iPhone 16 - Tech Specs

Finish

• Black

• White

• Pink

• Teal

• Ultramarine

Capacity¹

• 128GB

• 256GB

• 512GB

Size and Weight²

• Width: 71.6 mm (2.82 inches)

• Height: 147.6 mm (5.81 inches)

• Depth: 7.80 mm (0.31 inch)

• Weight: 170 grams (6.00 ounces)

Display

• Super Retina XDR display

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

• 2556‑by‑1179-pixel resolution at 460 ppi

• 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 displaying multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Splash, Water and Dust Resistance³

Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 metres for 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 two performance and four 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 stabilisation, 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 stabilisation, 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 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 HDR at 30 fps

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

• Sensor-shift optical image stabilisation for video (Fusion)

• 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

• 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 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

Face ID

Enabled by the TrueDepth camera for facial recognition

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

• Pay for your ride using Express Transit in selected cities⁵

Peace of Mind

• Emergency SOS via satellite⁶

• Crash Detection⁷

Mobile and Wireless

Location

• GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou

• Digital compass

• Wi‑Fi

• Mobile connectivity

• iBeacon microlocation

Video Calling¹¹

• 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 Calling¹¹

• 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)¹²

Siri¹³

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

• Activate hands‑free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri”¹⁴, 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, 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 480Mbps)

Power and Battery¹⁵

• Video playback: Up to 22 hours

• Video playback (streamed): Up to 18 hours

• Audio playback: Up to 80 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 support¹⁷

• Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM)¹⁷

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 to macOS Mojave 10.14.6, using iTunes 12.8 or later

• Windows 10 or later, using iTunes 12.12.10 or later (a free download from apple.com/au/itunes/download)

Environmental Requirements

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

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

• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

• Operating altitude: Tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)

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

QuickType keyboard support

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), 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, 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, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin, Transliteration), Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish Gaelic, Kannada, Kashmiri (Arabic, Devanagari), Kazakh, Khmer, Konkani (Devanagari), Kurdish (Arabic, Latin), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Maithili, Malay (Arabic, Latin), Malayalam, Maltese, Manipuri (Bengali, Meetei Mayek), Māori, Marathi, Mongolian, Navajo, Nepali, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Odia, Pashto, Persian, Persian (Afghanistan), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, 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), Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek (Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin), Vietnamese (Telex, VIQR, VNI), Welsh, Yiddish, Akan, Bangla (Transliteration), Chickasaw, Choctaw, Chuvash, Gujarati (Transliteration), Hausa, Hmong (Pahawh), Ingush, Japanese (Handwriting), Kabyle, Kannada (Transliteration), Liangshan Yi, Malayalam (Transliteration), Mandaic, Marathi (Transliteration), Mi’kmaw, N’Ko, Osage, Punjabi (Transliteration), Rejang, Tamazight (Standard Moroccan), Tamil (Transliteration), Telugu (Transliteration), Urdu (Transliteration), Wancho, Wolastoqey, Yoruba

QuickType keyboard support with autocorrection

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

QuickType keyboard support with predictive typing

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), 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, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Hebrew, Polish, Romanian

QuickType keyboard support with multilingual typing

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), 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, US), 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, US), 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, US), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, US), 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, US), 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, US), 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, US), 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, Chinese (Simplified) – English, Chinese (Traditional) – English, Czech–English, Dutch–English, Finnish–English, French–English, French– German, German–English, Gujarati–English, Hindi–English, Hungarian–English, Indonesian–English, Italian–English, Japanese–English, Japanese – Chinese (Simplified), Korean–English, Polish–English, Portuguese–English, Russian–English, Spanish–English, Tamil–English, Telugu–English, Thai–English, Urdu–English, Vietnamese–English, English–Greek, English–Malay, English–Swedish

Thesaurus

English (UK, US), Chinese (Simplified)

Spell check

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), 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, Macau, 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, US, Vatican City, Vietnam

In the Box

• iPhone 16

• 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 towards Apple 2030

• More than 30 per cent recycled content²¹

• 30 per cent emissions reductions against business-as-usual scenario as modelled by Apple²²

Materials

• 100 per cent recycled aluminium on thermal substructure of updated internal design

• 100 per cent recycled aluminium in the thermal substructure

• 100 per cent recycled cobalt in the battery²³

• Over 95 per cent recycled lithium in the battery — a first for Apple²³

• 100 per cent recycled gold wire in all cameras and Camera Control

• 100 per cent recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards, the USB‑C connector and multiple small parts

• 100 per cent recycled copper in multiple printed circuit boards, and 100 per cent recycled copper foil and wire in the inductive charger

• 100 per cent recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards

• 100 per cent recycled tungsten and copper wire in the Taptic Engine

• 100 per cent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets

• 80 per cent recycled steel in multiple components (including the Taptic Engine, speaker, multiple small parts and the display support plate)

• At least 50 per cent recycled plastic in 20 components

• 100 per cent fibre-based packaging²⁴

• 64 per cent recycled content in fibre packaging

Energy

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

• Exceeds US 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