I watched the Apple iPhone 16 event this week, and knew within 15 minutes of the iPhone 16 Pro Max segment that I’d be upgrading. My phone is the one piece of tech I never go anywhere without; as a full-time digital nomad, I rely on a robust smartphone not only to stay connected to family and friends, but also to watch entertainment, read books, manage travel logistics and even run parts of my business.
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There are times when I’m on a bus or plane for hours on end (or worse, stranded in the airport terminal) and still need to work, so a more souped-up smartphone like the iPhone Pro Max line is a better fit for me. Although I already have the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which I bought last year while living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the prospect of longer battery life, a great camera and a slightly larger display has convinced me to trade up again.
Other users appear to agree on these prospects. In a survey on smartphone shopping conducted by CNET earlier this month, respondents said the biggest factors to upgrading their phone are longer battery life, more storage and better camera features (61%, 46% and 38%, respectively). It seemed like Apple’s Glowtime event focused more on these upgrades than AI features like Apple Intelligence, and I liked that the attention was more on practical improvements than AI hype.
Here are four reasons why I’m upgrading to the iPhone 16 Pro Max when preorders begin this Friday, Sept. 13.
A new camera control button
A separate camera control button will simplify my selfie game. Kimanzi Constable
The new iPhone 16 Pro Max’s main camera is 48 megapixels and can shoot 4K video at 120 frames per second (which is new for the iPhone), but what got me even more excited is the new camera control button. When I saw the new button’s functions being demonstrated, I thought about how much easier it will be to take selfies on the go, like what I recently did at the Paris Olympics, and have already started thinking about the photos I want to snap while at Mount Fuji in Japan, my next travel destination.
As CNET’s Corinne Reichert explained, the button
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