iPhone 16 Pro After 1 Year - Perfectly Flawed!

Brandon Butch August 10, 2025
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iPhone 16 Pro Review: 1 Year Later - This is Peak "Pro" ➥ Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code BUTCH at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/butch Apple released the iPhone 16 Pro almost one year ago. It was "built from the ground up for Apple Intelligence" but if you bought it for that, you're likely disappointed. However, the phone itself, unreleased software aside, is arguably the best Pro phone Apple has ever made. And it's really not close. So in this (almost) one-year-later review, we discuss the Apple Intelligence woes, the display, design, cameras, battery life and health, why people are losing faith in Apple, and more. Enjoy! Buy iPhone 16 Pro: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-16-pro Buy iPhone 16 Pro Renewed ($800): https://amzn.to/45bLPQr 🍎 Become an *Ultra Member* to get PDF guides for videos, access to premium wallpapers + more: https://bit.ly/bb-member 💬 Join our *Discord* server to continue the conversation: https://discord.gg/appleden 📖📲 Sign up for the *newsletter* to get unfiltered Apple news & insights: https://theappleden.com/subscribe (it's free) *Social Media:* Twitter/X: https://x.com/brandonbutch Instagram: https://instagram.com/brandonbutch Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brandonbutch TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@brandon.butch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandonbutchyt Apple Music: https://apple.co/2VF3KZj *Chapters:* 0:00 iPhone 16 Pro after almost a year 0:32 Apple's confusing marketing 1:20 iOS 26 does make 16 Pro better though 1:36 Durability without a case 2:47 Battery Health is cooked on my iPhone 16 Pro 3:23 It's better because of this, though 3:41 Revealing the Battery Health numbers 4:00 Incogni 5:19 Battery Life makes me scratch my head 6:46 The design is stale, except for THIS 7:43 I don't miss the Pro Max size 8:17 Apple, PLEASE add this ASAP 8:45 Display 9:24 iPhone is king here..and it's not close 9:42 People are losing faith in Apple 10:23 Camera Control is useless? 11:50 Why iPhone 16 Pro camera is top tier 13:32 Good AI camera features 14:12 Performance after a year 14:57 Cell connectivity woes 15:43 Is this peak Pro iPhone? 16:40 Buy or wait for 17 Pro? 17:34 Thoughts? 📷 Gear used to make this video: https://amzn.to/4nhnLmf 📱 Best tech deals (updated daily): http://amzn.to/2qcK0QT Disclosure: This video might contain affiliate links, which help fund the channel if you make a purchase. Have a fantastic day & I'll see you soon!

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