There's a cost-effective iPhone Pro if you want to prepare for Apple Intelligence, but Apple will not sell it to you.

This nugget of intel comes from Bloomberg chief correspondent and Apple expert Mark Gurman. When responding to an X discussion about Apple ignoring foldables, he claimed that, while Apple has "largely ignored" foldable phones so far, it does have "prototypes with creases they rightfully don't want."

It says iPhone 16 on the box, but without Apple Intelligence, it feels more like the iPhone 15 with a new coat of paint.

One of the coolest innovations on the iPhone 16 is the Camera Control, a dedicated hardware addition that’s all about snapping images and taking video. It’s a clever hybrid of a mechanical button and a capacitive slider. But some users have found the learning curve a little steep. Here’s how to master it.