Apple has officially lifted the lid on the iPhone 16, the cheapest model in a new lineup of iPhones "designed from the ground up for Apple Intelligence."
The key upgrades for the iPhone 16 – which starts at $799 / £799 / AU$1,399 – include the Action Button (as first seen on the iPhone 15 Pro), an all-new Camera Control button, a new A18 chipset, and Apple Intelligence features.
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The latter debuted at WWDC 2024 in June, but Apple has confirmed that these new AI-powered tools won't actually become available on the iPhone 16 until October. From next month onwards, Apple Intelligence features including a smarter Siri, text summarization, writing assistance, and generative image creation will begin rolling out in beta alongside iOS 18.
The most exciting hardware upgrade for the iPhone 16 looks to be its new Camera Control button, which can be used to snap and learn about your surroundings (in a manner akin to Google Lens or Circle to Search).
Another minor change for the iPhone 16 is its vertically aligned camera lenses. The new phone still gets the same 48MP main and 12MP ultra-wide lenses as its predecessor (albeit with some neat new telephoto capabilities), but this new vertical orientation means the iPhone 16 can capture spatial, Apple Vision Pro-compatible video.
The key specs for the iPhone 16 are as follows:
| iPhone 16 | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions: | 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8mm |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Display: | 6.1-inch OLED |
| Resolution: | 2556 x 1179 pixels |
| Refresh rate: | 60Hz |
| Chipset: | A18 |
| Rear cameras: | 48MP main (26 mm, ƒ/1.6), 12MP ultrawide (13 mm, ƒ/2.2) |
| Front camera: | 12MP (ƒ/1.9) |
| Storage: | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB |
The iPhone 16 ships in ultramarine, teal, pink, white, and black, and will be available to pre-order from Friday, September 9. The new device will hit store shelves on Friday, September 20 alongside the iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max.
For full iPhone 16 pricing, head to our dedicated iPhone 16 hub.
