Apple iPhone 16 Pro & 16 Pro Max: Bigger, Faster, More Intelligent than ever before!

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The long-anticipated iPhone 16 Pro / 16 Pro Max was debuted by Apple on 9th September 2024 sending tails wagging & every die-hard Apple fan tickled pink with excitement & one question on their mind – should I upgrade? We see you 😉 Let’s unpack the awesome new iPhone 16 Pro / 16 Pro Max to see if you’re ready for next-level power!

SUMMARY: Larger & Stronger Screen, Bigger Battery, Faster A18 Pro Chipset, New Camera Control Button, Professional Audio & Audio Editing, Improved Siri, Better Design & AI Intelligence elevating every task your iPhone 16 Pro performs!

Read on for the juicy details, I dare you…

Display & Design

The Apple iPhone 16 Pro & 16 Pro Max has THE largest, clearest display ever seen before on an iPhone – a huge jump from the 15 Pro Max at 6.7 inches to 6.9 inches on the 16 Pro Max & 6.1″ to 6.3″ on the 16 Pro with a crystal clear resolution bump from 2796 x 1290 on the 15 Pro Max to 2868 x 1320 on the 16 Pro Max. Smartphone shopping enquiries are often focused on camera specs & this is often compared with cheaper asian brands, without considering its life partner – display! It’s the more technical, less interesting twin-sister, but without a good display to match, all those “Megapixels” ain’t fooling anyone if you can’t actually SEE them now!

Smartphones are in essence, SCREENS before they’re anything else & if you’re looking for the best, you probably want to start here! With the 16 Pro graphics every experience is immersive so if you’re gaming or looking through your cherished Christmas videos, you’ll be forgiven for drifting off into your own little world. And as they say, size matters & everyone has a preference with their smartphones, so if you’re looking for a screen that’s more compact or something luxuriously large to get the best experience out of your daily tasks like reading, document viewing & signing, taking a snap, or scrolling the socials – the new iPhone 16 Pro & 16 Pro Max has got you covered in style!

Alright now, Style & Security go hand-in-hand – the last thing you want is to replace a screen on that new baby, so Apple has included the latest-generation Ceramic Shield Glassthe formulation is 2x stronger than glass on any other smartphone on the market!

In addition, you’ve finally got the long-anticipated Always-On & ProMotion technology so you can take a quick glance to see notifications or check the time without unlocking your device.

Apple has managed to integrate powerhouse features into a stunning lightweight yet durable design featuring the slimmest Titanium bezels to grace an iPhone at just 1.2mm from its predecessor’s 1.55mm & all that in a sophisticated colour palate with the new Desert Titanium as the main character & the much-loved Natural Titanium, Black Titanium & White Titanium.

THAT NEW, NEW

You may have heard the buzz about the new Camera Control button that allows for easier camera control, seamless capture in the mo’ 1 & faster access to photo & video tools. The Camera Control button Improves your cameraman skills with a hardware-software integration that enables swift initiating, capturing photos, video recording. It also uses a Capacitative Sensor for touch interactions, Tactile Switch that powers the click experience & High-Precision Force Sensor that enables a light press gesture.

Your inner photographer will thank you for the new Camera Preview function that helps you frame the shot & adjust control options such as zoom, exposure & depth of field to capture the magic like a Pro by simply sliding your finger on the new Camera Control button. Even Grandma can take Insta-worthy snaps now! And you can cancel that gimmicky “Take better pics on iPhone” course now, you’re welcome ☺️

Later this year, an update will unlock Visual Intelligence to helps users learn about objects & places faster than ever before! You’ll be able to click & hold Camera Control to access restaurant ratings, view opening hours, add an event or meeting onto your calendar from a flyer & even identify a dog breed! You’ll have access to third-party tools like finding out where to buy an item on Google, ChatGPT‘s problem-solving skills without compromising your privacy.

Camera

Speaking of camera, in addition to the stunning Lidar Sensor which detects distance of objects & people to accurately adjust focus, you’ve got a new & improved Pro Camera system with an upgraded Ultra-wide angle lens from 12MP on the 15 Pro / Pro Max to 48MP on the iPhone 16 Pro & 16 Pro Max AND an upgrade to the 4K Videography capabilities with 120 FPS now (Frames-per-second) to elevate your Slo-Mo action! A HUGE leap from the 15 Pro Max’s 60 FPS!

