iPhone 16 display features: What's new and improved

Apple is still utilising its Super Retina XDR Display with ProMotion for iPhone 16 Pro models
An undated image of iPhone 16. — Apple
An undated image of iPhone 16. — Apple

Apple upgraded the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max with a larger display, increasing the size. The iPhone 16 Pro has featured a 6.3-inch display, up from 6.1 inches, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max has a 6.9-inch display, up from 6.7 inches.

According to the Cupertino-based tech giant, the iPhone 16 Pro models currently have the slimmest borders on any Apple product.

Some of the boost in display size arrives from the bezels, while the iPhone 16 Pro models are a little taller and a tiny bit wider than their older models.

  • iPhone 16 Pro Max — 6.42 inches tall, 3.06 inches wide, 8.25mm thick, 227 grams.
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max — 6.29 inches tall, 3.02 inches wide, 8.25mm thick, 221 grams.
  • iPhone 16 Pro — 15.89 inches tall, 2.81 inches wide, 8.5mm thick, 199 grams.
  • iPhone 16 Pro — 5.77 inches tall, 2.78 inches wide, 8.5mm thick, 187 grams.

Meanwhile, Apple is still utilising its Super Retina XDR Display with ProMotion for the Pro models, and the brightness and peak brightness haven't changed.

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All models have 1000 nits max brightness, 1600 nits peak HDR brightness, and 2000 nits outdoor brightness.

  • iPhone 16 Pro — 2622x1206 resolution at 460 ppi
  • iPhone 15 Pro — 2556x1179 resolution at 460 ppi
  • iPhone 16 Pro Max — 2868x1220 resolution at 460 ppi
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max — 2796x1290 resolution at 460 ppi

Moreover, both models have a new second-generation Ceramic Shield coating that Apple claims is 50% tougher than the prior-generation Ceramic Shield coating used in the iPhone 15 models.