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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)
  • Ceramic Shield front, Glass back and Aluminium design
  • eSIM
  • Splash, water and dust resistant (IP68)
  • Available
Camera
  • 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/1.6, Main: 26mm)
  • 12MP (f/1.9, TrueDepth)
  • Advanced red‑eye correction
  • Auto image stabilization
  • Burst mode
  • Deep Fusion
  • Digital zoom up to 10x
  • Hybrid Focus Pixels
  • Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
  • Night mode
  • Panorama (up to 63MP)
  • Photo geotagging
  • Photographic Styles
  • Photonic Engine
  • Portrait Lighting with six effects
  • Portrait mode with Depth Control
  • Sapphire crystal lens cover
  • Smart HDR 5
  • True Tone flash
  • Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
Capacity
  • 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB/2 TB
  • 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB
Colour
  • Cosmic Orange / Deep Blue / Silver
  • White / Black
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 6,802.11ax with 2x2 MIMO
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, and NavIC
  • NFC with reader mode
  • USB Type-C (up to 480Mb/s)
Dimensions
  • 163.4 x 78.0 x 8.75 mm
  • 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm
Display
  • 6.9 inch
  • 6.1 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
  • 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
  • 2532‑by‑1170-pixel resolution at 460 ppi
  • 6.1‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
  • 800 nits max brightness (typical); 1200 nits peak brightness (HDR)
  • Display Zoom
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Haptic Touch
  • HDR display
  • Reachability
  • Super Retina XDR display
  • True Tone
  • Wide color (P3)
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, 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
  • Proximity sensor
  • Screen sharing
  • Share experiences like movies, TV, music, and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay
  • Spatial Audio and stereo recording
  • Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
  • Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
  • Wind noise reduction
Memory
    Information not available
  • 8 GB RAM/8GB RAM
Platform
  • iOS 26
  • Apple A19 Pro
  • 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
  • 6‑core GPU
  • iOS 18
  • Apple A18
  • New 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
  • New 4‑core GPU
Weight
  • 233 g
  • 167 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, or 60 fps
  • 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
  • 720p Dolby Vision video recording at 30 fps
  • Audio Mix
  • Audio zoom
  • Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
  • Continuous autofocus video
  • Digital zoom up to 6x
  • Night mode Time-lapse
  • Optical image stabilization for video
  • Playback zoom
  • QuickTake video
  • Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
  • Spatial Audio and stereo recording
  • Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
  • Time‑lapse video with stabilization
  • True Tone flash
  • Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264
  • Wind noise reduction
Operating system
  • iOS
  • iOS 26
    Information not available
WIFI calling
  • Available
  • Available
Box Contains
  • USB-C Charge Cable (1 m)
  • Documentation
  • USB‑C Charge Cable (1m)
  • Documentation
eSim
  • Available
    Information not available