Upgraded, Professional Quality Audio & Audio-Editing

Both Pro models feature four NEW studio-quality mics that preserve true-to-life recorded sounds, and video can now be captured in Spatial Audio for immersive listening with AirPods, Apple Vision Pro, or a surround sound system. The iPhone 16 Pro & 16 Pro Max also introduces creative new ways to edit video sound with Audio Mix, allowing you to adjust your sound after capture to focus on the voice of the person on camera, make it sound like the video was recorded inside a professional studio, or position vocal tracks in the front and environmental noises in surround sound. With wind noise reduction, powerful machine learning algorithms reduce unwanted noise for better audio quality.

WiFi & Battery: Power at its peak!

Apple has upgraded WiFi to WiFi 7 – Apple users have long complained about the WiFi connectivity disruptions & this is very welcome WiFi upgrade is expected to improve the stability & performance of your WiFi connections.

All this magic must be backed with power & boy has Apple hooked the iPhone 16 Pro up! With the largest battery ever on an iPhone, the 16 Pro Max can achieve up to 33 hours of video playback compared to the 15 Pro Max’s 29 hours. Eskom will thank you…

And when you do need to charge your iPhone, it now supports 25W Super Fast MagSafe charging AND 45W USB-C Super Fast Charging so you can finally fare against the Korean fans. Welcome to the 21st century, Apple!

Apple Intelligence

The iPhone 16 lineup features Apple Intelligence weaved into the DNA of your iPhone to create an elevated, seamless user-experience across tasks. With an array of features powered by Apple silicon and generative models to understand language and images, simplify tasks, and ensure data privacy with Private Cloud Compute to name a few.

Writing Tools will help you rewrite, proofread & summarise text, while Siri integrates more deeply with a new design and enhanced capabilities creating a more natural experience.

Reading Tools allow iPhone 16 Pro users to see summaries of the most important information in each email saving you the task of previewing.

Additional features like Image Playground and Genmoji creation will roll out later, enhancing user experience with personalized intelligence and actions across apps. Image Playground allows you to create playful images in moments & Genmoji gives you next-level ability to create original Genmoji by simply selecting a friend’s photo or typing a description

So much more to explore on the new iPhone 16 Pro & 16 Pro Max. So start exploring by ordering yours from South Africa’s favourite online Smartphone store – with the fastest delivery lead time nationwide, the best deals and unmatched service, we endeavour to make your upgrade experience a phenomenal one!

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Features : AI is here

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Unless you’ve been on an internet cleanse or stuck in the desert for a week – chances are you can attest to the buzz about the brand new Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and its role in leading the smartphone metamorphose into the AI era, naturally.

Unveiled on the 17th January at the Samsung’s annual Unpacked event, we are excited to announce that orders for the much-anticipated S24 Ultra priced at R32499 are now open and as is customary for Snapcraze.co.za since our inception in 2016, boy are our prices unbeatable – at R5000 cheaper than recommended retail – you may as well skip the January frugality and spoil yourself!

SAVE R5000 on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra at just R27499:

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Titanium Strength

Now available in a premium Titanium frame, colours of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra are Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet and Titanium Yellow

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Popularly used in the military, aerospace, automobile, marine and aircraft industries – Titanium is bulletproof, twice as strong as aluminium used in previous model S23 Ultra and is resistant to corrosion and heat all while being lightweight 

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Despite the additional features, larger battery and new components under the hood, weight is marginally lighter at (233g compared to its predecessor at 234g) 

IP68 dust and water resistance is a standard on a flagship device such as these – so no need to avoid water and dust like the purge – this flagship is the perfect companion to embrace adventure this year!

Beauty and Beast

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has a new Corning Gorilla Armour screen panel, together with 42% slimmer bezels. Here you’ve got a brighter display at 2600 nits, 120Hz refresh rate on a stunning 6.8 inch OLED Screen! Everything you see – including your images taken on the devices itself will benefit from a brighter, clearer display.

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Oftentimes we have clients who are a bit confused about which model to choose as they often reference monstrous Megapixels from a cheaper smartphone manufacturer – however there is more to picture quality than Megapixels which we will touch on later, the bigger question is what is the screen display quality of the device with the 500-gazillion MP camera – and what use is it if you’re viewing it on a Sony TV-110-VZ Black and white display from the 70’s? 750 nits just wont cut it my dear, don’t get duped…

Curves Out, Slick In!

