iPhone 16 Plus - Tech Specs

Finish

• Black

• White

• Pink

• Teal

• Ultramarine

Capacity¹

• 128GB

• 256GB

• 512GB

Size and Weight²

• Width: 3.06 inches (77.8 mm)

• Height: 6.33 inches (160.9 mm)

• Depth: 0.31 inch (7.80 mm)

• Weight: 7.03 ounces (199 grams)

Display

• Super Retina XDR display

• 6.7‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display

• 2796‑by‑1290-pixel resolution at 460 ppi

• 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

Splash, Water, and Dust Resistant³

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

Apple Intelligence

Built into your iPhone, Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, 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

Chip

• A18 chip

• New 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores

• New 5‑core GPU

• New 16‑core Neural Engine

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 Dolby Vision at 30 fps

• Action mode up to 2.8K Dolby Vision 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 Dolby Vision at 60 fps

• 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 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

• 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

• Wind noise reduction

• Audio Mix

Face ID

Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition

Apple Pay

• Pay with your iPhone using Face ID in stores, within apps, and on the web

• Send and receive money in Messages with Apple Cash⁵

• Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac

• Pay for your ride using Express Transit⁶

Peace of Mind

• Emergency SOS via satellite⁷

• Crash Detection⁸

• Roadside Assistance via satellite⁷

• Messages via satellite⁷

• Find My via satellite⁷

Cellular and Wireless

Location

• GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou

• Digital compass

• Wi‑Fi

• Cellular

• iBeacon microlocation

Video Calling¹²

• 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 Calling¹²

• FaceTime audio

• Voice over LTE (VoLTE)⁹

• Wi‑Fi calling⁹

• 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)¹³

Siri¹⁴

• Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders, and more

• Activate hands‑free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” or use type to Siri

• Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant

• Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural, contextually relevant, and personal⁴

External Buttons and Connectors

• Volume up/down

• Action button

• Camera Control

• Side button

• USB-C connector

• Built‑in microphones

• Built‑in stereo speaker

Action button features

• Silent mode, Focus, Camera, Flashlight, Voice Memo, Recognize 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 480Mb/s)

Power and Battery¹⁵

• Video playback: Up to 27 hours

• Video playback (streamed): Up to 24 hours

• Audio playback: Up to 100 hours

• Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery

• MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W with 30W adapter or higher¹⁶

• Qi2 wireless charging up to 15W¹⁶

• Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W¹⁶

• Fast-charge capable: Up to 50% charge in around 30 minutes¹⁶ with 20W adapter or higher paired with USB‑C charging cable, or 30W adapter or higher paired with MagSafe Charger (all available separately)

MagSafe

• Wireless charging up to 25W with 30W adapter or higher¹⁶

• 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

Operating System

iOS

iOS is the world’s most personal and secure mobile operating system, packed with powerful features and designed to protect your privacy.

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.

Features include:

• VoiceOver

• Zoom

• Magnifier

• Voice Control

• Switch Control

• AssistiveTouch

• Eye Tracking

• RTT and TTY support

• Closed Captions

• Live Captions

• Personal Voice

• Live Speech

• Type to Siri

• Vocal Shortcuts

• Spoken Content

Built-in Apps

• Apple Store

• App Store

• Books

• Calculator

• Calendar

• Camera

• Clips

• Clock

• Compass

• Contacts

• FaceTime

• Files

• Find My

• Fitness

• Freeform

• GarageBand

• Health

• Home

• iMovie

• iTunes Store

• Keynote

• Magnifier

• Mail

• Maps

• Measure

• Messages

• Music

• News

• Notes

• Numbers

• Pages

• Passwords

• Phone

• Photos

• Podcasts

• Reminders

• Safari

• Settings

• Shortcuts

• Stocks

• Tips

• Translate

• TV

• Voice Memos

• Wallet

• Watch

• Weather

SIM Card

• Dual eSIM (two active eSIMs; stores eight or more eSIMs)¹⁷

• iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus use eSIM technology and are not compatible with physical SIM cards.

Rating for Hearing Aids

Hearing Aid Compatible

Mail Attachment Support

Viewable document types

• .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics; .usdz (USDZ Universal)

System Requirements

• Apple Account (required for some features)

• Internet access¹⁸

• Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:

• macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder

• macOS High Sierra 10.13 through 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/itunes/download)

Environmental Requirements

• Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)

• Nonoperating temperature: −4° to 113° F (−20° to 45° C)

• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

• Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Languages

Language support

English (Australia, UK, U.S.), 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

