iPhone 16 Technical Specifications

 
iPhone 16
iPhone 16 Plus
Finish

Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine

Aluminium design
Ceramic?Shield front
Colour-infused glass back (Black, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine)

Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine

Aluminium design
Ceramic?Shield front
Colour-infused glass back (Black, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine)

Capacity1
  • 128GB
  • 128GB
  • 256GB
Size and Weight2
Weight:

170g

Weight:

199g

Display
  • Super Retina XDR?display
  • 6.1?inch (diagonal) all?screen OLED display
  • 2556x1179-pixel resolution at 460 ppi

The iPhone 16 display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.12 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is?less).

  • Super Retina XDR?display
  • 6.7?inch (diagonal) all?screen OLED display
  • 2796x1290-pixel resolution at 460 ppi

The iPhone 16 Plus display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.69 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is?less).

Both models
  • Dynamic?Island
  • HDR?display
  • True Tone
  • Wide colour?(P3)
  • Haptic?Touch
  • 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
  • 1,000 nits max brightness (typical); 1,600 nits peak brightness (HDR); 2,000 nits peak brightness (outdoor); 1 nit minimum brightness
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Splash, Water and Dust Resistance3

Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 metres up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard?60529

Chip
  • A18 chip
  • New 6?core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
  • New 5?core?GPU
  • New 16?core Neural Engine
Apple Intelligence

Apple?Intelligence is integrated across your apps and experiences to help you communicate, express yourself and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even?Apple.4

Learn more about Apple Intelligence

Camera
  • Advanced dual-camera system
  • 48MP Fusion Main: 26mm, ?/1.6 aperture, sensor?shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, support for super-high-resolution photos (24MP and?48MP)
  • Also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto: 52mm, ?/1.6 aperture, sensor?shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels
  • 12MP Ultra Wide: 13mm, ?/2.2 aperture and 120° field of view, 100% Focus Pixels
  • 2x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 4x optical zoom?range
  • Digital zoom up to?10x
  • Camera?Control
  • Sapphire crystal lens?cover
  • True Tone flash
  • Photonic Engine
  • Deep?Fusion
  • Smart HDR 5
  • Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control
  • Portrait Lighting with six?effects
  • Night?mode
  • Panorama (up to?63MP)
  • Latest-generation Photographic Styles
  • Spatial?photos
  • Macro photography
  • Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
  • Lens correction (Ultra Wide)
  • Advanced red?eye correction
  • Auto image stabilisation
  • Burst?mode
  • Photo geotagging
  • Image formats captured: HEIF and?JPEG
Video Recording
  • 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
  • 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or?60 fps
  • 720p Dolby Vision video recording at 30 fps
  • Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps
  • Action mode up to 2.8K Dolby Vision at 60 fps
  • Macro video recording, including slow?motion and?time-lapse
  • Slow-motion video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
  • Spatial video recording at 1080p at?30 fps
  • Time-lapse video with stabilisation
  • Night mode Time-lapse
  • QuickTake video up to 4K Dolby Vision at 60 fps
  • Sensor-shift optical image stabilisation for video?(Fusion Main)
  • Digital zoom up to?6x
  • Audio?zoom
  • True Tone flash
  • Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and?720p)
  • Continuous autofocus video
  • Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K?video
  • Playback?zoom
  • Video formats recorded: HEVC and?H.264
  • Spatial Audio and stereo recording
  • Wind noise reduction
  • Audio Mix
TrueDepth Camera
  • 12MP?camera
  • ?/1.9?aperture
  • Autofocus with Focus?Pixels
  • Retina?Flash
  • Photonic Engine
  • Deep?Fusion
  • Smart HDR 5
  • Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control
  • Portrait Lighting with six?effects
  • Animoji and?Memoji
  • Night?mode
  • Latest-generation Photographic Styles
  • Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
  • Lens correction
  • Auto image stabilisation
  • Burst?mode
  • 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or?60 fps
  • 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
  • Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps
  • Slow-motion video support for 1080p at 120 fps
  • Time-lapse video with stabilisation
  • Night mode Time-lapse
  • QuickTake video up to 4K at 60 fps in Dolby Vision
  • Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and?720p)
  • Spatial Audio and stereo recording
  • Wind noise reduction
  • Audio Mix
Power and Battery5

Video playback
Up to 22 hours

Video playback (streamed)
Up to 18 hours

Audio playback
Up to 80 hours

Video playback
Up to 27 hours

Video playback (streamed)
Up to 24 hours

Audio playback
Up to 100 hours

Both models
  • Built?in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
  • Fast-charge capable:
    Up to 50% charge in around 30 minutes6 with 20W?adapter or higher (available separately) paired with USB-C charging cable, or 30W?adapter or higher paired with MagSafe Charger (both available separately)
Face ID
  • Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition
Peace of?Mind
  • Emergency SOS
  • Crash Detection7
Mobile and?Wireless
  • Model A3287 and Model A3290*
  • FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75, n76)
  • TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78,?n79)
  • FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32,?66)
  • TDD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48,?53)
  • UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100?MHz)
  • GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900?MHz)
  • 5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO8
  • Gigabit LTE with 4x4?MIMO8
  • Wi?Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO9
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • Apple?second-generation Ultra Wideband chip10
  • Thread networking technology
  • NFC with reader mode
  • Express Cards with power reserve
Location
  • GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and?BeiDou
  • Digital compass
  • Wi?Fi
  • Mobile?data
  • iBeacon micro-location
External Buttons and?Connectors

