Apple iPhone 16 Pro Desert Titanium 256GB
A18 Pro chip drives 4K 120fps Dolby Vision video from the 48MP Fusion camera, housed in a titanium frame with Ceramic Shield that’s 2x tougher than predecessor glass. The 27-hour video playback and 48MP ultrawide with macro capture add versatility, with Camera Control enabling instant zoom and depth adjustments. Best for videographers and content creators who need high-frame-rate 4K HDR capture and tight Apple ecosystem integration.
About This Phone
A18 Pro chip drives 4K 120fps Dolby Vision video from the 48MP Fusion camera, housed in a titanium frame with Ceramic Shield that’s 2x tougher than predecessor glass. The 27-hour video playback and 48MP ultrawide with macro capture add versatility, with Camera Control enabling instant zoom and depth adjustments. Best for videographers and content creators who need high-frame-rate 4K HDR capture and tight Apple ecosystem integration.
- Screen size 6.3
- Display type Super Retina XDR
- Refresh rate 120
- Processor A18 Pro
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Rear camera mp 48
- Front camera mp 12
- Battery capacity 3582 mAh
- Charging wattage 20
- Wireless charging
- Five g
- Water resistance IP68
- Operating system iOS
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong camera (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong performance (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 6.3 |
| Display Type | Super Retina XDR |
| Resolution | 2622-by-1206-pixel |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| HDR | Yes |
Performance
| Processor | A18 Pro chip |
| Processor Model | A18 Pro |
| CPU Cores | 6 |
| CPU Speed | 4.05 |
| RAM | 8 MB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Camera
| Main Camera | 48 |
| Camera Count | 2 |
| Ultrawide | 48 |
| Telephoto | 12 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
| Optical Zoom | 5x |
| Video | 8K |
| OIS | Yes |
Battery & Charging
| Battery | 3582 Wh |
| Wired Charging | 20 |
| Wireless Charging | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Fast-charge capable |
| Connector | USB-C |
Connectivity
| 5G | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | USB-C |
| SIM | eSIM |
| eSIM | Yes |
Design & Build
| Water Resistance | IP68 |
| Form Factor | bar |
| Weight | 0.2 kg / 0.4 lbs |
| Face Recognition | Yes |
| OS | iOS |
| Headphone Jack | No |
| Stereo Speakers | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPhone 16 Pro | Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra S26 Ultra | Google Pixel 10 Pro XL GA09877-US | OnePlus OnePlus 15 15 | Motorola Motorola G Stylus PB6V0014US | ASUS ROG Phone ROG Phone 9 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Display Type | Super Retina XDR | AMOLED | OLED | AMOLED | AMOLED | LTPO AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 185 |
| Processor | A18 Pro | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy | Google Tensor G5 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Mobile Platform | Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 512 | 512 | 256 | 512 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 48 | 200 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 12 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 3582 | 5000 | 5200 | 7300 | 5000 | 5800 |
| Charging Wattage | 20 | 60 | - | 80 | 68 | 65 |
| Wireless Charging | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | IP68 | IP68 | IP69K | IP68 | IP68 |
| Operating System | iOS | Android | Android | Android | Android | Android |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Build | Camera | Battery | Display | Feature | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone 16 Pro | 69.7 | 93.4 | 68.6 | 81.3 | 81.1 | 89.8 | 99.4 | 88.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra S26 Ultra Compare | 94.2 | 99.6 | 98.3 | 96.3 | 91.6 | 95.2 | 90.8 | 97.4 |
| Google Pixel 10 Pro XL GA09877-US Compare | 94.2 | 97.7 | 84.9 | 96.3 | 41.9 | 98.3 | 73.7 | 88.6 |
| OnePlus OnePlus 15 15 Compare | 86.6 | 98.4 | 99.5 | 85.2 | 55.3 | 99.6 | 89 | 98.9 |
| Motorola Motorola G Stylus PB6V0014US Compare | 94.2 | 71.2 | 98.3 | 96.3 | 99.5 | 56.5 | 92.1 | 90.3 |
| ASUS ROG Phone ROG Phone 9 Pro Compare | 94.2 | 89.2 | 98.8 | 94.6 | 63.5 | 99.6 | 91.5 | 47.9 |
Usage Scores
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