Screen size
equal specsiPhone 16e6.1"
iPhone XR6.1"
Quick verdict
iPhone 16e leads the measured specs 14-1.
Measured wins
iPhone 16e
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
6
equal specs
iPhone XR
1
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsResolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsTechnology
iPhone 16e
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPhone XR
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
iPhone 16e
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iPhone XR
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
iPhone 16e
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iPhone XR
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
iPhone 16e
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3212, A3408, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3409, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3410
iPhone XR
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71
5G bands
iPhone 16e
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3212, A3408, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3409, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3410
iPhone XR
-
Speed
iPhone 16e
HSPA, LTE, 5G
iPhone XR
HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
iPhone 16e
2025, February 19
iPhone XR
2018, September 12. Released 2018, October 26
Status
iPhone 16e
Available. Released 2025, February 28
iPhone XR
Discontinued
Dimensions
iPhone 16e
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
iPhone XR
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight
iPhone 16e
167 g (5.89 oz)
iPhone XR
194 g (6.84 oz)
Build
iPhone 16e
Glass front (Ceramic Shield), glass back, aluminum frame
iPhone XR
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM
iPhone 16e
· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
iPhone XR
· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Other
iPhone 16e
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
iPhone XR
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Type
iPhone 16e
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
iPhone XR
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (HBM)
Size
iPhone 16e
6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone XR
6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPhone 16e
1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
iPhone XR
828 x 1792 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection
iPhone 16e
Ceramic Shield glass, Mohs level 4
iPhone XR
Scratch-resistant glass
OS
iPhone 16e
iOS 18.3.1, upgradable to iOS 26.2.1
iPhone XR
iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18.7
Chipset
iPhone 16e
Apple A18 (3 nm)
iPhone XR
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU
iPhone 16e
Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz)
iPhone XR
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU
iPhone 16e
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
iPhone XR
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Card slot
iPhone 16e
No
iPhone XR
No
Internal
iPhone 16e
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
iPhone XR
64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
Other
iPhone 16e
NVMe
iPhone XR
NVMe
Single
iPhone 16e
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
iPhone XR
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS
Features
iPhone 16e
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 3D (spatial) audio
iPhone XR
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
iPhone 16e
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, Dolby Vision HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
iPhone XR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Single
iPhone 16e
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
iPhone XR
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
iPhone 16e
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
iPhone XR
HDR
Video
iPhone 16e
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, HDR
iPhone XR
1080p@60fps
Loudspeaker
iPhone 16e
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone XR
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPhone 16e
No
iPhone XR
No
WLAN
iPhone 16e
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
iPhone XR
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPhone 16e
5.3, A2DP, LE
iPhone XR
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPhone 16e
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
iPhone XR
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
iPhone 16e
Yes
iPhone XR
Yes
Radio
iPhone 16e
No
iPhone XR
No
USB
iPhone 16e
USB Type-C 2.0
iPhone XR
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPhone 16e
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
iPhone XR
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
iPhone 16e
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
iPhone XR
-
Type
iPhone 16e
Li-Ion 4005 mAh
iPhone XR
Li-Ion 2942 mAh, non-removable (11.16 Wh)
Charging
iPhone 16e
Wired, 50% in 30 min 7.5W wireless (Qi)
iPhone XR
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)
Colors
iPhone 16e
Black, White
iPhone XR
Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
Models
iPhone 16e
A3212, A3409, A3410, A3408, iPhone17,5
iPhone XR
A2105, A1984, A2107, A2108, A2106, iPhone11,8
SAR
iPhone 16e
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body)
iPhone XR
1.13 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPhone 16e
1.48 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
iPhone XR
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Price
iPhone 16e
$ 318.48 / C$ 619.00 / £ 398.75 / € 493.99
iPhone XR
About 150 EUR