Apple iPhone 16 vs Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2024	Mar 04, 2025
MSRP
$ 799 / € 949	€ 400

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (~11.2 mm with camera bump)	9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
Weight
6.00 oz (170.0 g)	16.97 oz (481.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine	Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 86.38% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A18 (3 nm)	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x4.04GHz 4x2.20G​Hz
GPU
Apple 5-core GPU	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x)	iPadOS (18.x)

Battery

Type
3561 mAh, Li - Ion	7698 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

16h 48min

Video

7h 30min

Gaming

9h 52min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 36min

Browsing

10h 17min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

7h 42min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX904 Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX633 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode	Yes
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

149

Overall

154

Photo

143

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	Bands 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2024 FCC ID value: BCG-E8688A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 999

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
MSRP	$ 1199

Links

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Apple iPhone 16 Specs	Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) Specs
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