Siri responsiveness worse on iPhone 16 Pro vs older models?

Siri responsiveness worse on iPhone 16 Pro vs 13 Mini?

I recently upgraded from an iPhone 13 Mini to the 16 Pro, and I’ve noticed some strange behavior with Siri. Hoping I’m not the only one.

What’s going wrong: "Hey Siri" doesn’t reliably wake her up—it works maybe half the time, compared to almost perfect responsiveness on my 13 Mini. And when she does wake up, basic commands often fail. Things like "Start stopwatch" or just saying "13 minutes" to start a timer (which I’ve been using for years to boil eggs) now get ignored.

For a phone that’s way more expensive and physically bulkier, I expected at least the same Siri performance, if not better. I’m assuming this is something that can be fixed through a software update, but it’s been pretty frustrating.

Anyone else experiencing this?