Apple iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max launched, Price and Specifications

Apple has finally launched the new iPhone 16 series, including the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max smartphones. These new iPhone flagship devices come with Apple Intelligence, an A18 chip, an Action button, a new camera design, battery improvements and the same overall design as the previous iPhone 15 series. Let’s check out the full details.

“iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus mark the beginning of a new era for iPhone with Apple Intelligence delivering powerful, personal, and private experiences to our users, with new ways to discover the world around you and capture memories using Camera Control; a 48MP Fusion camera that gives you two optical-quality cameras in one; a big boost in battery life; and powerful, efficient performance thanks to the A18 chip, this is the perfect time for customers to upgrade or make the switch to iPhone,” said Kaiann Drance, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPhone Product Marketing.

Apple iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus Price

The new Apple iPhone 16 is priced at US $799 for the 128GB variant, US $899 for the 256GB variant and US $1099 for 512GB in the US. The iPhone 16 Plus is priced at US $899 for the 128GB variant, US $999 for the 256GB variant and US $1199 for 512GB. Colour options available are black, white, pink, teal, and ultramarine. The devices are available for pre-order today and will be available for sale from September 20.

Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max Price

The new Apple iPhone 16 Pro is priced at US $999 for the 128GB variant, US $1099 for the 256GB variant, US $1299 for 512GB and US $1499 for 1TB storage in the US. The iPhone 16 Pro Max is priced at US $1199 for the 256GB variant, US $1399 for 512GB and US $1599 for 1TB storage variant. Colour options available are black titanium, natural titanium, white titanium, and desert titanium. The devices will be available for pre-order from September 13 and will be available for sale from September 20.

Apple iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus Specifications

The new Apple iPhone 16 features a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED True Tone display with 2556 x 1179 pixels resolution, 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, 1000 nits max brightness, Dynamic Island, 1600 nits peak brightness, up to 2000 nits peak outdoor brightness, HDR, True Tone, Ceramic Shield protection, rounded corners and a curved design. The iPhone 16 Plus features a 6.7-inch (2796×1290 pixels) OLED XDR display with the same display features as the regular iPhone 16.

The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are powered by a 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores 3nm chip with 64-bit architecture, a 5‑core GPU and a 16‑core Neural Engine. The storage options available are 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB and run on the latest iOS 18 OS. It supports Dual SIM (Nano + eSIM) and comes with IP68 ratings for water and dust resistance (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529).

Both phones have a dual rear camera with a 48-megapixel wide-angle camera with f/1.6 aperture, 2nd gen sensor-shift OIS, 2x Telephoto, 100% Focus Pixels, support for super-high-resolution photos, True Tone flash, 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 240fps, Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps, a secondary 12MP ultra wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture, 120° Ultra Wide, 20° field of view, 100% Focus Pixels 2x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 4x optical zoom.

It also has a 12-megapixel TrueDepth f/1.6 front camera with sensor-shift optical image stabilization, 100% Focus Pixels, Autofocus with Focus Pixels, Retina Flash, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 120fps and TrueDepth camera for FaceID facial recognition.

It has an action button to perform certain actions including silent mode, Focus, Camera, Flashlight, Voice Memo, Recognise Music, Translate, Magnifier, Controls, Shortcut or Accessibility. It has a Built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery with MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W with a 30W adapter or higher, Qi2 wireless charging up to 15W, Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W and a fast 20W charger (Sold separately) with up to 50% charge in around 30 minutes.

The iPhone 16 measures 147.6×71.6×7.80mm and weight 170 grams while the bigger iPhone 16 Plus measures 160.9×77.8×7.80mm and weights 199 grams. Connectivity options available are 5G (sub‑6 GHz) with 4×4 MIMO, Gigabit-class LTE, 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 with 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.3, 2nd-gen Ultra Wideband chip for spatial awareness, Thread networking technology, NFC with reader mode, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou.

Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max Specifications

The Apple iPhone 16 Pro features a 6.3-inch OLED Super Retina XDR display with 2622×1206 pixels resolution, 460ppi, 1000 nits max brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness, up to 2000 nits peak outdoor brightness, HDR, True Tone, Dynamic Island, Always-On display, adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz and Ceramic Shield protection.

The bigger iPhone 16 Pro Max features a 6.9-inch OLED Super Retina XDR display with 2868×1320 pixels resolution, 460ppi, 1000 nits max brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness, up to 2000 nits peak outdoor brightness, HDR, True Tone, Dynamic Island, Always-On display, adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz and Ceramic Shield protection.

Both are powered by a six-core A18 Pro 3nm processor with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores CPUs and 64-bit architecture, a 6‑core GPU and a 16‑core Neural Engine. Both of these have 256GB, and 512GB storage options with iPhone 16 Pro having an additional 128GB storage option. Both run on iOS 18 and come with Dual SIM (nano + eSIM) support. Both have wIP68 water and dust-resistant ratings (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529).

We have a triple rear camera with a 48-megapixel Fusion (f/1.78) camera, second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization for video + a 48-megapixel Ultra Wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 120° angle and a 12-megapixel Telephoto third camera with f/2.8 aperture, 3D sensor-shift optical image stabilization, 5x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 10x optical zoom range; digital zoom up to 25x, 4K Dolby Vision video recording at up to 120 fps (Fusion), Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps, Spatial video recording at 1080p at 30 fps.

There is a 12-megapixel TrueDepth front camera with f/1.9 aperture, Autofocus with Focus Pixels, Retina Flash, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 120fps and TrueDepth camera for FaceID facial recognition.

Both have an action button like the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus with Silent mode, Focus, Camera, Flashlight, Voice Memo, Recognise Music, Translate, Magnifier, Controls, Shortcut or Accessibility features. Both have a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery with MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W with 30W adapter or higher, Qi2 wireless charging up to 15W, Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W.

Connectivity options include 5G (sub‑6 GHz) with 4×4 MIMO, Gigabit-class LTE with 4×4 MIMO and LA, Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2×2 MIM, Bluetooth 5.3, Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, Thread networking technology, NFC with reader mode, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC) Digital compass. The iPhone 16 Pro measures 149.6×71.5 ×8.25mm and weights 199 grams whereas the bigger iPhone 16 Pro Max measures 163×77.6×8.25mm and weights 227 grams.