Apple iPhone 16

The Apple iPhone 16 has a non-folding, non-rugged form factor measuring 147.6 mm in height, 71.6 mm in width, and 7.8 mm in thickness, with a total volume of 82.43 cm³ and a weight of 170 g. It carries an IP68 ingress protection rating, classifying it as waterproof against water intrusion. The device is rated to operate within a temperature range of 0 °C to 35 °C, and it holds a French Repairability Index score of 8 out of 10.

The Apple iPhone 16 features a 6.1″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1179 x 2556 px and a pixel density of 460 ppi, backed by a typical brightness of 1000 nits and a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1. The display supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision content but does not support HDR10+ and lacks an Always-On Display mode. It refreshes at 60Hz while the touch sampling rate runs at 120Hz, and there is no secondary screen or branded damage-resistant glass present.

The Apple iPhone 16 is driven by the Apple A18 chipset, built on a 3 nm process with 15,200 million transistors, featuring a 6-thread CPU clocked at 2 x 4.05 GHz and 4 x 2.42 GHz using big.LITTLE and HMP technologies. The chip integrates an Apple A18 GPU running at 1398 MHz with 128 shading units, and supports 64-bit processing, NX bit, and TrustZone security. The device carries 8GB of DDR5 RAM at 4800 MHz with a maximum memory bandwidth of 78.8 GB/s, an L1 cache of 128 KB, and an L2 cache of 8 MB, though it does not support ECC memory or multithreading. Internal storage stands at 512GB, and benchmark results include an AnTuTu score of 1,586,555, a Geekbench 6 single-core score of 2,981, a multi-core score of 7,590, and a 3DMark Wild Life Extreme score of 4,295.

The Apple iPhone 16 features a dual-lens rear camera system with 48 MP and 12 MP sensors at apertures of f/2.2 and f/1.6 respectively, pixel sizes of 1 µm and 0.7 µm, and a focal length range of 13 mm to 26 mm, backed by a BSI CMOS sensor, optical image stabilization, and 2x optical zoom. Autofocus options include phase-detection and touch autofocus with continuous autofocus during video, while laser autofocus is absent. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, white balance, and shutter speed, and additional shooting modes include HDR, burst, panorama, slow-motion, and timelapse, though RAW capture and 360-degree panorama are not supported. Video recording reaches up to 4K at 60 fps with HDR10 and Dolby Vision recording support, and the rear flash is a dual-tone, two-LED unit without RGB capability. The single-lens front camera offers 12 MP at f/1.9 without a front-facing flash or under-display placement, and the system holds a DxOMark Mobile score of 147.

The operating system on the Apple iPhone 16 includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, Mail Privacy Protection, the ability to block app tracking, and cross-site tracking prevention. It supports on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, and device tracking, alongside practical tools such as Live Text, full-page screenshots, a media picker, customizable notifications, notification permissions, focus modes, widgets, SharePlay, AirPlay, Picture-in-Picture, sharing intents, Wi-Fi password sharing, a child lock, app offloading, battery health check, dark mode, and Quick Start. Direct OS updates are provided by the vendor, and the system is not free or open source. Notably, theme customization, dynamic theming, an extra dim mode, split-screen multitasking, multi-user support, the ability to play games while downloading, and PC-mode functionality are not available.

The Apple iPhone 16 houses a non-removable 3477 mAh rechargeable battery with a rated battery life of 22 hours and a built-in battery level indicator. It supports 27W wired fast charging as well as wireless charging at up to 25W, though reverse wireless charging is not available and no charger is included in the box.

The Apple iPhone 16 includes stereo speakers and a set of three microphones, but does not feature a 3.5 mm headphone jack or a built-in radio. Wireless audio codec support is limited, with no aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC available.

The Apple iPhone 16 supports 5G cellular connectivity alongside Wi-Fi 7, 6, 5, and 4, with download speeds reaching 10,000 Mbits/s and upload speeds of 3,500 Mbits/s. It accommodates one physical SIM and one eSIM, and connects via USB Type-C at USB 2.0 speeds, while there is no external memory slot, HDMI output, or DLNA certification. Bluetooth 5.3 and NFC are present, whereas ANT+, an infrared sensor, a fingerprint scanner, an iris scanner, and a built-in projector are absent. Onboard sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, barometer, compass, and GPS with Galileo support, while motion tracking and optical tracking are not featured. Security is handled through 3D facial recognition, and the device also includes emergency SOS via satellite and crash detection. SAR ratings are 1.08 W/kg (US head), 1.17 W/kg (US body), 1.24 W/kg (EU head), and 1.41 W/kg (EU body), and no stylus is included.

The Apple iPhone 16 includes a video light for use during video recording, but does not feature a sapphire glass display, a curved display, or an e-paper display.