The overall shape has graduated from a curvier to a boxier design as Samsung moves away from the curved edge screens to a flatter, more contemporary screen – making those clicks at the edge of the screen much more seamless and responsive compared to its predecessor where your thumb dangles over the edge as you try to “catch” the target with a series of ninja-like finger manoeuvres.

Don’t get me wrong, the curved edges were a beauty – for design, but practically missed the mark – it muffled content on the sides and required razor focus and multiple attempts at times to highlight or select icons on a website! Personally I believe its a design element that should have been scrapped a short while after its appearance on the Note 3 in 2013! On the S24 Ultra, this issue is a thing of the past!

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Under the Hood

Powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Chip and 12GB RAM, this is without a doubt the pinnacle of power and speed from all of Samsung’s offering and with power like that – you need to keep it cool so Samsung has added a Vapor chamber twice the size of the S23 Ultra; keeping the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra ‘s temperature down and averting any opportunity for overheating hiccups that powerhouse smartphones are sometimes prone to.

The other life-saving benefit of a larger vapour chamber managing your S24 Ultra’s thermals, is that you get to opt for the larger charging adapters such as the 45W or 65W Super Fast Chargers which will load you up and send you on your way in a Snap!

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It Keeps Going!

Now with the largest battery ever on a Samsung device; the S24 Ultra packs an eye-watering 5000 mAh battery so you can watch videos up to 30 hours and listen to music up to 95 hours.

Click Click, take a pic

The Camera set up is as follows: a healthy 200MP Main lens, 12 MP Ultra-Wide, 50MP Telephoto. 5x optical zoom is available; which uses pixel-binning with the help of AI to achieve “10x optical quality” zoom that aids in producing sharper quality zoom alongside the beastly 100x Space Zoom. So now you can bird-watch a majestic raptor from a safe distance or spy out the UFOs lingering at night – when you’re in their destination of choice – America of course…

AI – Legit Intelligence!

Zoom is not the only benefactor of AI, but the entire Samsung Galaxy S24 series champions the full support of machine learning features with tasks like editing photos and creating slow-mode video footage with AI 

The addition of the stylus or S-pen, which comes standard with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra; makes tapping into AI editing by selecting and editing or moving objects magic all in few simple clicks! Revolutionary really.

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Edit, Recompose, Generate elements with AI editing
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Recompose, Move, Generate Elements

Beyond simply moving objects in your pictures, you can resize, delete, edit, recompose and if your picture is lacking in detail you can even tap the ‘Generate’ icon which allows AI to fill in missing elements 

The Galaxy S24 Ultra can detect reflections and shadows which means no more bloomers-gone-rogue conspicuously venturing into your perfect shots. No need for complex fixes – all you do is click info, an array of suggested edits are displayed and viola – what was a bog-standard photograph is now transformed into a masterpiece fit for a professional or the walls of a very judgemental social media audience. Photoshop who!?

Slo-Mo Edit: Life in full bloom

A Slow-Mo edit of ANY video footage, shot by your Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra or not – can now be transformed into slow-motion by a simple 3-step process: Play video, touch and hold which prompts the device to scan the footage, multiplies the frames per second by 4 and AI creates additional frames in real time on your device for easy access!

Multilingualism: Saving The Embarrassment

Learning a new language is listed as a personal goal of countless earth-dwellers, and yet; how many of us actually get down to it?

Well, what if I told you that you’d have the superpower of multilingualism the moment you unboxed your Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra – no pesky classes necessary? Sounds crazy, but hear me out… 

Powered by AI, the new Live-translation feature allows you to activate translation during calls at the touch of a button to recognise your speech and translate it to the language of the person you’re speaking to and in return it translates your responses to the caller on the other side in their own language! Language barriers and Google translate are now a thing of the past! Business and overseas travel arrangements are now a breeze! Just like that, You’re international, papi! 

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Proofreading, Summarisation & Tone-Correction: AyayAI it’s good!

