Apple iPhone 16
81 out of 100
Apple

Apple iPhone 16

TechRank Score Excellent choice

Apple iPhone 16 — specifications, battery-life tests and price. Real owner reviews, strengths and weaknesses.

▣ Display 6.1" OLED - 1179 x 2556
⚡ Chipset Apple A18
◉ Camera 2 (48 MP + 12 MP)
◆ Battery 3561 mAh
✦ OS iOS 26.5
◌ Weight 170 г.
81 TechRank
Overall score

Excellent choice

Overall score across key usage scenarios.

Best suited for
⚡ Performance 91 ◇ Connectivity 88 ◉ Camera 84
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TechRank ratings

Strengths and weaknesses across key usage scenarios.

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Display 73
Good score
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Camera 84
Very high score
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Performance 91
One of the model’s strongest scores
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Gaming 69
Average score
⌁
Battery 74
Good score
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Connectivity 88
Very high score
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Overall score 81
Very high score

+ Strengths

  • Яркий OLED-дисплей, который защищен стеклом Ceramic Shield нового поколения
  • Камера фотографирует на отлично как днем, так и вечером, когда нет достаточного освещения
  • Мощный процессор работает в тандеме с быстрой памятью NVMe
  • Поддерживает вывод картинки на внешний экран
  • Звук из динамиков весьма приятный

− Things to consider

  • Дисплей ограничен частотой обновления 60 Гц
  • Отсутствует телеобъектив для приближения объектов во время съемки
  • Долго заряжается – последние 15% смартфон набирает более чем за 40 минут
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Display 6.1" OLED - 1179 x 2556
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Processor Apple A18
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Camera 2 (48 MP + 12 MP)
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Battery 3561 mAh
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Display

16 specifications

Type
OLED
Size
6.1 inches
Resolution
1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
Pixel density
460 ppi
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
No
Max advertised brightness
2000 nits
Max advertised HDR brightness
1600 nits
HDR support
Да, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio
86.4%
Features
- DCI-P3
sRGB color gamut
99.7%
PWM
60 Hz
Response time
3 ms
Contrast ratio
∞ Бесконечная
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Design and build

11 specifications

Height
147.6 mm
Width
71.6 mm
Thickness
7.8 mm
Weight
170 g
Water resistance
IP68
Back panel material
Glass
Frame material
Metal
Available colors
White, Black, Blue, Green, Розовый
Fingerprint scanner
No
Repairability
Средняя (2.8/5)
Durability rating (EPREL)
Хорошая (C) · 90 падений
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Performance

11 specifications

Chipset
Apple A18
Max clock speed
4040 MHz
CPU cores
6 (2 + 4)
Architecture
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth- 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest
Manufacturing process
TSMC
Transistor size
3 nm
Neural processor
Neural Engine
Graphics
5 core Apple GPU
GPU cores
640
GPU frequency
1490 MHz
FLOPS
~1907 GFLOPS
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Benchmarks

14 specifications

Compute Score (GPU)
28010
Single-core score
3431
Multi-core score
8638
CPU
621688
GPU
592569
Memory
184239
UX
587104
Total score
1985600
Stability
75%
Graphics test
26 FPS
Graphics score
6781
Section 1
31 FPS
Section 2
26 FPS
Section 3
20 FPS
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Memory

6 specifications

RAM capacity
8 GB
Memory type
LPDDR5X
Memory channels
4
Storage capacity
128 GB
Storage type
NVMe
Memory card
No
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Software

4 specifications

Operating system
iOS 18 (С обновлением до iOS 26.5)
System size out of the box
16 GB
OS updates
7 years
Security updates
7 years
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Battery

14 specifications

Capacity
3561 mAh
Max charging power
30 W
Battery type
Литий-ионный (Li-Ion)
Removable
No
Wireless charging
Да (15 W)
Reverse charging
Yes
Bypass Charging technology
No
Fast charging
Да (59% in 30 minutes)
Full charge time
1:42 ч.
Battery cycles
1000 cycles
Web browsing
13:44 ч.
Video playback
18:09 ч.
Gaming
05:56 ч.
Standby
130 ч.
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Main camera

17 specifications

Sensor type
48 MP
Photo resolution
12 MP
Zoom
Цифровой
Flash
Dual LED
Stabilization
Digital
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
Up to 60 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Slow-motion recording
240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens field of view
120°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
13 mm
Sensor size
1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inches)
Pixel size
0.7 micron
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
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Main camera tests by DxOMark

4 specifications

Bokeh
80
Preview
84
Zoom
116
Samples
Photo samples for Apple iPhone 16 by DxOMark
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Front camera

11 specifications

Megapixels
12 MP
Photo resolution
4032 x 3024
Aperture
f/1.9
Focal length
23 mm
Sensor
CMOS
Sensor size
1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inches)
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
Yes
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Connectivity

18 specifications

Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version
5.3
Bluetooth features
LE
USB type
USB Type-C
USB version
2
USB features
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - OTG
DisplayPort
Yes
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*
Yes
Infrared port
No
SIM type
Nano
eSIM support*
Yes
Hybrid slot
No
2G networks
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G networks
UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
4G networks
LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71
5G support
Yes
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Audio

4 specifications

Speakers
Stereo
3.5 mm audio jack
No
FM radio
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
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Other

8 specifications

Class
Flagship
Release date
Сентябрь 2024 years
Sales start date
Сентябрь 2024 years
Successor
- Apple iPhone 17
Head SAR
1.24 W/кг
Body SAR (EU)
1.41 W/кг
Sensors
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Сканер распознавания лица
Charger included
No
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Cameras

Camera modules and shooting capabilities

Main camera

48 MP
Sensor resolution
48 MP
Photo resolution
8064 x 6048
Zoom
Цифровой
Flash
Dual LED
Stabilization
Optical
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
Up to 60 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Slow-motion recording
240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens field of view
120°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode
Photo resolution
48 MP
Aperture
f/1.6
Focal length
26 mm
Sensor size
1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inches)
Pixel size
1 micron
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
Photo resolution
12 MP
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
13 mm
Pixel size
0.7 micron
Stabilization
Digital

Front camera

12 MP
Megapixels
12 MP
Photo resolution
4032 x 3024
Aperture
f/1.9
Focal length
23 mm
Sensor
CMOS
Sensor size
1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inches)
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
Yes
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Benchmarks

Synthetic benchmark results

Performance Chipset Apple A18
Performance Max clock speed 4040 MHz
Performance CPU cores 6 (2 + 4)
Performance Architecture - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth- 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest
Performance Manufacturing process TSMC
Performance Transistor size 3 nm
Performance Neural processor Neural Engine
Performance Graphics 5 core Apple GPU
Performance GPU cores 640
Performance GPU frequency 1490 MHz
Performance FLOPS ~1907 GFLOPS
Benchmarks Compute Score (GPU) 28010
Benchmarks Single-core score 3431
Benchmarks Multi-core score 8638
Benchmarks CPU 621688
Benchmarks GPU 592569
Benchmarks Memory 184239
Benchmarks UX 587104
Benchmarks Total score 1985600
Benchmarks Stability 75%
Benchmarks Graphics test 26 FPS
Benchmarks Graphics score 6781
Benchmarks Section 1 31 FPS
Benchmarks Section 2 26 FPS
Benchmarks Section 3 20 FPS

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