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At the “Glowtime” keynote, Apple presented numerous innovations for the iPhone 16 generation, most notably the new A18 chip and camera improvements. Of course, the company did not cover all of the iPhone 16’s innovations in detail at the keynote. Much of the information was only shared after the keynote, but is no less interesting, such as the size of the RAM, MagSafe improvements, battery life, weight and more.

All iPhone 16 models now have 8 GB RAM

A notable innovation is that Apple has equipped all iPhone 16 models with 8 GB of RAM. The upgrade mainly benefits the standard iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Plus, which now have the same amount of RAM as the Pro models.

That means an increase of 2GB for the base models compared to the previous iPhone 15 models, while the Pro models have the same RAM as last year’s versions. MacRumors confirmed this information through the latest version of Apple’s Xcode 16 developer tool.

Faster MagSafe charging

The iPhone 16 series supports an improved MagSafe charging feature, which now achieves a charging speed of up to 25W when combined with a 30W charger. This is a significant improvement over the old 15W limit. With the new fast charging feature, users can charge their iPhones to 50 percent in just 30 minutes.

iPhone 16 Pro Max sets new record for battery life

With the iPhone 16 Pro Max, Apple has surpassed the previous iPhone record for battery life and offers up to 33 hours of video playback. That’s 14 percent more than the previous model, the iPhone 15 Pro Max. There is also a significant improvement in the iPhone 16 Pro: The battery life has been increased from 23 hours in the previous model to 27 hours.

All iPhone 16 models support Wi-Fi 7

Pre-launch rumors suggested that Wi-Fi 7 would be limited to the Pro models. That’s not the case, as all four iPhones support the 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 standard with 2×2 MIMO, according to the specs.

With Wi-Fi 7, the new iPhones can send and receive data over the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands simultaneously for faster Wi-Fi speeds, lower latency, and a reliable connection. Wi-Fi 7 offers theoretical peak download speeds of more than 40 Gb/s, four times faster than the previous standard, Wi-Fi 6E.

iPhone 16 Pro models with slight weight increase

The new iPhone 16 Pro models are slightly heavier than the iPhone 15 Pro models, according to Apple’s specifications for the devices.

Here are the weight details:

• iPhone 15 Pro: 187 grams
• iPhone 15 Pro Max: 221 grams
• iPhone 16 Pro: 199 grams
• iPhone 16 Pro Max: 227 grams

This means that the iPhone 16 Pro is about 6 percent heavier than the iPhone 15 Pro, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max is about 2.5 percent heavier than the iPhone 15 Pro Max. It should be noted that the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are equipped with 6.3 and 6.9 inch displays, respectively, which are larger than the displays of the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max (6.1 and 6.7 inches).

Physical SIM tray

The specifications on Apple’s website confirm that all four iPhone 16 models will continue to be compatible with Nano-SIM cards in countries such as the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, and Singapore. In most countries, the devices will continue to support eSIM, which enables dual-SIM functionality with cellular networks.

Apple removed the SIM card tray from the iPhone in the US two years ago with the iPhone 14. Since then, there have been regular rumors that this would soon be the case in other countries as well. With the increasing availability of eSIMs, the SIM card tray may eventually be removed from iPhones sold outside the US, but for now it will remain for another year.

mmWave 5G remains limited to US models

Since 5G support was first introduced in the iPhone 12 as an upgrade to LTE, mmWave 5G has been reserved for the US.

mmWave 5G enables very fast data transfers at speeds of several gigabits per second. However, the 5G variant has a relatively short range and problems with penetrating obstacles. This variant is mainly used in urban areas or in places with high network load.

In contrast, sub-6 GHz 5G uses lower frequencies, allowing for greater range and better penetration of buildings. However, data rates are slightly slower than mmWave 5G, but more stable over longer distances. Sub-6 GHz 5G is available in iPhones outside the US.

Apple hasn’t rolled out mmWave 5G to more countries yet because other countries haven’t widely adopted the faster speeds. While there are mmWave networks in countries like Australia, China, and Japan, it’s not a standard that’s fully adopted.