Volume up/down

Action?button

Camera Control

Side button

Built?in stereo speaker
Built?in microphone

USB?C connector

Built?in microphones

Built?in 
stereo speaker

Action button features

Silent mode, Focus, Camera, Visual Intelligence11, Torch, Voice Memo, Recognise Music, Translate, Magnifier, Controls, Shortcut or Accessibility

Camera controls

Exposure, Depth, Zoom, Cameras, Styles,?Tone

Charging and?Expansion
  • USB?C connector with support for:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • USB 2 (up to 480 Mbps)
MagSafe and Wireless?Charging
  • MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W6
  • Qi2 wireless charging up to 25W6
  • Magnet?array
  • Alignment magnet
  • Accessory Identification NFC
  • Magnetometer
Sensors
  • Face?ID
  • Barometer
  • High dynamic range?gyro
  • High-g accelerometer
  • Proximity sensor
  • Dual ambient light?sensors
SIM?Card
  • Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM)12
  • Dual eSIM?support12

Learn more about eSIM

Learn more about travelling with eSIM

Apple Pay
  • Pay with your iPhone using Face ID in stores, within apps and on the web
  • Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your?Mac

Learn more about Apple Pay

Video Calling13
  • FaceTime video calling over a mobile network or?Wi?Fi
  • FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or?Wi?Fi
  • Share experiences like movies, TV, music and other apps in a FaceTime call with?SharePlay
  • Screen?sharing
  • Portrait mode in FaceTime video
  • Spatial Audio
  • Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
  • Zoom with rear-facing camera
Audio Calling13
  • FaceTime audio
  • Voice over LTE (VoLTE)8
  • Wi?Fi calling8
  • Share experiences like movies, TV, music and other apps in a FaceTime call with?SharePlay
  • Screen?sharing
  • Spatial?Audio
  • Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
Audio?Playback
  • Supported formats include AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos
  • Spatial Audio?playback
  • User?configurable maximum volume limit
Video?Playback
  • Supported formats include HEVC, H.264 and AV1
  • HDR with Dolby?Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG
  • Up to 4K HDR AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay?enabled smart TV
  • Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 4K HDR through native DisplayPort output over USB?C or USB?C Digital AV Adapter (model A2119; adapter sold separately)14
Siri15
  • Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders and?more
  • Activate hands?free with only your voice using “Hey?Siri” or use Type?to?Siri
  • Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant
  • Powered by Apple?Intelligence, Siri is more natural and?helpful4
Operating System
  • iOS 26
    iOS is the world’s most personal and secure mobile operating system, packed with powerful features and designed to protect your?privacy.
Privacy

iPhone is built from the ground up to protect your personal information. Every iPhone has secure facial authentication. Apps need your permission to track your activity across other companies’ apps or websites. Your iMessages and FaceTime video calls are encrypted end?to?end. And much more.

Learn more about privacy features

Accessibility

Built?in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing, speech and cognitive needs help you get the most out of your iPhone — in the ways that work best for?you.

Learn more

Features include:
  • VoiceOver
  • Zoom
  • Magnifier
  • Switch?Control
  • AssistiveTouch
  • Eye?Tracking
  • Closed Captions
  • Personal?Voice
  • Live?Speech
  • Type to?Siri
  • Vocal Shortcuts
  • Spoken?Content
Built?in?Apps
For a complete list of Apple apps available on iPhone, see apple.com/my/apps.
Rating for Hearing Aids

Hearing Aid?Compatible

System Requirements
  • Apple Account (required for some?features)
  • Internet access16
  • Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:
  • macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the?Finder
  • macOS High Sierra 10.13 to macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or?later
  • Windows 10 or later using iTunes 12.12.10 or later (free download from apple.com/my/itunes/download)
Environmental Requirements
Operating ambient temperature:

0° to 35°?C

Non-operating temperature:

?20° to 45°?C

Relative humidity:

5% to 95% non-condensing

Operating altitude:

tested up to 3,000 metres

Languages
Language support

English (Australia, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional — Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Spain), Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Kazakh, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Learn more about feature availability

In the?Box
  • iPhone with iOS 26
  • USB?C Charge Cable?(1m)
  • Documentation

iPhone and the

Environment

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are designed to reduce environmental impact:17

See the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus Product Environmental Report (PDF)

Progress towards Apple 2030

  • More than 30% recycled content18
  • 30% emissions reductions against business-as-usual scenario as modelled by Apple19

See Apple’s commitment

Materials

  • 100% recycled aluminium in the thermal substructure
  • 100% recycled cobalt in the battery20
  • Over 95% recycled lithium in the battery — a first for Apple20
  • 100% recycled gold wire in all cameras and Camera Control
  • 100% recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards, the USB?C connector and multiple small parts
  • 100% recycled copper in multiple printed circuit boards and 100% recycled copper foil and wire in the inductive charger
  • 100% recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards
  • 100% recycled tungsten and copper wire in the Taptic Engine
  • 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets
  • 85% recycled aluminium in the?enclosure
  • 80% recycled steel in multiple components (including the Taptic Engine, speaker, multiple small parts and the display support plate)
  • At least 50% recycled plastic in 20 components
  • 100% fibre-based packaging21
  • 64% recycled content in fibre packaging

Energy

  • Over 30% of manufacturing electricity for iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus is sourced from renewable electricity22
  • Exceeds US Department of Energy requirements for battery charger systems23

Waste

  • No established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Programme

Smarter chemistry24

  • Arsenic-free glass
  • Mercury-, BFR- and PVC?free

Trade in your smartphone for credit.

With Apple Trade In, you can get credit towards a new iPhone when you trade in an eligible smartphone.25 It’s good for you and the planet.

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