CNN's Pete Cashmore reviews the iPhone 16 Pro, Apple's latest flagship smartphone

The iPhone 16 Pro is a refined iteration on the "Pro" iPhone experience.

Apple 's A18 Pro is faster, more efficient, and better at handling machine learning tasks that AI demands.

It may be that meaningful -- and more obvious -- gains aren't unlocked until the various Apple Intelligence features roll out later in the year (and into 2025 ).

The iPhone 16 Pro adds to external storage via the USB-C port.

The new Photographic Styles are accessed with a new button in the top right corner of the camera app.

There are multiple preset styles -- like Luminous, Dramatic, and Cozy -- which you swipe between.

For video, meanwhile, there's now 4 K 120 fps support in Dolby Vision , across both regular and slo-mo modes.

Apple 's new iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max are undoubtedly Apple 's best Pro-branded devices yet, but the current experience isn't enough to say whether they're the best flagship smartphones on the market.

More battery life and ever-so-slightly larger screens are welcome, and the biggest leap is more in how you finesse Apple 's computational photography.