Head to head
AppleiPhone 17 ProvsAppleiPhone 16 Pro
- Released
- 2025-09-19endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Price
- £1099Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Released
- 2024-09-20endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-19
3 wins for iPhone 17 Pro0 wins for iPhone 16 Pro2 differences you won’t notice
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Apple iPhone 17 ProApple iPhone 16 Pro
Dimensions
150 x 71.9 x 8.75 mmOfficial
149.6 x 71.5 x 8.25 mmOfficial
Weight
204gOfficial
199gOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Build
Aluminium unibody design, Ceramic Shield 2 front, Ceramic Shield backOfficial
Titanium design, Latest-generation Ceramic Shield front, Textured matt glass backOfficial
SIM
Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM); Dual eSIM supportOfficial
Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM); Dual eSIM supportOfficial
Water/dust rating
IP68Official
IP68Official
Display
Apple iPhone 17 ProApple iPhone 16 Pro
Display type
Super Retina XDR OLED, Always-On, HDR, True Tone, Wide colour (P3)Official
Super Retina XDR OLED, Always-On, HDR, True Tone, Wide colour (P3)Official
Display size
6.3inOfficial
6.3inOfficial
Resolution
2622 x 1206Official
2622 x 1206Official
Pixel density
460ppiOfficial
460ppiOfficial
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
120HzOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Peak brightness
3000nitsOfficial
2000nitsOfficial
Typical brightness
1000nitsOfficial
1000nitsOfficial
Screen protection
Ceramic Shield 2 frontOfficial
Latest-generation Ceramic Shield frontOfficial
Platform
Apple iPhone 17 ProApple iPhone 16 Pro
Operating system
iOS 263rd party
iOS 183rd party
Chipset
A19 Pro chipOfficial
A18 Pro chipOfficial
CPU
6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency coresOfficial
6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency coresOfficial
GPU
6-core GPU with Neural AcceleratorsOfficial
6-core GPUOfficial
Memory
Apple iPhone 17 ProApple iPhone 16 Pro
Storage (base)
256GBOfficial
128GBOfficial
Storage options
256GB/512GB/1TBOfficial
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TBOfficial
RAM
12GB3rd party
8GB3rd party
Card slot
No3rd party
No3rd party
Camera
Apple iPhone 17 ProApple iPhone 16 Pro
Main camera
48MP Pro Fusion camera system: 48MP Fusion Main 24mm f/1.78 with second-generation sensor-shift OIS; 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide 13mm f/2.2 120°; 48MP Fusion Telephoto 100mm 4x f/2.8 tetraprism; Fusion Main also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto 48mm f/1.78; Fusion Telephoto also enables 12MP optical-quality 8x Telephoto 200mm f/2.8Official
Pro camera system: 48MP Fusion 24mm f/1.78 with second-generation sensor-shift OIS; 48MP Ultra Wide 13mm f/2.2 120°; 12MP 5x Telephoto 120mm f/2.8 tetraprism; Fusion also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto 48mm f/1.78Official
Main sensor resolution
48MPOfficial
48MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.78Official
f/1.78Official
Main sensor size
1/1.28"3rd party
1/1.28"3rd party
Telephoto
48MP Fusion Telephoto, 100mm (4x), f/2.8, tetraprism, 3D sensor-shift OIS; also enables 12MP optical-quality 8x Telephoto 200mm f/2.8Official
12MP 5x Telephoto, 120mm, f/2.8, tetraprism, 3D sensor-shift OIS; Fusion also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto 48mm f/1.78Official
Ultrawide
48MP Fusion Ultra Wide, 13mm, f/2.2, 120° field of viewOfficial
48MP Ultra Wide, 13mm, f/2.2, 120° field of viewOfficial
Front camera
18MP Center Stage, f/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus PixelsOfficial
12MP TrueDepth, f/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus PixelsOfficial
Video capture
4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30, 60, 100 or 120 fps (Fusion Main)Official
4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30, 60, 100 or 120 fps (Fusion)Official
Battery
Apple iPhone 17 ProApple iPhone 16 Pro
Battery capacity
3998mAh3rd party
3582mAh3rd party
Battery per charge
47hOfficial
37hOfficial
Battery lifespan
1000cyclesOfficial
1000cyclesOfficial
Fast charging
40WOfficial
20WOfficial
Marginal — most people won’t notice.
Wireless charging
25WOfficial
25WOfficial
Connectivity
Apple iPhone 17 ProApple iPhone 16 Pro
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMOOfficial
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMOOfficial
Bluetooth
6Official
5.3Official
USB
USB-C, USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s), DisplayPortOfficial
USB-C, USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s), DisplayPortOfficial
NFC
YesOfficial
YesOfficial
Positioning
Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC)Official
Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC)Official
Misc
Apple iPhone 17 ProApple iPhone 16 Pro
Colours
Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep BlueOfficial
Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert TitaniumOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
1.49W/kg3rd party
1.24W/kg3rd party
Repairability (EU class)
COfficial
COfficial
4 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.