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2 months agoThe good
- These phones still have some of the best screens you can buy—even the non-Pro iPhone hits it out of the park
- They have by far the best smartphone performance, too
- Solid gains in GPU performance
- Camera Control brings the long-awaited physical shutter button
- The customizable Action button makes its way to the base iPhone
- New photographic styles allow you to move away from the pitfalls of Apple’s computational photography decisions in any direction you choose
- High-end camera features previously reserved for more expensive models have trickled down
- Ultra-wide photos in low light got quite a bit better
- Battery life improvements are always welcome
The bad
- 60 Hz on the non-Pro phones is looking a bit long in the tooth
- Likewise, always-on displays are now standard in some of the iPhone 16’s direct competitors
- The Pro phones don’t offer enough to justify an upgrade over the base models for the majority of consumers
- Possibly the most subtle year-over-year upgrades in iPhone history—if that’s really a bad thing
The ugly
- Not much, other than the steep prices
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Rule 1: Once you have their money, never give it back.
Rule 3: Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to.
Rule 6: Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.
Rule 7: Keep your ears open.
Rule 9: Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.
Rule 16: A deal is a deal… until a better one comes along.
Rule 17: A contract is a contract is a contract… but only between Ferengi.
Rule 21: Never place friendship above profit.
Rule 45: Expand or die.
Rule 59: A smart Ferengi can hear profit in the wind.
Rule 62: The riskier the road, the greater the profit.
Rule 74: Knowledge equals profit.
Rule 85: A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all.
Rule 94: Females and finances don’t mix.
Rule 98: Every man has his price.
Rule 102: A Ferengi with no latinum is no Ferengi at all.
Rule 162: Even in the worst of times, someone turns a profit.
Rule 208: Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer.