iPhone XR vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro

iPhone XR

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

2018, September

2024, September 09

2018, October

2024, September 09

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$ 720.87 / € 950.44 / £ 755.00

150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)

149.6 x 71.5 x 8.3 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.33 in)

194 g (6.84 oz)

199 g (7.02 oz)

Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)

Glass front (Ceramic Shield), glass back, titanium frame (grade 5)

Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

Yes

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Yes

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

Yes

No

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)

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Yes

IPS-LCD

OLED

6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio)

6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)

828 x 1792 pixels

1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio

16M Colors

1 Billion+

326 ppi density

460 ppi density

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen), Mohs level 4

True-tone Wide color gamut 120 Hz touch-sensing

120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)

Single Camera

Triple Cameras

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF

48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.

Quad-LED dual-tone flash

Dual-LED dual-tone flash

7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)

12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS

1080p@60fps

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

HDR

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.

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12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom

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48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF

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TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

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SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3

iOS 18, upgradable to iOS 26

iOS

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Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)

Hexa-core (2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz)

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

3 GB

8 GB

64/128/256 GB

128GB/512GB/1TB

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

2.0, proprietary reversible connector

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

Yes

25W wireless (MagSafe), 15W wireless (China only) / 15W wireless (Qi2)

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

2942 mAh battery

3582 mAh

Up to 68 h (3G)

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Up to 25 h (3G)

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Up to 65 h

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Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min / 4.5W reverse wired