iPhone 16e Technical Specifications

 
iPhone 16e
Finish

Black, White

  • Aluminum design
  • Ceramic Shield front
  • Glass back
Capacity1
  • 128GB
  • 256GB
  • 512GB
Size and Weight2
Weight:

167 grams (5.88 ounces)

Display
  • 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 color (P3)
  • Haptic Touch
  • 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
  • 800 nits max brightness (typical); 1200 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).

Splash, Water, and Dust Resistant3

Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529

Apple Intelligence

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

Available in select languages

Chip
  • A18 chip
  • 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
  • 4‑core GPU
  • 16‑core Neural Engine
  • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
Camera
  • 2-in-1 cam­era system
  • 48MP Fusion Main: 26 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, optical image stabilization, Hybrid Focus Pixels, super-high-resolution photos (24MP and 48MP)
  • Also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto: 52 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, optical image stabilization, 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 color capture for photos and Live Photos
  • Advanced red‑eye correction
  • Auto image stabilization
  • Burst mode
  • Photo geotagging
  • Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
Video 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
  • Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
  • Time‑lapse video with stabilization
  • Night mode Time-lapse
  • QuickTake video
  • Optical image stabilization for video
  • Digital zoom up to 6x
  • Audio zoom
  • True Tone flash
  • Cinematic video stabilization (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
TrueDepth Camera
  • 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 color capture for photos and Live Photos
  • Lens correction
  • Auto image stabilization
  • 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
  • Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps
  • Time‑lapse video with stabilization
  • Night mode Time-lapse
  • QuickTake video
  • Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
  • Spatial Audio and stereo recording
  • Wind noise reduction
  • Audio Mix
Power and Battery5

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)

Face ID
  • Enabled by TrueDepth cam­era for facial recognition
Peace of Mind
  • Crash Detection8
Cellular and Wireless
  • Model A3409*
  • 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79)
  • FDD‑LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66)
  • 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)
  • Apple C1 cellular modem
  • 5G (sub-6GHz) with 4x4 MIMO9
  • Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO9
  • Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • NFC with reader mode
  • Express Cards with Power Reserve
Location
  • GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, and NavIC
  • Digital compass
  • Wi‑Fi
  • Cellular
  • iBeacon microlocation
External Buttons and Connectors

Volume up/down

Action button

Side button

Built‑in stereo speaker
Built‑in microphone

USB-C connector

Built‑in microphones

Built‑in 
stereo speaker

Action button features

Silent Mode, Focus, Camera, Visual Intelligence,10 Flashlight, Voice Memo, Recognize Music, Translate, Magnifier, Controls, Shortcut, or Accessi­bility

Charg­ing and Expan­sion
  • USB-C connector with support for:
  • Charg­ing
  • USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s)
Sensors
  • Face ID
  • Barometer
  • High dynamic range gyro
  • High-g accelerometer
  • Proximity sensor
  • Dual ambient light sensors
SIM Card
  • Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM)11
  • Dual eSIM support
Video Calling12
  • FaceTime video calling over cellular or Wi‑Fi
  • FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi‑Fi
  • SharePlay
  • Screen sharing
  • Portrait mode in FaceTime video
  • Spatial Audio
  • Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
  • Zoom with rear-facing cam­era
Audio Calling12
  • FaceTime audio
  • Voice over LTE (VoLTE)9
  • Wi‑Fi calling9
  • SharePlay
  • Screen sharing
  • Spatial Audio
  • Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
Audio Playback
  • Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
  • Spatial Audio playback
  • User‑configurable maximum volume limit
Video Playback
  • 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
Operat­ing System
  • iOS 26
    iOS is the world’s most personal and secure mobile operating system, packed with powerful features and designed to protect your privacy.
Accessi­bility

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.

Features include:
  • VoiceOver
  • Zoom
  • Magnifier
  • Voice Control
  • Switch Control
  • AssistiveTouch
  • Eye Tracking
  • RTT and TTY support
  • Closed Captions
  • Vocal Shortcuts
  • Spoken Content
Built-in Apps
Rating for Hearing Aids

Hearing Aid Compatible

System Requirements
  • Apple Account (required for some features)
  • Internet access13
  • 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 (free download from apple.com/itunes/download)
Environmental Require­ments
Operat­ing ambient temperature:

0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)

Nonoperating temperature:

−20° to 45° C (−4° to 113° F)

Relative humidity:

5% to 95% noncondensing

Operat­ing altitude:

tested up to 3000 m (10,000 feet)

Languages
Language support

English (Australia, UK, U.S.), 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

In the Box
  • iPhone with iOS 26
  • USB-C Charge Cable (1 m)
  • Documentation

iPhone and the
Environment

iPhone 16e is designed to reduce environmental impact:14

Progress toward Apple 2030

  • More than 30% recycled content15
  • Over 30% of manufacturing electricity sourced from supplier low-carbon energy projects16
  • Over 30% emissions reductions against business-as-usual scenario as modeled by Apple17

Materials

  • 85% recycled aluminum in the enclosure
  • 100% recycled cobalt in the battery18
  • 95% recycled lithium in the battery19
  • 100% recycled gold wire in all cam­eras
  • 100% recycled gold in the plating of all Apple-designed printed circuit boards, the USB‑C connector, and multiple custom and standard small parts
  • 100% recycled copper in multiple printed circuit boards and 100% recycled copper foil and wire in the inductive charger
  • 100% recycled tin in the solder of all Apple-designed printed circuit boards
  • 100% recycled tungsten and copper wire in the Taptic Engine
  • 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets
  • 80% recycled steel in multiple components including the back glass support plate, speaker, and multiple small parts
  • At least 50% recycled plastic in 15 components
  • 10% recycled glass in the back glass
  • 100% fiber-based packaging20
  • Over 60% recycled content in fiber-based packaging

Energy

  • Over 30% of manufacturing electricity for iPhone 16e is sourced from supplier low-carbon energy projects
  • Exceeds U.S. Department of Energy requirements for battery charger systems21

Waste

  • No established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Program

Smarter chemistry22

  • Arsenic-free glass
  • Mercury-, BFR-, and PVC-free