iPhone 16 Plus review: A big screen and big battery without the Pro price.
The big-battery iPhone for people who will not pay Pro money.
The iPhone 16 Plus pairs the longest battery life in the standard line with the fast A18 chip. The same 60 Hz screen that holds back the iPhone 16 is its one real weakness here too.
01Display
80/10080/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2024.
02Camera
86/10086/100 puts it above the 83-point average for premium phones of 2024.
03Performance
92/10092/100 puts it above the 89-point average for premium phones of 2024.
04Battery
89/10089/100 puts it above the 84-point average for premium phones of 2024.
05Build
88/10088/100 puts it above the 86-point average for premium phones of 2024.
06Value
84/10084/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2024.
- Largest battery in the non-Pro iPhone line — excellent endurance.
- A18 chip keeps it fast and Apple-Intelligence-ready for years.
- Big, bright 6.7" display for media.
- Cheaper than a Pro Max by $300.
- 60 Hz display at $899 is hard to defend.
- No telephoto lens.
- USB-C limited to USB 2.0 speeds.
- Charging slower than Android rivals.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 5-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .