A week after the iPhone 16 series hit the market, users began facing some issues with the flagship device iPhone 16 Pro. According to the report published by 9to5Mac, a rise in user complaints suggests that many smartphone owners are experiencing intermittent difficulties with their device’s touchscreen, including delayed response and unregistered taps. The report indicated that the issue originated from a software bug rather than a hardware malfunction. Apple’s iOS has developed a hypersensitivity issue where its touch rejection algorithm is overly eager to reject genuine interactions, leading to lost touch and user dissatisfaction.

One of these complaints on Reddit explained the issues faced by iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max users. It states that if the user first touches the screen next to the camera control button, the entire display becomes unresponsive except for the home bar until it is released. It seems that this unintentional screen contact is causing iOS to accidentally reject the touch, leading to frustrating user experiences.

The iPhone 16 Pro’s ultra-slim screen bezels may contribute to this issue, increasing the likelihood of accidental edge contact and triggering unwanted touch rejection. As only a light touch of the skin is needed to initiate touch rejection, users may be unaware of the underlying cause. When holding the phone naturally, with fingers wrapped around its edges, users may inadvertently trigger touch rejection, especially when the device is used without a protective case.

Interestingly, this issue does not occur when the device is idle on the lock screen. It only appears when the phone is unlocked, such as when scrolling through apps or swiping between home screen pages. This also suggests that the problem is software-related, not hardware-based.

iPhone 16 Pro Max Processor

The processor in the advanced iPhone 16 Pro is the A18 Pro chipset. Both models have 6-core CPUs with two performance and four efficiency cores. The regular model has 5-cores, while the Pro model has a 6-core GPU, which is the same as last year’s Apple A17 Pro. Apart from these, nothing has changed. Both iPhone 16 Pro models will get Apple Intelligence at the same time, with the same features.

With a 17 percent increase in memory bandwidth, Apple says the iPhone 17 runs 15 percent faster than the iPhone 15 Pro that uses the Apple Intelligence A15 Pro chip.

According to Apple, the A18 Pro also offers twice the ray tracing performance compared to the A17 Pro thanks to its enhanced processing capabilities. This includes two performance cores and four efficiency cores, providing an overall speed increase of 15 percent compared to the previous generation.

Unique to the Pro model, the A18 Pro enables advanced media features, including ProRes video recording and faster USB 3 transfer speeds. The camera system is made even better by a blend of hardware, software, and intelligence, all powered by the new chipset.