Apple Intelligence. AI-opening possibilities.
iPhone 16 is built for Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly. With strong privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.
Explore new tools that help you write, focus, and communicate.
Writing Tools can proofread your text and rewrite different versions until the tone and wording are just right, and summarize selected text with a tap. They’re available nearly everywhere you write, including third-party apps.
Just hit record in the Notes or Phone app to capture audio recordings and transcripts. Apple Intelligence generates summaries of your transcripts, so you can get the most important info at a glance.
Priority messages in Mail elevate time-sensitive messages to the top of your inbox — like an invitation with a deadline today or a reminder to check in for your flight this afternoon.
Express yourself visually
Create a Genmoji right from the keyboard to match any conversation. Want a rainbow cactus? Just provide a description.
The Image Playground app lets you generate unique images in seconds based on a description, a concept, or even a person from your Photos library. Experiment with styles like animation, illustration, and sketch.
With Clean Up, remove distracting background objects from your photos with a tap — perfect a shot while staying true to the original image.
A new era for Siri
Siri’s awareness of your personal context enables it to help in ways tailored to you. Need your passport number while booking a flight? Siri can help find it without compromising your privacy.
Richer language understanding and an enhanced voice make talking to Siri more natural. If you stumble over words, Siri can still understand your intent.
Not sure how to do something on iPhone, like schedule a text message to send later? With expansive product knowledge, Siri can give step-by-step instructions quickly.
Great powers come with great privacy.
Apple Intelligence is designed to protect your privacy at every step. It’s integrated into the core of iPhone through on-device processing, so it can use your personal information without collecting it.
With Private Cloud Compute, Apple Intelligence can also draw on larger Apple-designed server-based models, running on Apple silicon, to handle more complex requests while protecting your privacy.
Take total Camera Control. Touch. Zoom. Click. Quick.
Now you can take the perfect photo or video in record time. Camera Control gives a fast way to access camera tools: slide your finger to adjust exposure or depth of field, toggle through lenses, or use digital zoom to frame your shot — just how you like it.
New camera system. Go to great lengths to get the perfect shot.
The versatile iPhone 16 camera system captures beautiful photos from near or far. The two-in-one 48MP Fusion camera delivers super-high-resolution images or a 2x optical-quality Telephoto zoom. The Ultra Wide camera shoots extreme close-up macro photos or wider scenes. Altogether, it’s like having four lenses in your pocket. With spatial capture, you can even take photos and videos in 3D to view with Apple Vision Pro.
Ultra Wide camera. Focus on the little things. And the bigger picture.
The new Ultra Wide camera with autofocus captures sharp, detailed macro photos and videos. You can also frame more expansive scenes without stepping back. With a larger aperture and bigger pixels, it captures up to 2.6x more light for higher image quality — even in low light.
Spatial Capture. Bring a whole new dimension to your photos and videos.
With its realigned cameras, iPhone 16 lets you create magical photos and videos using spatial capture, so you can relive moments in immersive 3D with Apple Vision Pro.
Audio Mix. Make your voice heard.
Powered by advanced intelligence and Spatial Audio capture, Audio Mix lets you adjust how voices sound in your videos with three voice options. Want to reduce background noise or focus on voices in frame? Select a mix and adjust intensity to get the desired sound after capture.
Choose your Photographic Style. Change it up. Change it back.
The latest Photographic Styles give greater creative flexibility so every photo reflects your taste. You can add, change, or remove a style anytime.
Lock in your look.
New styles let you dial in your desired look with improved skin-tone rendering and apply it across your photos. Thanks to the A18 chip, you can preview changes live before applying them.
Align with your aesthetic.
The improved image pipeline enables more creative styles, allowing you to customize a photo’s mood through color.
Make the most of your megapixels.
Personalize styles further with the new control pad, which makes it easy to adjust tone and color simultaneously. Use the slider to change the intensity of specific colors instead of applying one-size-fits-all adjustments.
A18 chip. Hi. IQ.
Meet A18, custom-built for Apple Intelligence and more. It advances two generations beyond the A16 Bionic in iPhone 15 and powers camera features like Photographic Styles and Camera Control — all with exceptional power efficiency to extend battery life.
Even longer battery life. You’ll need to recharge before it will.
iPhone 16 is designed to accommodate a larger battery that, together with A18, delivers a significant boost in battery life even with many new features. So you can game, binge, and keep going.
Snap on a new MagSafe charger for faster wireless charging — up to 25W with a 30W power adapter or higher, enabling up to 50% charge in around 30 minutes.
Durable design. Who says beauty isn’t meant to last.
iPhone 16 features a sturdy, aerospace-grade aluminum enclosure and strong, color-infused glass on the back. The latest-generation Ceramic Shield material is twice as tough as any smartphone glass. A new internal design dissipates heat more effectively for better overall performance, especially in gaming.
Action button. Do more. Wait less.
The Action button on iPhone 16 gives quick access to your favorite feature. Press and hold to launch actions like the flashlight, a voice memo, Silent mode, and more. You can set up Shortcuts to open an app, run a series of tasks, or change actions by time or location. The button can also perform in-app actions like setting an alarm or ordering a coffee.
iOS 18. Customize. Stylize. Mesmerize.
Personalize your Home Screen. Tint icons any color. Rearrange and resize apps and widgets. You can lock or hide apps to protect sensitive information.
Choose your controls. Swap Lock Screen controls for ones you use more often, or assign a control to the Action button.
Find favorite shots faster. In the redesigned Photos app, Collections are automatically organized by topic, like People & Pets.
Get expressive with text. Add playful, animated effects to words, phrases, or emoji in iMessage — many are suggested as you type.
No signal? There’s a satellite for that.
Messages via satellite lets you send and receive messages and Tapbacks when you’re off the grid, right from the Messages app. Your iPhone helps connect to a satellite so you can text over iMessage or SMS.
Roadside Assistance via satellite can get help for issues like a flat tire or dead battery. iPhone connects you with a roadside assistance provider who can dispatch help to your exact location — even off the grid.
