Apple iPhone 16vsApple iPhone 17e
🏆 Settled
Apple iPhone 17e — Pick the Apple iPhone 17e — it leads these groups: Display 1 Battery 1 Performance 1
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🏆 Overall winner
Apple iPhone 17e
Apple35score / 100
4 wins · 9 tied
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At a glance
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How to choose
Pick the Apple iPhone 16 if you care about…
- Wireless charging power 25 W +10 W vs 15 W
Pick the Apple iPhone 17e if you care about…
- Peak brightness 1200 nits +200 nits vs 1000 nits
- Battery capacity 4005 mAh +444 mAh vs 3561 mAh
- Storage 256 GB +128 GB vs 128 GB
- Weight 169 g +1 g vs 170 g
Best price now
Apple iPhone 16
Amazon from $500 →
Apple iPhone 17e
Amazon from $547 →
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Where they differ
7 · Only rows that actually differ, with a verdict per row
| Apple iPhone 16 | Apple iPhone 17e | Where they differ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak brightness | 1000 nits | 1200 nits | Apple iPhone 17e |
| Battery capacity | 3561 mAh | 4005 mAh | Apple iPhone 17e |
| Wireless charging power | 25 W | 15 W | Apple iPhone 16 |
| Chipset | Apple A18 (3 nm) | Apple A19 (3 nm) | Depends |
| OS | iOS 18 | iOS 26.3 | Depends |
| Storage | 128 GB | 256 GB | Apple iPhone 17e |
| Weight | 170 g | 169 g | Apple iPhone 17e |
The record
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Display2▾
| Apple iPhone 16 | Apple iPhone 17e | |
|---|---|---|
| Screen size | 6.1 in | 6.1 in |
| Peak brightness | 1000 nits | 1200 nits |
Battery1▾
| Apple iPhone 16 | Apple iPhone 17e | |
|---|---|---|
| Battery capacity | 3561 mAh | 4005 mAh |
Display1▾
| Apple iPhone 16 | Apple iPhone 17e | |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
Battery2▾
| Apple iPhone 16 | Apple iPhone 17e | |
|---|---|---|
| Wireless charging power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Wireless charging | ✓ | ✓ |
Performance4▾
| Apple iPhone 16 | Apple iPhone 17e | |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Chipset | Apple A18 (3 nm) | Apple A19 (3 nm) |
| OS | iOS 18 | iOS 26.3 |
| Storage | 128 GB | 256 GB |
Camera2▾
| Apple iPhone 16 | Apple iPhone 17e | |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Selfie camera | 12 MP | 12 MP |
Design3▾
| Apple iPhone 16 | Apple iPhone 17e | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 170 g | 169 g |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm | 7.8 mm |
| Water resistant (IP68) | ✓ | ✓ |