QuickType keyboard support

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Chinese – Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin QWERTY, Pinyin 10-Key, Shuangpin, Stroke), Chinese – Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin QWERTY, Pinyin 10-Key, Shuangpin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean (2-Set, 10-Key), Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Ainu, Albanian, Amharic, Apache (Western), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Armenian, Assamese, Assyrian, Azerbaijani, Bangla (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Belarusian, Bodo, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cantonese – Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Phonetic, Stroke, Sucheng), Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dhivehi, Dogri, Dutch, Dzongkha, Emoji, Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Fula (Adlam), Georgian, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish Gaelic, Kashmiri (Arabic, Devanagari), Kazakh, Khmer, Konkani (Devanagari), Kurdish (Arabic, Latin), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Maithili, Malay (Arabic, Latin), Maltese, Manipuri (Bengali, Meetei Mayek), Māori, Mongolian, Navajo, Nepali, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Odia (Alphabetic, InScript), Pashto, Persian, Persian (Afghanistan), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi (Alphabetic, InScript, QWERTY, Transliteration), Rohingya, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Sanskrit, Santali (Devanagari, Ol Chiki), Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Sindhi (Arabic, Devanagari), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil (Anjal, Tamil 99, Transliteration), Telugu (Alphabetic, InScript, QWERTY, Transliteration), Thai, Tibetan, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uyghur, Uzbek (Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin), Vietnamese (Telex, VIQR, VNI), Welsh, Yiddish, Akan, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Chuvash, Gujarati (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Hausa, Hmong (Pahawh), Ingush, Kabyle, Kannada (InScript, QWERTY, Transliteration), Liangshan Yi, Malayalam (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Mandaic, Marathi (InScript, QWERTY, Transliteration), Mi’kmaw, N’Ko, Osage, Rejang, Tamazight (Standard Moroccan), Wancho, Wolastoqey, Yoruba, Inari Sámi, Kildin Sámi, Lule Sámi, Lushootseed, Mvskoke, North Sámi, Pite Sámi, Skolt Sámi, South Sámi, Ume Sámi, Urdu (Alphabetic, QWERTY, Transliteration)

QuickType keyboard support with autocorrection

Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Bangla (Alphabetic, InScript,Transliteration), Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Chinese – Simplified (Pinyin QWERTY), Chinese – Traditional (Pinyin QWERTY), Chinese – Traditional (Standard, Zhuyin-Grid), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Dutch (Belgium), French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (France), French (Switzerland), German (Austria), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Greek, Gujarati (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese (Kana), Japanese (Romaji), Korean (2-Set, 10-Key), Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Persian, Persian (Afghanistan), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi (Alphabetic, InScript, QWERTY, Transliteration), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Tamil (Alphabetic, Anjal, Tamil 99, Transliteration), Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu (Alphabetic, QWERTY, Transliteration), Vietnamese (Telex)

QuickType keyboard support with predictive typing

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Cantonese (Traditional), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Hindi, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Hebrew, Polish, Romanian, Bangla, Czech, Danish, Gujarati, Greek, Icelandic, Indonesian, Lithuanian, Marathi, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Punjabi, Slovenian, Tamil, Telugu

QuickType keyboard support with multilingual typing

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Chinese – Simplified (Pinyin), Chinese – Traditional (Pinyin), French (France), French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Austria), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji), Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Dutch (Belgium), Dutch (Netherlands), Hindi (Latin), Vietnamese, Polish, Romanian, Turkish

QuickType keyboard support with contextual suggestions

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified), French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (France), French (Switzerland), German (Austria), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Dutch (Belgium), Dutch (Netherlands), Hindi (Devanagari), Hindi (Latin), Russian, Swedish, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish, Vietnamese

QuickType keyboard support with QuickPath

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified Pinyin QWERTY), Chinese (Traditional Pinyin QWERTY), French (Canada), French (France), French (Switzerland), German (Austria), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Dutch (Belgium), Dutch (Netherlands), Swedish, Vietnamese, Arabic, Hebrew, Korean, Polish, Romanian

Siri languages

English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese (Japan), Korean (Republic of Korea), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel), Malay (Malaysia), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Türkiye)

Dictation languages

English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, U.S.), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Arabic (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (China mainland), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Monolingual dictionary support

English (UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional – Hong Kong), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Bulgarian, Catalan, Greek, Malay, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian

Idiom dictionary support

Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese – English, Cantonese – English

Bilingual dictionary support

Arabic – English, Bangla – English, Cantonese (Traditional) – English, Chinese (Simplified) – English, Chinese (Simplified) – Japanese, Croatian – English, Czech – English, Danish – English, Dutch – English, Finnish – English, French – English, French – German, German – English, Greek – English, Gujarati – English, Hindi – English, Hungarian – English, Indonesian – English, Italian – English, Japanese – English, Kannada – English, Kazakh – English, Korean – English, Malay – English, Malayalam – English, Norwegian – English, Polish – English, Portuguese – English, Punjabi – English, Russian – English, Slovak – English, Spanish – English, Swedish – English, Tamil – English, Telugu – English, Thai – English, Turkish – English, Ukrainian – English, Urdu – English, Vietnamese – English

Thesaurus

English (UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified)

Spell check

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Netherlands, Belgium), Finnish, Greek, Hindi (Devanagari), Hungarian, Irish Gaelic, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Telugu, Turkish, Vietnamese

Apple Pay supported regions

Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China mainland,¹⁹ Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Guernsey, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, U.S., Vatican City, Vietnam

In the Box

• iPhone 16 Plus

• USB-C Charge Cable (1 m)

• Documentation

iPhone and the Environment

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are designed to reduce environmental impact:²⁰

Progress toward Apple 2030

• More than 30% recycled content²¹

• 30% emissions reductions against business-as-usual scenario as modeled by Apple²²

Materials

• 100% recycled aluminum in the thermal substructure

• 100% recycled cobalt in the battery²⁵

• Over 95% recycled lithium in the battery — a first for Apple²⁵

• 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 aluminum 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% fiber-based packaging²⁶

• 64% recycled content in fiber packaging

Energy

• Over 30% of manufacturing electricity for iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus is sourced from renewable electricity²⁵

• Exceeds U.S. Department of Energy requirements for battery charger systems²⁶

Waste

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

Smarter chemistry²⁷

• Arsenic-free glass

• Mercury-, BFR-, and PVC-free