Two new sizes as the Pro phones grow in size, and weight, and get even smaller bezels. Here’s what you need to know about the iPhone 16.

The New Models in a Nutshell

As in earlier years, Apple has discontinued the iPhone 15 Pro models and added features to the base iPhone 16 models. Apple also continues to sell the base iPhone 15, iPhone 14, and the iPhone SE.

The Pro models increase in size from last year given us four different screen sizes across the iPhone 16 range:

The base models have the same screen sizes as last years iPhone 15 models, but still lack ProMotion and the Always-on display. They keep the aluminium body where the Pro models are Titanium. Support for USB-3 (10Gbp/s) transfer speeds is still limited to the Pro models.

The displays have the same peak brightness as last year but now have a 1 nit minimum brightness and the latest generation Ceramic Shield. All models now have the Action button and the new Camera Control button.

iPhone 16

The iPhone 16 gains new colours, the Action, and Camera Control buttons, and the A18 chip with support for Apple Intelligence.

• A18 chip (6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine)
• Display: 6.1" Super Retina XDR OLED with Dynamic Island
• Screen resolution (points): 393 x 852
• Native resolution (pixels): 1179 x 2556 (460 ppi)
• Native Scale factor: 3x
• Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
• Landscape size classes: w: Compact, h: Compact

There’s no change to the dynamic island design this year so the iPhone 16 keeps the same 54 point high status bar. The top safe area inset is 59 points reducing the height of the safe area in portrait to 759 points:

• Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 59, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
• Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 0, bottom: 21, left: 59, right: 59

iPhone 16 Plus

Other than the larger screen size (and battery life) the iPhone 16 Plus shares the same specs as the iPhone 16.

• A18 Bionic chip (6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine)
• Display: 6.7" Super Retina XDR OLED with Dynamic Island
• Screen resolution (points): 430 x 932
• Native resolution (pixels): 1290 x 2796 (460 ppi)
• Scale factor: 3x
• Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
• Landscape size classes: w: Regular, h: Compact

The status bar is 54 points high with a top safe area inset of 59 points which gives the following safe area insets (same as the iPhone 16):

• Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 59, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
• Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 0, bottom: 21, left: 59, right: 59

iPhone 16 Pro

The iPhone 16 Pro is 3mm taller, 0.9mm wider, and has smaller bezels than the iPhone 15 Pro. The screen size increases from 6.1" to 6.3" and it has the Pro version of the A18 chip:

• A18 Pro chip (6-core CPU, 6-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine).
• Display: 6.3" Super Retina XDR OLED with ProMotion, Always-On display, and Dynamic Island.
• Screen resolution (points): 402 x 874
• Native resolution (pixels): 1206 x 2622 (460 ppi)
• Native Scale factor: 3x
• Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
• Landscape size classes: w: Compact, h: Compact

The status bar is 54 points high with a top safe area inset of 62 points which gives the following safe area insets:

• Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 62, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
• Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 0, bottom: 21, left: 62, right: 62

iPhone 16 Pro Max

The iPhone 16 Pro Max is 3.1mm taller, 0.9mm wider, and has smaller bezels than the iPhone 15 Pro Max. The screen size increases from 6.7" to 6.9" and it has the Pro version of the A18 chip:

• A18 Pro chip (6-core CPU, 6-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine).
• Display: 6.9" Super Retina XDR OLED with ProMotion, Always-On display, and Dynamic Island.
• Screen resolution (points): 440 x 956
• Native resolution (pixels): 1320 x 2868 (460 ppi)
• Scale factor: 3x
• Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
• Landscape size classes: w: Regular, h: Compact

The status bar is 54 points high with a top safe area inset of 62 points which gives the following safe area insets:

• Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 62, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
• Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 0, bottom: 21, left: 62, right: 62

The Complete List of iPhones (and an iPod)

Apple added new 6.3" and 6.9" Pro model sizes this year. By my count, that means there are 13 different iPhone screen sizes that you need to support with a minimum deployment target of iOS 13 (new models in bold):

• 6.9" (440 x 956 points at @3x)
  iPhone 16 Pro Max

• 6.7" (430 x 932 points @3x)
  iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro Max

• 6.7" (428 x 926 points @3x)
  iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro Max

• 6.5" (414 x 896 points @3x)
  iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone XS Max

• 6.3" (402 x 874 points at @3x)
  iPhone 16 Pro

• 6.1" (393 x 852 points @3x)
  iPhone 16, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15, iPhone 14 Pro

• 6.1" (390 x 844 points @3x)
  iPhone 14, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12

• 6.1" (414 x 896 points @2x)
  iPhone 11, iPhone XR

• 5.8" (375 x 812 points @3x)
  iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone XS, iPhone X

• 5.5" (414 x 736 points @3x)
  iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6S Plus

• 5.4" (375 x 812 points @3x)
  iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 12 mini

• 4.7" (375 x 667 points @2x)
  iPhone SE (3rd & 2nd Gen), iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 6S

• 4" (320 x 568 @2x)
  iPhone SE (1st Gen), iPod Touch (7th Gen)

App Store Screenshots

Apple confirmed during WWDC24 that App Store Connect now requires just one set of screenshots for iPhone (and one for iPad). That screenshot can be for either the 6.9" or 6.5" iPhone display.

You can upload either of the following sizes for the 6.9" display (portrait sizes, reverse for landscape):

• 6.9" 1320 x 2868 pixels (iPhone 16 Pro Max)
• 6.7" 1290 x 2796 pixels (iPhone 16 Plus)

If you don’t upload screenshots for the 6.9" display you can provide either of the following for the 6.5" display:

• 6.7" 1284 x 2778 pixels (iPhone 14 Plus)
• 6.5" 1242 x 2688 pixels (iPhone 11 Pro Max)

All other iPhone display sizes can use scaled versions of the above.

See Also

• iPhone 15 Screen Sizes

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