Main strengths (based on specs compared on this page):
Main strengths (based on specs compared on this page):
Apple iPhone 17 has more highlighted advantages (6 vs 3) based on the available specs — choose it if the items listed above match your priorities.
| General | |
|---|---|
| Released | |
| 2021 September 14 | 2025 September 09 |
| Initial OS | |
| iOS 15 | iOS 26 |
| Details | |
| iOS 15 iOS 16.3 |
iOS 26 |
| Charger in the box | |
| No | No |
| Major update cycle | |
| 5 years | 6 years |
| Security update cycle | |
| 7 years | 7 years |
| NFC | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Body | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | |
| 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.7 | 149.6 x 71.5 x 8 |
| Thickness | |
| 7.7 mm | 8 mm |
| Weight | |
| 240 g | 177 g |
| SIM | |
| Single SIM Nano-SIM and/or eSIM or Dual SIM Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by | Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM max 2 at a time; InternationaleSIM + eSIM 8 or more, max 2 at a time; USANano-SIM + Nano-SIM China |
| Card Slot | |
| No | No |
| Waterproof | |
| IP68 | IP68 |
| Colors | |
| Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue, Alpine Green | Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender |
| Details | |
| Back from Gorilla Glass and stainless steel frame | Back from glass and aluminum frame Apple Pay Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified |
| Display | |
|---|---|
| Size | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Protection | |
| Ceramic Shield Glass | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Resolution | |
| 1284x2778 Pixels | 1206x2622 Pixels |
| Type | |
| Super Retina XDR OLED | LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED |
| Brightness | |
| 1200 nits | 3000 nits |
| Refresh rate | |
| 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Screen to body ratio | |
| 87.40 % | 90.1 % |
| Details | |
| 1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio 458 ppi density | 1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio 460 ppi density |
| Wide color gamut, True-tone, HDR10, Dolby Vision | HDR10 |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Chipset V1 | |
| Apple A15 Bionic () | Apple A19 () |
| Nanometers | |
| 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU | |
| Apple GPU 5-core graphics | Apple GPU 5-core graphics |
| CPU | |
| Hexa-core 2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4... GHz Blizzard () | Hexa-core 2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz () |
| Internal Storage Type V1 | |
| NVMe | NVMe |
| RAM/Storage | |
| 6GB/128GB | 8GB/256GB |
| RAM/Storage | |
| 6GB/256GB | 8GB/512GB |
| RAM/Storage | |
| 6GB/512GB | |
| RAM/Storage | |
| 6GB/1024GB | |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | |
| 4352 mAh | 3692 mAh |
| Charging speed | |
| 27 W | 25 W |
| Wireless charging | |
| 15 W | 25 W |
| Misc | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion 16.75 Wh Charges from 1% to 50% in 30 min USB Power Delivery 2.0 MagSafe wireless charging 15W Qi Magnetic Wireless charging 7.5W |
Non-removable Li-Ion Charges from 1% to 50% in 20 min Charges from 1% to 50% in 30 min Wireless MagSafe 25W For International only Wireless MagSafe 15W For China only Wireless 25W Qi2 PD2.0 4.5W reverse wired |
| Camera | |
|---|---|
| Main | |
| 12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm wide, 1.9µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm telephoto, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ ultrawide, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner depth |
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm wide, 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ ultrawide, 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF |
| OIS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Video | |
| 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10âbit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR up to 60fps, ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec. | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR up to 60fps, stereo sound rec. |
| Features | |
| Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR photo/panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR photo/panorama |
| Selfie | |
| 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm wide, 1/3.6, SL 3D, depth/biometrics sensor | 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, wide, PDAF, OIS, SL 3D, depth/biometrics sensor |
| Selfie video | |
| 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS |
| Sound | |
|---|---|
| Stereo | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | |
| No | No |
| FM radio | |
| No | No |
| Quality | |
| Connectivity | |
|---|---|
| GPS | |
| A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC |
| USB | |
| Lightning, USB 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort |
| External Monitor Support | |
| No | No |
| Desktop Mode Support | |
| No | No |
| Sensors | |
| Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE | 6.0, A2DP, LE |
| WLAN | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot |
| WiFi 6/7 | |
| WiFi 6 | WiFi 7 |
| 5G | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Infrared | |
| No | No |