{"id":561519,"date":"2024-09-20T07:49:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T05:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=561519"},"modified":"2024-09-20T07:50:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T05:50:02","slug":"iphone-16-goes-on-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/561519-iphone-16-goes-on-sale.html","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 16 goes on sale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Apple Intelligence was\u00a0announced in June\u00a0at the company\u2019s Worldwide Developers Conference and has been available in a limited beta test for developers for the past several weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, Apple released a public beta version of Apple Intelligence \u2014 one aimed at a wider audience \u2014 though most customers won\u2019t access it until the suite of features is released in its final form next month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional capabilities won\u2019t be ready until later, part of a staggered launch that will stretch into next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the technology titan introduced the iPhone 16 line, it said that the devices were the first to be built \u201cfrom the ground up\u201d for Apple Intelligence. But some iPhones from last year \u2014 the 15 Pro and Pro Max \u2014 will be able to support the features as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The look of the new phones is little changed from the iPhone 12 design from 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But they feature noticeable battery-life improvements and camera advancements \u2014 beyond the new button. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prices start at R20,999 for the standard iPhone, ranging up to R31,499 for the Pro Max. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In past years, consumers ordering phones from Apple\u2019s online store have seen major shipping delays \u2014 a sign that supply wasn\u2019t meeting demand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s been less of an issue this year, either because orders are slower or Apple just has more phones on hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New orders of the regular iPhone 16 models will be delivered by early October, while the Pro versions will arrive around the middle of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple also unveiled lower-end AirPods this month and updated watches. The new earbuds \u2014 dubbed AirPods 4 \u2014 are available in a $129 (R2,260) and $179 (R3136) versions, with the latter model including noise cancellation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That feature had previously been reserved for the upscale AirPods Pro, which cost $249 (R4,362). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple\u2019s latest smartwatches, meanwhile, don\u2019t offer a major reason to upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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iPhone 16 standard model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The new Series 10 has a larger display and thinner design, but otherwise looks similar to the Series 9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company\u2019s only change to the higher-end Ultra model, meanwhile, is a black color option. Still, the products could attract customers who have older Apple Watches or are new to the category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The iPhone, watches and AirPods won\u2019t be the last new Apple products of 2024. The company also is planning a major Mac computer overhaul later this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple will bring its AI-focused M4 processor from the iPad to the MacBook Pro laptops and iMac desktop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s also preparing the most significant overhaul to the Mac mini in the product\u2019s two-decade history, complete with\u00a0a smaller design\u00a0and new chips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The iPhone 16 will not launch with its much-touted Apple Intelligence functionality, which Apple said would be added soon in a software update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341034,"featured_media":559715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92837,17934],"tags":[95333,35793,96966,96967,96968,96969],"class_list":["post-561519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai","category-smartphones","tag-apple-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence-ai","tag-iphone-16","tag-iphone-16-plus","tag-iphone-16-pro","tag-iphone-16-pro-max"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341034"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561519"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":561533,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561519\/revisions\/561533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}