9 Reasons to Wait for the iPhone 16 & 8 Reasons Not To

Wait for the Best Version of iOS 18

We've heard a lot about the iPhone 16's hardware, but we're also hearing about its software.

The iPhone 16 series will be powered by iOS 18, Apple's new operating system. It will debut in the summer at WWDC 2024. 

Thus far, everything we've heard about iOS 18 points to major AI upgrades.

A leak from Tech_Reve on X states that Apple's using LLMs, or large language models, to "revamp Siri into the ultimate virtual assistant."

The leak also suggests that some of these AI features will be exclusive to the iPhone 16 series.

Aggregator/leaker yeux1122 backs this up and says the iPhone 16 models will indeed have exclusive AI features. 

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, in a report about iOS 18, says the "update also needs to be extra-impressive because the iPhone 16’s hardware won’t have any major advances" in 2024. He says Apple is "banking on the software to sell people on the new models."

In an earning's call covering, Apple CEO Tim Cook essentially confirmed the company's big plans for AI during the company's Q1 2024 earnings call. 

Cook says the company continues "to spend a tremendous amount of time and effort" on artificial intelligence and the company's "excited to share the details of our ongoing work in that space later this year."

In follow-up comments made to shareholders, Cook stated that Apple believes it will "break new ground" with "transformative" AI features later this year.

Due to the processing power required for advanced AI features, the iPhone 16 series will likely have a leg up on the iPhone 15 series and older models. 

For more about iOS 18, check out our guide.