iPhone 16

iPhone 16 was the $799 model in Apple’s September 2024 lineup, and it got the same new Camera Control as the 16 Pro, plus the Action button. What the Pro’s extra money bought was the screen, the zoom lens, the port and some battery.

What the 16 Pro adds

Spec	iPhone 16	iPhone 16 Pro
US launch price	$799	$999
Weight	170 g	199 g
Build	Aluminum	Titanium
Chip	A18, 5-core GPU	A18 Pro, 6-core GPU
Display	No ProMotion, no Always-On	ProMotion up to 120Hz, Always-On
Telephoto	2x from the 48MP main camera	5x tetraprism, 120 mm
Battery: video, streamed, audio	Up to 22, 18 and 80 hours	Up to 27, 22 and 85 hours
Qi2 charging	Up to 25W	Up to 15W
USB-C data	USB 2, 480 Mb/s	USB 3, 10 Gb/s
Largest storage	512GB	1TB
LiDAR Scanner	No	Yes

Pay for the Pro if you’d shoot at 5x, want the screen on all the time, or move big video files off the phone. If none of those sound like you, iPhone 16 covers the everyday jobs and is the lighter phone to carry. For the full side-by-side, see iPhone 16 vs iPhone 16 Pro.

Apple’s later Pros moved the selfie camera on as well: the 17 Pro and 18 Pro have an 18MP Center Stage front camera, against the 12MP TrueDepth camera here. As of 19 September 2026, the 18 Pro is Apple’s current compact Pro.

Cameras: one 48MP sensor, two focal lengths

Everything starts with the 48MP Fusion main camera: 26 mm, ƒ/1.6, sensor-shift stabilization and 100% Focus Pixels, saving 24MP or 48MP photos. The 2x Telephoto is a 12MP view from that same camera at 52 mm, so it keeps the bright ƒ/1.6 aperture. The second lens is a 12MP Ultra Wide (13 mm, ƒ/2.2, 120-degree field of view). Together they give a 4x optical zoom range, and digital zoom runs to 10x.

Video goes up to 4K Dolby Vision at 60 fps, with Cinematic mode in 4K at 30 fps, Action mode at 2.8K and 60 fps, spatial video at 1080p and 30 fps, and slow motion at 1080p in 120 or 240 fps. The front camera is a 12MP TrueDepth unit at ƒ/1.9 with autofocus.

Screen and build

The 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED has 2556 × 1179 pixels at 460 ppi and the Dynamic Island. Apple rates it at 1000 nits typical, 1600 nits for HDR and 2000 nits outdoors, and it dims to 1 nit. What it lacks is ProMotion and an Always-On mode.

Apple pairs an aluminum design with a Ceramic Shield front and a color-infused glass back, in black, white, pink, teal or ultramarine. The phone measures 147.6 × 71.6 × 7.80 mm and is rated IP68, for up to 30 minutes at a depth of 6 meters.

Battery and charging

Apple rates iPhone 16 for up to 22 hours of video playback, 18 hours of streamed video and 80 hours of audio, which leaves it five hours of video short of the 16 Pro.

Over USB-C it reaches about 50% in 30 minutes with a 20W or higher adapter. Wireless charging is the surprise: MagSafe runs at up to 25W with a 30W adapter, and Qi2 pads also reach 25W, ahead of the 16 Pro’s 15W rating.

Camera Control and the Action button

Camera Control is a physical control on the frame for exposure, depth, zoom, switching cameras, styles and tone. The Action button can be set to Silent mode, a Focus, the camera, Visual Intelligence, the flashlight, a voice memo, Recognize Music, Translate, Magnifier, Controls, a Shortcut or an accessibility feature.

Connections

iPhone 16 holds two active eSIMs and stores eight or more. Cellular covers 5G, including mmWave, and Gigabit LTE, both with 4×4 MIMO, on models A3081 and A3082. Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.3, second-generation Ultra Wideband, Thread and NFC with reader mode are built in, and location uses GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou.

Price

At launch iPhone 16 cost $799 in the US for 128GB, while iPhone 16 Plus started at $899 and iPhone 16 Pro at $999. Pre-orders opened on 13 September 2024 at 5 a.m. PDT, and stores had it from 20 September 2024. By 19 September 2026 Apple had stopped listing it in its iPhone lineup, so the price now depends on the seller and the phone’s condition; check a few listings before you buy.