Our guide helps to answer the question of how to decide which of these two iPhone models is best for you, and serves as a way to clearly see what additional features and upgrades the iPhone 16 Pro brings to the table.iPhone 16 iPhone 16 Pro Anodized aluminum frame with color-infused glass Blasted titanium frame iPhone 16: 6.1-inch display iPhone 16 Plus: 6.7-inch display iPhone 16 Pro: 6.3-inch display iPhone 16 Pro Max: 6.9-inch display Thinner borders around the display ProMotion with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz Always-on display More power efficient display Available in Black, White, Pink, Teal, and Ultramarine finishes Available in Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, and Desert Titanium finishes A18 chip A18 Pro chip "Advanced" dual-camera system "Pro" triple camera system 48-megapixel Fusion main camera with ƒ/1.6 aperture 48-megapixel Fusion main camera with ƒ/1.78 aperture and larger sensor 12-megapixel Ultra Wide camera with ƒ/2.2 aperture 48-megapixel Ultra Wide camera with ƒ/2.2 aperture Macro photography 48-megapixel macro photography Support for new JPEG-XL format Depth mapping for AR and portrait photography, allowing for more accurate background and subject separation, more realistic bokeh, and better AR experiences.4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps, with playback speed controls 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 or 60 fps 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps, or 120 fps (Fusion) ProRes video recording up to 4K at up to 120 fps with external recording Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps Slo-mo video support for 1080p up to 240 fps and 4K Dolby Vision up to 120 fps (Fusion) Studio-quality four-mic array 12-megapixel Telephoto camera with ƒ/2.8 aperture 0.5x, 1x, and 2x optical zoom 0.5x, 1x, 2x, and 5x optical zoom Sensor-shift optical image stabilization Second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization True Tone flash Adaptive True Tone flash LiDAR scanner Night mode portraits Apple ProRAW Shoot and instantly transfer 48-megapixel ProRAW images to Mac via USB 3 Record video directly to an external drive ProRes video recording up to 4K at 30 fps (60 fps with external recording) Log video recording Academy Color Encoding System USB 2 transfer speeds (up to 480Mb/s) USB 3 transfer speeds (up to 10Gb/s, 20x faster) DisplayPort support for up to 4K HDR video output iPhone 16: Up to 22 hours of battery life iPhone 16 Plus: Up to 27 hours of battery life iPhone 16 Pro: Up to 27 hours of battery life iPhone 16 Pro Max: Up to 33 hours of battery life 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage options 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options (no 128GB on Pro Max) iPhone 16: Starts at $799 iPhone 16 Plus: Starts at $899 iPhone 16 Pro: Starts at $999 iPhone 16 Pro Max: Starts at $1,199 The iPhone 16 Pro offers a large number of upgrades over the standard iPhone 16.
With iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, both devices share new features like the A18 chip with support for Apple Intelligence, faster charging, stronger Ceramic Shield front glass, revamped Photographic Styles, the Camera Control, and Wi-Fi 7, but Apple's "Pro" and non-Pro iPhone models are still fairly different devices.
With a generous roster of advanced features, most customers will be happy with the iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Plus, especially those who want a lighter device, do not care for the "Pro" rear camera setup or features like ProMotion and the always-on display, or cannot justify the $200 to upgrade to the high-end model.
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