Apple iPhone XR vs Apple iPhone 16e Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.33 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (~8.3 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.84 oz (194.0 g)	5.89 oz (167.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold	White, Black

Display

Size
6.1-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
79.24 %	87.24 %
Peak brightness
625 cd/m2 (nit)	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Super Retina XDR, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Apple A18 (3 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Hexa-core 2x 4.04GHz + 4x 2.20GHz
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
3GB	8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
64GB	128GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	iOS (18.x)

Battery

Capacity
2942 mAh	4005 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

17h 27min

Video

6h 59min

Gaming

7h 45min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Cinematic mode
Front
7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, Autofocus), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

118

Overall

128

Photo

107

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 48(3600), 53
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 19, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8725A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 749	$ 600 / € 699
In The Box
EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation	USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	Feb 19, 2025

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 899

With 256GB internal storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 699 / € 829

with 128 GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 799

With 512GB internal storage

Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 899 / € 1079

International

5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 48(3600), 53
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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