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Apple iPhone 16 Plus
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Key specs
Battery
- Battery Life
- 27 h
- Battery Life Typical
- 27 h
- Capacity
- 4674 mAh
- Charging Speed
- 20 W
- Fast Charging
- Yes
- Wireless Charging
- Yes
Build
- Water Resistance
- Yes
- IP Rating
- IP68
- Material Back
- Color-infused glass
- Material Frame
- Aluminum
Camera
- Front Megapixels
- 12 MP
- Optical Image Stabilization
- Yes
- Telephoto Lens
- Yes
- Optical Zoom X
- 2 x
- Rear Megapixels
- 48 MP
Connectivity
- Bluetooth Version
- 5.3
- 5G
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Dual SIM
- Yes
- Headphone Jack
- No
- NFC
- Yes
- UWB
- Yes
- USB Port Type
- USB-C
Design
- Dimensions Depth
- 7.8 mm
- Dimensions Height
- 160.9 mm
- Dimensions Width
- 77.8 mm
- Always On Display
- No
- HDR
- Yes
- Weight
- 199 g
Display
- Brightness Peak Nits
- 2000 nits
- Panel Type
- OLED
- Refresh Rate Hz Max
- 60 Hz
- Resolution Px
- 1290x2796
- Size In
- 6.7 in
Features
- Face Unlock
- Yes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- No
Memory
- Expandable Storage
- No
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
Microphone
- Count
- 3
- Noise Reduction
- Yes
Processor
- Chipset
- Apple A18
Release
- Date
- 2024-09-20
- Msrp Usd
- 899 USD
- Year
- 2024
Software
- Operating System
- IOS
- OS Version At Launch
- IOS 18
- Update Policy Years
- 6 years
Sound
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Stereo Speakers
- Yes
- Speaker Count
- 2
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