iPhone 16e Technical Specifications
Black, White
- Aluminium design
- Ceramic Shield front
- Glass back
- 128GB
- 256GB
- 512GB
167 grams (5.88 ounces)
- Super Retina XDR display
- 6.1‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
- 2532‑by‑1170-pixel resolution at 460 ppi
- HDR display
- True Tone
- Wide colour (P3)
- Haptic Touch
- 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
- 800 nits max brightness (typical); 1,200 nits peak brightness (HDR)
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Display Zoom
- Reachability
The iPhone 16e display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.06 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 metres for up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529
Apple Intelligence is integrated across your apps and experiences to help you communicate, express yourself and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no-one else can access your data — not even Apple.4
- A18 chip
- 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
- 4‑core GPU
- 16‑core Neural Engine
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 2-in-1 camera system
- 48MP Fusion Main: 26 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, optical image stabilisation, Hybrid Focus Pixels, super-high-resolution photos (24MP and 48MP)
- Also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto: 52 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, optical image stabilisation, Hybrid Focus Pixels
- Digital zoom up to 10x
- Sapphire crystal lens cover
- True Tone flash
- Photonic Engine
- Deep Fusion
- Smart HDR 5
- Portrait mode with Depth Control
- Portrait Lighting with six effects
- Night mode
- Panorama (up to 63MP)
- Photographic Styles
- Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
- Advanced red‑eye correction
- Auto image stabilisation
- Burst mode
- Photo geotagging
- Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
- 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
- Slow‑motion video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilisation
- Night mode Time-lapse
- QuickTake video
- Optical image stabilisation for video
- 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
- Playback zoom
- Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264
- Spatial Audio and stereo recording
- Wind noise reduction
- Audio Mix
- 12MP camera
- ƒ/1.9 aperture
- Autofocus with Focus Pixels
- Retina Flash
- Photonic Engine
- Deep Fusion
- Smart HDR 5
- Portrait mode with Depth Control
- Portrait Lighting with six effects
- Animoji and Memoji
- Night mode
- Photographic Styles
- Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction
- Auto image stabilisation
- Burst mode
- 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
- Slow-motion video support for 1080p at 120 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilisation
- Night mode Time-lapse
- QuickTake video
- Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)
- Spatial Audio and stereo recording
- Wind noise reduction
- Audio Mix
Video playback
Up to 26 hours
Video playback (streamed)
Up to 21 hours
Audio playback
Up to 90 hours
Fast-charge–capable
Up to 50% charge in 30 minutes6 with 20W adapter or higher (available separately) paired with USB‑C charging cable
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Wireless charging (works with Qi chargers7)
- Enabled by the TrueDepth camera for facial recognition
- Model A3409*
- 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79)
- FDD‑LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
- TD‑LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53)
- UMTS/HSPA+ (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC
- Digital compass
- Wi‑Fi
- Mobile connectivity
- iBeacon microlocation
Volume up/down
Action button
Side button
Built‑in stereo speaker
Built‑in microphone
USB-C connector
Built‑in microphones
Built‑in
stereo speaker
Silent Mode, Focus, Camera, Visual Intelligence11, Torch, Voice Memo, Recognise Music, Translate, Magnifier, Controls, Shortcut or Accessibility
- USB-C connector with support for:
- Charging
- USB 2 (up to 480 Mbps)
- Face ID
- Barometer
- High-dynamic-range gyro
- High-g accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Dual ambient light sensors
- Pay with your iPhone using Face ID in stores, within apps and on the web
- Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac
- Pay for your ride using Express Transit13
- FaceTime video calling over a mobile network or Wi‑Fi
- FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi-Fi
- Share experiences like movies, TV, music and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay
- Screen sharing
- Portrait mode in FaceTime video
- Spatial Audio
- Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
- Zoom with rear-facing camera
- Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos
- Spatial Audio playback
- User‑configurable maximum volume limit
- Supported formats include HEVC, H.264 and AV1
- Supports Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG
- Up to 4K HDR AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV
- Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders and more
- Activate hands‑free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri”, or use Type to Siri
- Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant
- Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural and helpful4
- iOS 26
iOS is the world’s most personal and secure mobile operating system, packed with powerful features and designed to protect your privacy.
- iPhone is built from the ground up to protect your personal information. Every iPhone has secure facial authentication. Apps need your permission to track your activity across other companies’ apps or websites. Your iMessages and FaceTime video calls are encrypted end to end. And much more.
Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing, speech and cognitive needs help you get the most out of your iPhone — in the ways that work best for you.
- VoiceOver
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Voice Control
- Switch Control
- AssistiveTouch
- Eye Tracking
- RTT and TTY support
- Closed Captions
- Personal Voice
- Live Speech
- Type to Siri
- Vocal Shortcuts
- Spoken Content
Hearing Aid Compatible
- Apple Account (required for some features)
- Internet access16
- Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:
- macOS Catalina 10.15 or later, using the Finder
- macOS High Sierra 10.13 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6, using iTunes 12.8 or later
- Windows 10 or later, using iTunes 12.12.10 or later (a free download from apple.com/au/itunes/download)
0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)
−20° to 45° C (−4° to 113° F)
5% to 95% noncondensing
Tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)
English (Australia, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional — Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Spain), Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Kazakh, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- iPhone with iOS 26
- USB-C Charge Cable (1 m)