Written speech can also be kicked up a notch with AI via In-text Translation where AI can now proofread, summarise and even tone-correct your text. Your S24 AI buddy is a truly dependable 

With Summarisation you can now direct the device to a website, file or note and it will condense the content into a fundamental bullet points 

Tone-correction aids with typos and rephrasing of sentences to translate them into a more graceful, positive tone so you’re never misunderstood. ‘Think before you ink’ is now a team-effort with you and your handy AI buddy! The 24 Ultra is now a filter for those who have #nofilter

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Circle-to-search

You’ve head about Google Image search but for 2024 that just won’t do, S24 AI now brings you ‘Circle-to-search’ – which with the help of Google it now allows you to search by highlighting images AND text which allows Google Lens and traditional keyword search to join forces – drastically decreasing your look up/ research time by narrowing down your intended results

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Circle an element with your S-Pen
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Results pop up based on the element circled in image, you can also add keywords to your search for a more refined results

Increased lifespan – 7 years of regular OS & security updates

The biggest commitment ever from a leading Smartphone manufacturer, previous models offered up to 5 years of security and 4 years of OS updates. This is great news for users, as not only will this benefit allow you to keep your S24 Ultra for longer without any deterioration in speed and security but will also retain the value and demand for an S24 resale when you decide to part ways

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100% Class

Get your Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra or S24/ Plus from South Africa’s favourite online Smartphone store – with the fastest delivery lead time nationwide, the best deals and unmatched service, we endeavour to make your upgrade experience a phenomenal one!

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Galaxy Fold 5 / Flip 5: See full specs & order now to get the best deal in SA! 😎

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Pre-Orders & Orders now open with delivery lead times starting at just 1-3 Business days!

The long-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 & Z Fold 5 have made their debut & boy have they gotten Smartphone fanatics hot under the collar! Prices start at just R25400 for the Z Flip 5 & R39999 for the Z Fold 5.

Pre-orders for the month of August get an unbelievable saving of R7000 – R8500 when you purchase from Snapcraze.co.za together with a FREE upgrade to the 512GB model. That’s right; for a limited time you pay for the 256GB & get a 512GB upgrade absolutely free! Not only will you have more space for your wicked photography skills – allowing you to keep your device longer; you’ll also get an even higher resale value on your device when you decide to upgrade! 🤩

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MyBroadband Feature: Snapcraze – Escape expensive contracts and save over R7,000 when buying a smartphone

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Here’s why a Snapcraze deal is the gift that keeps on giving…

Snapcraze is introducing South Africa to a new era of affordable smartphone shopping that allows you to escape the prison of lengthy contracts and inflated prices.

This is highlighted by their deals on popular smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max – where you can save over R7,000 when buying a new device.

What’s more, Snapcraze holds local stock of its smartphones and offers delivery to your door within 1-3 business days.

This delivery is free, comes with insurance, and includes the full manufacturer’s warranty with each smartphone.

Escape costly contracts

Snapcraze is able to offer great deals on smartphones thanks to it purchasing its devices directly at a wholesale business-to-business rate.

By buying a smartphone from Snapcraze, you avoid getting stuck in lengthy two-year or three-year contracts – which can cost almost double the normal price of your smartphone

For example: most contract deals for the Samsung S22 Ultra will cost around R35,000 over the course of a two-year contract, or over R38,000 on a three-year contract.

Snapcraze currently offers the Samsung S22 Ultra on promotion for just R19,499 once-off – with no strings attached.

Not only will you no longer have to worry about years of contract payments, Snapcraze will even provide you with a great replacement price that reduces your insurance excess if you lose your phone or if it is stolen.

Snaptrade – Golden formula for upgrading

Along with its amazing prices, Snapcraze offers a “Snaptrade” buyback option which allows you to upgrade your smartphone every year.

Celebrating its sixth year in eCommerce, Snapcraze has found that the best way to significantly reduce your smartphone costs and stay up to date with the latest devices is to upgrade annually.

This ensures you get the best trade-in value for “old” smartphone, and you therefore only need to top up with a small amount of cash each year to get the latest model.

Snapcraze also offers the lowest price difference of any retailer when you use their Snaptrade buyback option to make upgrading even easier.

To qualify for a Snaptrade deal, you need to have purchased your original device from Snapcraze – as the service is exclusive to Snapcraze clients.

Get your new smartphone

Snapcraze is a premium smartphone provider that brings the most competitive prices both to resellers and end-users.

It offers free shipping on all online orders and accepts all major payment options – including Payfast credit card, Ozow EFT, manual EFT, and a direct bank transfer.

Click here to view the Samsung Galaxy S22 range from Snapcraze.

Article source: MyBroadband.co.za