iPhone comparison
iPhone 13 vs iPhone 16
Compare iPhone 13 vs iPhone 16 side by side — chip, memory, storage, display, ports, launch price and how each fits in Apple history.
iPhone 13A polished refinement: a smaller notch, bigger battery, sensor-shift stabilisation trickled down, and 128 GB as standard.
iPhone 16Designed around Apple Intelligence, the 16 added a pressure-sensitive Camera Control button and bumped RAM to 8 GB to run on-device AI.Specs side by side
| Spec | iPhone 13 | iPhone 16 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 24, 2021 | September 20, 2024 |
| Launch price | $799 | $799 |
| Price today | $927 | $807 |
| CPU | Apple A15 Bionic · 3.23 GHz | Apple A18 · 4.04 GHz |
| Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Display | 6.1" Super Retina XDR OLED, 2532×1170 | 6.1" Super Retina XDR OLED, 2556×1179 |
| Ports | Lightning | USB-C |
| Operating system | iOS 15 | iOS 18 |
Method note: historical pricing uses approximate US CPI. CPU clock comparisons are clock-only and do not represent full real-world performance.
Why each matters
iPhone 13
Doubled the base storage to 128 GB and added Cinematic video mode.
iPhone 16
First standard iPhone built for Apple Intelligence, with the new Camera Control button.
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Last updated: 2026-07-04