49, respectively.

Apple Intelligence, which — although it's worth noting that , introduces a range of new AI capabilities. Writing Tools works across any app on iOS and will adjust the tone of you writing, making it more friendly, concise, or professional. It can also summarise lengthy email chains, documents, and paragraphs of text into bullet-points, check your grammar, and flag sentence structure issues.

Elsewhere, Apple Intelligence will add a new app called Image Playground, which generates never-before-seen images in three styles (Animation, Illustration, and Sketch) based on a written prompt. Genmoji will let you for create custom emoji to use across the likes of iMessage, WhatsApp, and Messenger.

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will ship running iOS 18 — the latest iteration of the mobile operating system from Apple, which lets you customise the layout of apps on-screen, change the colour and tint of all icons, and introduces a new Passwords manager app

AI voice assistant Siri will be treated to a welcome upgrade with all of these new Apple Intelligence smarts. As well as a new design — summoning Siri will now cause the borders of your iPhone to swirl with a glowing light — the talkative AI will now remember context between requests so you won't need to repeat yourself, and will be able to follow your line of through even if you stumble over your words or correct yourself mid-sentence.

You'll also be able to type requests to Siri — handy if you don't fancy barking an order for your iPhone, or you're somewhere the AI won't be able to hear you. The chatty assistant has also gained extensive product knowledge to answer support questions about iPhone features and other Apple devices.

Finally, the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max offer significant camera improvements. The upgraded 48MP Fusion camera can shoot 4K Ultra HD video footage in 120 frames-per-second in Dolby Vision — a first for any smartphone. As well as an upgraded 48MP Ultra Wide camera that promises to offer better images in tough low-light conditions, Apple has also introduced second-generation Photographic Styles to customise the look of your pictures to perfectly suit your tastes.

The Californian company says that its new Photographic Styles have a deeper understanding of skin undertones, so unlike a traditional filter, which uses a one-size-fits-all approach by adding a colour to an entire scene, adjustments are applied to specific colors of a selected style.

You'll be able to preview the effects of a specific Photographic Style in the viewfinder — with changes rendered in real-time by the powerful A18 Pro chipset, applied after a photo is taken, and reversed at later date.

Using the new-and-improved Siri, you'll be able to ask the AI assistant to pull up a specific shot from your Photos library and then apply an edit to the image in Darkroom — a new glowing animation that surrounds the border of the iPhone tells you the handsfree assistant is listening to your request

Apple has fitted its new iPhone models with a new Camera Control button that offers fast access to the camera from the Lock Screen, so you'll miss never a moment. Pressing the button — found beneath the Power button on the right-hand side — launches the camera, while pressing again takes a photo. Apple says Camera Control will make it easier than ever to use Visual Inteligence, another new AI addition that'll provide details on anything shown in the viewfinder, like identifying dog breed or showing opening times for restaurants.

Camera Control has a capacitive sensor to enable touch gestures on the button, sliding your fingertip on the surface of the button lets you adjust some common control options — such as zoom, exposure, or depth of field — to compose a your photo or video without lifting a finger.

Apple says it's already working with developers will be able to bring Camera Control to their apps, with Snapchat already integrating the feature into a forthcoming update to its messaging service.

Both Pro-grade iPhone 16 phones now feature a 5x Telephoto camera, previously exclusive to the Pro Max.

And four studio-quality microphones placed strategically across the body of the handset are designed to preserve true-to-life recorded sounds, whilst video can be captured in Spatial Audio for immersive listening, Apple says. New editing modes in the Photos app let you choose between Cinematic Sound, In-Frame, and Studio, which decrease background sound or focus on the voices seen in-frame to varying amounts.

"Powered by the faster, more efficient A18 Pro chip and built for Apple Intelligence, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are the most advanced iPhone models we’ve ever made," said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, following the launch event at Apple Park.

"Customers who are looking for the best possible iPhone will be able to take advantage of this huge step forward, whether they’re applying edits to a photo without lifting a finger, rewriting meeting notes for a more professional tone, or using the advanced camera system to capture their next masterpiece in 4K120 fps in Dolby Vision — all while enjoying extraordinary battery life."