Spatial photos are now on both phones, with the iPhone 16 Pro offering new 3D spatial audio recording.

Every single new Apple iPhone 16, from the basic to the iPhone 16 Pro Max, can shoot spatial photos and videos, and now I think this is the first real sign we have that Apple is developing a mixed-reality headset that will appeal to all consumers.

Some minor camera improvements are part of the usual iPhone refresh. However, this year Apple took things a step further by adding a dedicated camera button and a new camera capab

The iPhone 15 Pro already supports spatial video capture, but not photos. The iPhone 16 and 16 Pro can do both. The camera orientation now puts both cameras on the same plane, meaning they're evenly spaced for landscape shots. (Much like the iPhone 15 Pro, spatial photos and videos can't be recorded vertically.)

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is piloting the VR headsets to create a virtual version of its crime centers, where cops monitor surveillance data in real time.

OS 18.1 beta 4 includes support for capturing spatial photos, hints and Apple Intelligence for Vision Pro, and new iPhone 16 restore method.

Processor: After a generation gap on the iPhone 15 and 14 models, the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models each have an A18 chip. The main difference is an extra GPU core on the A18 Pro, but most users are very unlikely to notice.

I seriously considered going with a non-Pro iPhone for the first time, but in the end, my choice was obvious and maybe even predictable.