How the Apple iPhone 16 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Security updates end around 2029 Newer phones are about 1.5× faster The best upgrade scores 3.3 points higher on battery and 2.2 on display
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Phones with a US launch price up to $1,000, close to what the Apple iPhone 16 cost at launch. Choose “Any price” above to also see phones sold without a US price.
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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones
Apple promises 5 years of security updates for the Apple iPhone 16, counted from its announcement in September 2024, so they should continue until around 2029.
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OnePlus 15, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 7.1 for the Apple iPhone 16. The newest model of the same family is the Apple iPhone 17. If you want to spend less, look at the OnePlus 15R. We looked at phones with a US launch price up to $1,000, close to the Apple iPhone 16’s launch price.
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OnePlus 15 is about 1.5 times as fast as the Apple iPhone 16. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 8,023, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 2,706 vs 1,596.
