Compare iPhone 15 vs iPhone 16

Which one is best for you?

The iPhone 16 is part of Apple's 2024 release, following the iPhone 15's success. Featuring Apple Intelligence, the iPhone 16 is one of the first Apple devices to have artificial intelligence built into the device - so you can get things done more effortlessly than ever before.

Like iPhone 15, iPhone 16 is housed in an aluminium design, with five different colours and two different screen sizes to choose from (6.1" or 6.7" for the Plus) and their displays are Super Retina XDR. One difference between the models is iPhone 16's action button, which was previously only available on last year's iPhone 15 Pro. The action button is customisable - just press and hold to launch the action you want, whether that's Shazam to recognise a song or the flashlight to help you when it's dark.

The iPhone 16 also offers a faster A18 chip in comparison to iPhone 15's A16, as well as more camera features. Whilst both iPhones have a 48MP camera and a 12MP Ultra Wide lens, the iPhone 16 offers macro photography, 4K Dolby Vision video recording, spatial capture, and new camera control features so you capture even better pictures than before.

If you're choosing between iPhone 15 or iPhone 16, it comes down to whether you want more advanced features. The iPhone 15 is a great phone and still shares similarities with iPhone 16. However, iPhone 16’s Apple Intelligence is a standout addition and bundled with a faster chip, more camera features, an action button - it’s a great choice.

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Battery
  • Non-removable
  • Fast battery charging
  • Qi wireless charging
  • Non-removable
  • Fast battery charging
  • Qi wireless charging
Body
  • Ceramic Shield front, Colour-infused glass back and Aluminium design
  • Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM)
  • Splash, water and dust resistant (IP68)
  • Ceramic Shield front, Colour-infused glass back and Aluminium design
  • Dual SIM
  • Splash, water and dust resistant (IP68)
Camera
  • 48MP + 12MP + 12MP
  • 48MP + 12MP
Camera details
  • 48MP (f/1.6, Main: 24mm) + 12MP (f/2.4, Ultra Wide: 13mm)
  • 12MP (f/1.9, TrueDepth)
  • Autofocus with 100% Focus Pixels
  • 2x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 4x optical zoom range; digital zoom up to 10x
  • 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)
  • Photographic Styles
  • Macro photography
  • Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
  • Lens correction (Ultra Wide)
  • Advanced red-eye correction
  • Auto image stabilisation
  • Image formats captured: HEIF, JPEG
  • 48MP (f/1.6, Main: 26mm) + 12MP (f/2.2, Ultra Wide: 13mm)
  • 12MP (f/1.9, TrueDepth)
  • 2x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 4x optical zoom range
  • Advanced red‑eye correction
  • Auto image stabilization
  • Burst mode
  • Camera Control
  • Deep Fusion
  • Digital zoom up to 10x
  • Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
  • Latest-generation Photographic Styles
  • Lens correction (Ultra Wide)
  • Macro photography
  • Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control
  • Night mode
  • Panorama (up to 63MP)
  • Photo geotagging
  • Photonic Engine
  • Portrait Lighting with six effects
  • Sapphire crystal lens cover
  • Smart HDR 5
  • Spatial photos
  • True Tone flash
  • Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
Capacity
  • 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB
  • 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB
Colour
  • Blue / Pink / Yellow / Green / Black
  • Ultramarine / Black / Pink / Teal / White
Connectivity
  • 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G
  • Wi-Fi 6, 802.11 ax, dual-band, hotspot
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • GPS with GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou
  • NFC with reader mode
  • USB Type-C (up to 480Mb/s)
  • 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G
  • Wi-Fi 7, 802.11 be with 2x2 MIMO
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou
  • NFC with reader mode
  • USB Type-C (up to 480Mb/s)
Dimensions
  • 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm
  • 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm
Display
  • 6.1 inch
  • 6.1 inch
Display details
  • OLED capacitive touchscreen, Super Retina XDR
  • 2556 x 1179 pixels
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Dynamic Island
  • Haptic Touch
  • HDR display
  • True Tone
  • OLED capacitive touchscreen, Super Retina XDR
  • 2556 x 1179 pixels
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Dynamic Island
  • HDR display
  • True Tone
  • Wide color (P3)
  • Haptic Touch
Features
  • Apple Pay
  • Barometer
  • Digital compass
  • Dual ambient light sensor
  • Emergency SOS via satellite and Crash Detection
  • Face ID
  • High dynamic range gyro
  • High-g accelerometer
  • iBeacon micro-location
  • iCloud cloud service
  • MagSafe
  • Proximity sensor
  • Siri natural language commands and dictation
  • Spatial Audio
  • Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
  • AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
  • Apple Pay
  • Barometer
  • Dual ambient light sensors
  • Face ID
  • High dynamic range gyro
  • High-g accelerometer
  • MagSafe
  • Proximity sensor
  • Screen sharing
  • Spatial Audio and stereo recording
  • Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
  • Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
  • Wind noise reduction
Memory
  • 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB
  • 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB
Platform
  • iOS 17
  • Apple A16 Bionic
  • 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
  • 5‑core GPU
  • iOS 18
  • Apple A18
  • 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
  • 5‑core GPU
Weight
  • 171 g
  • 170 g
Video
  • 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
  • 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
  • 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
  • Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps
  • Action mode up to 2.8K at 60 fps
  • HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps
  • Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
  • Time-lapse video with stabilisation
  • Night mode Time-lapse
  • QuickTake video
  • Sensor-shift optical image stabilisation for video (Main)
  • 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
  • Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264
  • Stereo 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
  • Action mode up to 2.8K at 60 fps
  • Audio zoom
  • Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps
  • Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
  • Continuous autofocus video
  • Digital zoom up to 6x
  • Macro video recording, including slo-mo and time-lapse
  • Night mode Time-lapse
  • Playback zoom
  • QuickTake video up to 4K at 60 fps in Dolby Vision
  • Sensor-shift optical image stabilization for video (Fusion)
  • Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
  • Spatial video recording at 1080p at 30 fps
  • Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
  • Time‑lapse video with stabilization
  • True Tone flash
  • Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264
Operating system
    Information not available
  • iOS
  • iOS 18
WIFI calling
  • Available
  • Available
Box Contains
  • USB‑C Charge Cable (1m)
  • Documentation
  • USB‑C Charge Cable (1m)
  • Documentation