iPhone 16 review: more buttons and speed for Apple’s standard phone

Smallest and cheapest new model plays catchup to Pro iPhones with strong battery life but familiar design

Apple’s latest iPhone bucks the trend of buttons vanishing from phones, gaining not one but two new controls on the outside, plus a big jump in chip performance and two-day battery life on the inside.

The standard iPhone 16 is Apple’s smallest and lowest-priced handset in the new 16 series, costing from £799 (€959/$799/A$1,399) sitting below the bigger and more expensive 16 Plus and 16 Pro models.

Screen: 6.1in Super Retina XDR (OLED) (460ppi)

Processor: Apple A18

RAM: 8GB

Storage: 128, 256 or 512GB

Operating system: iOS 18

Camera: 48MP main + 12MP UW; 12MP front-facing

Connectivity: 5G, wifi 7, NFC, Bluetooth 5.3, Thread, USB-C, Satellite, UWB and GNSS

Water resistance: IP68 (6 metres for 30 mins)

Dimensions: 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8mm

Weight: 170g