The new iPhone 16 is here in a total of four units and once again divided into two groups: iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. With starting prices starting at 959 euros, They will compete with the most powerful Android phoneshigh-level ones.

While comparing the iPhone to Android phones can be like comparing apples to pears (not that some Android phones are the best), it’s essential to put them face to face to see what each ecosystem has to offer. iPhone 16 compared to its Android rivalsWe compared them with the Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24 Ultra, Google Pixel 9 and 9 Pro, OnePlus 12, Xiaomi 14 and 14 Ultra, and Sony Xperia 1 VI.

A few design changes

The iPhone 16 has not undergone a radical renewal, and this shows, because the iPhone 16 is not visually very different from the iPhone 15.same design line with slightly softened straight edges The biggest visual change is that the iPhone 16’s two lenses are distributed in a column instead of diagonally.

Meanwhile, high-end Android phones have a bit of everything, but that’s true straight edges are also taking control In most terminals. We also have them in their own way in the Galaxy S24, both in the Xiaomi 14, in the Pixel 9 and in the Sony Xperia 1 VI. The only one in our list that still has soft edges is the OnePlus 12.

Now let’s talk about the design camera modulesIn Android we have the usual confusion: Samsung integrates the lenses into the case, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra and OnePlus have a huge circular module, the Google Pixel 9 opts for the pill, the Xiaomi 14 has a ceramic hob and the Sony Xperia 1 has a vertical row.

Four screen sizes, some at 60Hz

Four iPhone 16s, four screen sizesThe iPhone 16 is 6.1 inches, the iPhone 16 Pro is 6.3 inches, the iPhone 16 Plus is 6.7 inches, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max is 6.9 inches. They’re all OLED, just like Android displays, but they have some obvious differences, such as all the Android phones in our comparison, except for Sony, including a front-facing camera inside a simple punch-hole.

iPhone 16 we already know this They abandoned the notch for the dynamic islandInterestingly, the notch hasn’t spread to Android phones as it once did. Biometrics on Android have been standardized on the fingerprint reader under the display, which is present on all Android phones except the Sony Xperia 1 VI in comparison. The iPhone 16 still has Face ID.

While the iPhone 16 screens are well loaded with pixels, resolution exceeded For some alternatives like the 3120 x 1440 pixels of the Galaxy S24 Ultra or the 3,200 x 1,440 pixels of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra.

More importantly screen refresh rateOn the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus it stays around 60 Hz and at this point they know very little, especially when talking about mobiles starting at 959 euros. All the Android phones in our comparison have a 120 Hz refresh rate, which is double that of the iPhone 16 Pro with a 120 Hz screen.

Cameras and new button

As for cameras, all iPhone 16s have one 12 megapixel front cameraIt’s something similar to what awaits you on the Galaxy S24, Google Pixel 9 and Sony Xperia 1 VI, but with a much lower resolution than the 42 megapixels of the Google Pixel 9 Pro or the 32 megapixels of the Xiaomi 14 or OnePlus 12.

We’re used to having fewer raw specs on iPhones when it comes to the main lenses compared to Android phones (especially those from Chinese brands), but we already know that. More lenses and megapixels don’t necessarily mean better photosThe iPhone 16 and 16 Plus have two lenses, while the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max have three lenses.

On iPhone 16 and 16 Plus We have a 48 MP f/1.6 main sensor and a 12 megapixel ultra wide angle, which on paper seems like a more conservative bet than, for example, the three 50 megapixel sensors of the Xiaomi 14 or the 50+48+ triple 64 MP of the OnePlus 12.

iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max add another lensIt remains in the 48 MP f/1.78 main lens, 48 ​​megapixel ultra wide angle and a third 12 megapixel 5x tele sensor. Again, it is not so scary if we compare the spec sheet with the brutal 200 + 50 + 10 + 12 MP of the Galaxy S24 Ultra or the four 50 megapixel sensors of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, but the analyzes will be responsible for determining this. The performance of these lenses.

Comparison table

As usual, Apple leaves us blind to some of the iPhone’s technical specifications. We still don’t know the RAM or battery capacityWhile it’s difficult to compare the in-house Apple A18 processors head-to-head with their equivalents found in high-end Android phones, in most cases except for the Galaxy S24 with the Exynos 2400 and Google’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with the Tensor G4.

We leave you under one Full comparison chart of iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus When compared to its main rivals among high-end Android phones, you can see the differences at a glance.

Additionally, you have another comparative table here; Compare iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max compared to today’s most high-end Android phones.

when it comes priceThe iPhone 16 starts at 959 euros, while you can get the Xiaomi 14 for around 849.99 euros, which is around 100 euros cheaper. The most expensive models, the iPhone 16 Pro Max, start at 1,469 euros, while the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra currently costs around 1,017 euros.

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