iPhone 16 16 Plus tech specs
2024 September 9
Apple announced the all-new iPhone 16 lineup on Monday, September 9th with a slew of upgrades over the previous year’s model. And dare we say, there are a lot of colorful new options to pick from!
In this piece, we’ll directly outline the technical specifications for both the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus handsets so that you can decide which one will be a better fit for you.
iPhone 16 & 16 Plus tech specs
Finishes
- Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine
- Aluminum design
- Latest-generation Ceramic Shield front
- Color-infused glass back (Black, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine)
Chip
- A18 chip
- New 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
- New 5‑core GPU
- New 16‑core Neural Engine
Rear-facing camera
- Advanced dual-camera system
- 48MP Fusion: 26 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor‑shift optical image stabilization, 100% Focus Pixels, support for super-high-resolution photos (24MP and 48MP)
- Also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto: 52 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor-shift optical image stabilization, 100% Focus Pixels
- 12MP Ultra Wide: 13 mm, ƒ/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 color capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction (Ultra Wide)
- Advanced red‑eye correction
- Auto image stabilization
- 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 HDR at 30 fps
- Action mode up to 2.8K at 60 fps
- Macro video recording, including slo-mo and time-lapse
- Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
- Spatial video recording at 1080p at 30 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
- Night mode Time-lapse
- QuickTake video up to 4K at 60 fps in Dolby Vision
- Sensor-shift optical image stabilization for video (Fusion)
- Digital zoom up to 6x
- Audio zoom
- True Tone flash
- Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
- Continuous auto-focus 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
Front-facing TrueDepth camera
- 12MP camera
- ƒ/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 color capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction
- Auto image stabilization
- 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
- Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
- Night mode Time-lapse
- QuickTake video up to 4K at 60 fps in Dolby Vision
- Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
- Spatial Audio and stereo recording
Display
Both models:
- Super Retina XDR display
- Dynamic Island
- HDR display
- True Tone
- Wide color (P3)
- Haptic Touch
- 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
- 1000 nits max brightness (typical); 1600 nits peak brightness (HDR); 2000 nits peak brightness (outdoor); 1 nit minimum brightness
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
iPhone 16 Plus:
- 6.7‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
- 2796‑by‑1290-pixel resolution at 460 ppi
iPhone 16:
- 6.1‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
- 2556‑by‑1179-pixel resolution at 460 ppi
Battery
Both models:
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W with 30W adapter or higher
- Qi2 wireless charging up to 15W
- Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Fast-charge capable:
Up to 50% charge in around 30 minutes with 20W adapter or higher paired with USB‑C charging cable, or 30W adapter or higher paired with MagSafe Charger (all available separately)
iPhone 16 Plus:
- Video playback: Up to 27 hours
- Video playback (streamed): Up to 24 hours
- Audio playback: Up to 100 hours
iPhone 16:
- Video playback: Up to 22 hours
- Video playback (streamed): Up to 18 hours
- Audio playback: Up to 80 hours
Storage Capacity
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB storage options
Memory
- 8GB of RAM
Sensors
- Face ID
- Barometer
- High dynamic range gyro
- High-g accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Dual ambient light sensors
External buttons & connectors
- Volume up/down
- Action button
- Camera Control
- Side button
- Built-in stereo speakers
- Built-in stereo microphones
- USB-C connector
Size & weight
iPhone 16 Plus
- Height 160.9mm (6.33 inches), Width 77.8mm (3.06 inches), Depth 7.80mm (0.31 inches), Weight 199 grams (7.03 ounces)
iPhone 16
- Height 147.6mm (5.81 inches), Width 71.6mm (2.82 inches), Depth 7.80mm (0.31 inches), Weight 170 grams (6.00 ounces)
Cellular & wireless
All models:
- 5G (sub‑6 GHz and mmWave) with 4×4 MIMO
- Gigabit LTE with 4×4 MIMO and LAA
- Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2×2 MIMO
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip
- Thread networking technology
- NFC with reader mode
- Express Cards with power reserve
Model A3081 & Model A3082:
- FDD‑5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76)
- TDD‑5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)
- 5G NR mmWave (Bands n258, n260, n261)
- FDD‑LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
- 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)
Location
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou
- Digital compass
- Wi‑Fi
- Cellular
- iBeacon microlocation
Safety features
- Emergency SOS via satellite
- Crash Detection
- Roadside Assistance via satellite
- Messages via satellite
- Find My via satellite
Splash, water, and dust resistance
- Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529
Video calling
- FaceTime video calling over cellular 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 calling
- FaceTime audio
- Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
- Wi‑Fi calling
- 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
Conclusion
Now that you have a general idea of what the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus come with out of the box, you can clearly see that there’s a large leap in performance in terms of the hardware, which is important given all the new Apple Intelligence features and the focus on upgrades to photography in this handset.
Be sure to stay tuned to iDB regarding more tidbits we discover about these devices closer to launch.
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