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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.At a glance
Released 3 years apart — the iPhone 16 is the newer model. 10 of 13 specs differ.
Going from the iPhone 13 to the iPhone 16, the chip changes from the Apple A15 Bionic to the Apple A18, memory goes up from 4 GB to 8 GB, and it gets lighter, 174 g to 170 g. Both launched at $799.
- ChipApple A15 BionicApple A18
- Memory4 GB8 GB
- Weight174 g170 g
Unchanged launch price, storage.
Specs side by side
| Spec | iPhone 13 | iPhone 16 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 24, 2021 | September 20, 2024 |
| Launch priceSame | $799 | $799 |
| Price today | $927 | $807 |
| Chip | Apple A15 Bionic · 3.23 GHz | Apple A18 · 4.04 GHz |
| Graphics | Apple 4-core GPU | Apple 5-core GPU |
| CPU coresSame | 6 | 6 |
| Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| StorageSame | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Display | 6.1" Super Retina XDR OLED, 2532×1170 | 6.1" Super Retina XDR OLED, 2556×1179 |
| Weight | 174 g | 170 g |
| Dimensions | 146.7×71.5×7.65 mm | 147.6×71.6×7.8 mm |
| Ports | Lightning | USB-C |
| Operating system | iOS 15 | iOS 18 |
Highlighted cells win clear more-is-better specs (memory, storage, lighter weight). Historical pricing uses approximate US CPI; clock speeds are not full real-world performance.
Why each matters
Doubled the base storage to 128 GB and added Cinematic video mode.
First standard iPhone built for Apple Intelligence, with the new Camera Control button.
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Last updated: 2026-08-18