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Battery
  • Non-removable
  • Fast battery charging
  • Qi2 wireless charging
  • Non-removable
  • Fast battery charging
  • Qi wireless charging
Body
  • Ceramic Shield 2 front, Ceramic Shield back, Aluminum unibody design
  • Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM)
  • Splash, water and dust resistant (IP68)
  • Latest-generation Ceramic Shield front, Textured matte glass back and Titanium design
  • Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM)
  • Splash, water and dust resistant (IP68)
Camera
  • 48MP + 48MP + 48MP
  • 48MP + 48MP + 12MP
Camera details
  • 48MP (f/1.78, Main: 24mm) + 48MP (f/2.2, Ultra Wide: 13mm) + 48MP (f/2.8, Telephoto: 100mm)
  • 18MP (f/1.9, TrueDepth)
  • 48MP macro photography
  • 8x optical‑quality zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 16x optical‑quality zoom range
  • Adaptive True Tone flash
  • Animoji and Memoji
  • Auto image stabilization
  • Burst mode
  • Customizable default lens (Fusion Main)
  • Deep Fusion
  • Digital zoom up to 40x
  • Dual Capture
  • Latest-generation Photographic Styles
  • Lens correction (Fusion Ultra Wide)
  • Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control
  • Night mode
  • Panorama (up to 63MP)
  • Photonic Engine
  • Portrait Lighting with six effects
  • ProRAW
  • Sapphire crystal lens cover
  • Smart HDR 5
  • Spatial photos
  • Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
  • 48MP (f/1.78, Main: 24mm) + 48MP (f/2.2, Ultra Wide: 13mm) + 12MP (f/2.8, Telephoto: 120mm)
  • 12MP (f/1.9, TrueDepth)
  • 100% Focus Pixels
  • 48MP macro photography
  • 5x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 10x optical zoom range
  • Adaptive True Tone flash
  • Advanced red-eye correction
  • Apple ProRAW
  • Auto image stabilization
  • Burst mode
  • Camera Control
  • Customizable default lens (Fusion)
  • Deep Fusion
  • Digital zoom up to 25x
  • Image formats captured: HEIF, JPEG, and DNG
  • Lens correction (Ultra Wide)
  • Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control
  • Night mode
  • Photo geotagging
  • Photonic Engine
  • Portrait Lighting with six effects
  • Sapphire crystal lens cover
  • Smart HDR 5
  • Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
Capacity
  • 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB/2 TB
  • 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB/1 TB
Colour
  • Cosmic Orange / Deep Blue / Silver
  • Desert Titanium / Black Titanium / Natural Titanium / White Titanium
Connectivity
  • 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G
  • Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO
  • Bluetooth 6
  • Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, and NavIC)
  • NFC with reader mode
  • USB-C connector - USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s)
  • 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G
  • Wi-Fi 7, 802.11 be with 2x2 MIMO
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, and NavIC
  • NFC with reader mode
  • USB Type-C (up to 10Gb/s)
Dimensions
  • 163.4 x 78.0 x 8.75 mm
  • 149.6 x 71.5 x 8.25 mm
Display
  • 6.9 inch
  • 6.3 inch
Display details
  • OLED display, Super Retina XDR display
  • 2868 x 1320 pixels
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Anti-reflective coating
  • Dynamic Island
  • Haptic Touch
  • HDR display
  • True Tone
  • OLED capacitive touchscreen, Super Retina XDR
  • 2622 x 1206 pixels
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Dynamic Island
  • HDR display
  • True Tone
  • Wide color (P3)
  • ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz
Features
  • AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
  • Apple Pay
  • Barometer
  • High dynamic range gyro
  • High-g accelerometer
  • Proximity sensor
  • Dual ambient light sensors
  • MagSafe
  • Accessory Identification NFC
  • Spatial Audio playback
  • User‑configurable maximum volume limit
  • Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
  • Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
  • Share experiences like movies, TV, music, and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay
  • Screen sharing
  • Digital Compass
  • Face ID
  • Emergency SOS via satellite and Crash Detection
  • LiDAR scanner
  • AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
  • Apple Pay
  • Barometer
  • Digital compass
  • Dual ambient light sensors
  • Emergency SOS via satellite and Crash Detection
  • Face ID
  • Find My via satellite
  • HEVC, H.264 and ProRes player
  • High dynamic range gyro
  • High-g accelerometer
  • LiDAR scanner
  • 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
    Information not available
  • 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB/1 TB
Platform
  • iOS 26
  • Apple A19 Pro
  • 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
  • 6‑core GPU
  • iOS 18
  • Apple A18 Pro
  • 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
  • 6‑core GPU
Weight
  • 233 g
  • 199 g
Video
  • 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps, 100 fps (Fusion Main), or 120 fps (Fusion Main)
  • 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps, or 120 fps (Fusion Main)
  • 720p Dolby Vision video recording at 30 fps
  • Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps
  • Action mode up to 2.8K Dolby Vision at 60 fps
  • Spatial video recording at 1080p at 30 fps
  • ProRes video recording up to 4K at 120 fps with external recording
  • ProRes RAW5
  • Academy Color Encoding System
  • Apple Log 2
  • Genlock support6
  • Macro video recording, including slo‑mo and time‑lapse
  • Slo‑mo video support for 1080p up to 240 fps and 4K Dolby Vision up to 120 fps (Fusion Main)
  • Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
  • Playback zoom
  • Video formats recorded: HEVC, H.264, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
  • Spatial Audio and stereo recording
  • Four studio-quality mics
  • Wind noise reduction
  • Audio Mix
  • 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps, 100 fps (Fusion), or 120 fps (Fusion)
  • 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps, or 120 fps (Fusion)
  • 3D sensor‑shift optical image stabilization and autofocus for video (Telephoto)
  • 720p Dolby Vision video recording at 30 fps
  • Academy Color Encoding System
  • Action mode up to 2.8K at 60 fps
  • Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps
  • Continuous autofocus video
  • Digital zoom up to 25x
  • Log video recording
  • Macro video recording, including slo‑mo and time‑lapse
  • Night mode Time‑lapse
  • ProRes video recording up to 4K at 120 fps with external recording
  • QuickTake video up to 4K at 60 fps in Dolby Vision
  • Second‑generation sensor‑shift optical image stabilization for video (Fusion)
  • Slo‑mo video support for 1080p up to 240 fps and 4K Dolby Vision up to 120 fps (Fusion)
  • Spatial video recording at 1080p at 30 fps
  • Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
  • Time‑lapse video with stabilization
  • Wind noise reduction
Operating system
  • iOS
  • iOS 26
  • iOS
  • iOS 18
WIFI calling
  • Available
  • Available
Box Contains
  • USB-C Charge Cable (1 m)
  • Documentation
  • USB‑C Charge Cable (1m)
  • Documentation
eSim
  • Available
    Information not available