Apple iPhone 17 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16e (256GB)
Quick Comparison
Apple iPhone 17 Pro has better RAM than Apple iPhone 16e (256GB). In terms of display resolution, Apple iPhone 17 Pro has better resolution of 2622 x 1206 than Apple iPhone 16e (256GB) which has resolution of 2532 x 1170. Both have the same amount of internal memory.
| Name | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Apple iPhone 16e (256GB) |
| RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.3 in | 6.1 in |
| Internal Memory | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Battery | 3988 mAh | 4005 mAh |
| Camera | 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP Triple | 48 MP |
| Price | Rs. 134900 | Rs. 61999 |
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Detailed Comparison
Price And Launch
The launch Date of the first phone is September 09, 2025. The cost of Apple iPhone 17 Pro is Rs. 134900. The launch Date of the second phone is February 19, 2025. The cost of Apple iPhone 16e (256GB) is Rs. 61999.
Display comparison
Apple iPhone 16e (256GB) has screen size of 6.1 inches which falls short to Apple iPhone 17 Pro's 6.3 inch screen. There is OLED Screen Type in both the phones. Apple iPhone 17 Pro has display density of 460 PPI & Apple iPhone 16e (256GB) has only 457 PPI display density. In terms of screen to body ratio, Apple iPhone 17 Pro has better screen to body ratio of ~ 89.4% than Apple iPhone 16e (256GB)'s ~ 87.1%. Apple iPhone 17 Pro has 19.5:9 aspect ratio where as Apple iPhone 16e (256GB) has 20:9 aspect ratio.
Memory comparison
Apple iPhone 17 Pro's larger 12 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Apple iPhone 16e (256GB)'s lower 8 GB RAM. and both have same Internal Memory of 256 GB.
Camera comparison
They both have the same 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP Triple Rear Camera. Apple iPhone 17 Pro will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 18 MP Front Camera in comparison to Apple iPhone 16e (256GB)'s 12 MP Front Camera.
Technical comparison
Both the phones has iOS Operating System but the first one runs on version 26 and the second one on 18 version.
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Full Comparison
| Name | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Apple iPhone 16e (256GB) |
| General | ||
| Model | iPhone 17 Pro | A3212, A3409, A3410, A3408 |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | eSIM+Nano SIM | eSIM+Nano SIM |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| Release Date | September 09, 2025 | February 19, 2025 |
| In The Box | iPhone with iOS 18, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), Documentation | |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 71.9 x 150 x 8.8 mm | 71.5 x 146.7 x 7.8 mm |
| Weight | 206 g | 167 g |
| Bezel less | No | |
| Colors | Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue | Black, White |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color OLED Screen (1B Colors) | Color OLED Screen |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 6.3 inches, 1206 x 2622 pixels, 120 Hz | 6.1 inches, 1170 x 2532 pixels, 60 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | ~ 460 PPI | ~ 457 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 89.4% | ~ 87.1% |
| Glass Type | Ceramic Shield 2 | Ceramic Shield Glass |
| Brightness | 1,000 nits max brightness (typical); 1,600 nits peak brightness (HDR); 3,000 nits peak brightness (outdoor); 1 nit minimum brightness | |
| Features | Dynamic Island, Always-on Display, Hdr Display. True Tone. Wide Colour (P3). Haptic Touch. 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical). Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic Coating, Anti-reflective Coating, Support For Display Of Multiple Languages And Characters Simultaneously | HDR Display, True Tone, Wide Colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical), 800 Nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,200 Nits Peak Brightness (HDR), Fingerprint-Resistant Oleophobic Coating, Display Zoom, Reachability |
| Notch | Yes, Dynamic Island | Yes, Small Notch |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Card Slot | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Bands | FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75, n76), TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79) | Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79 |
| VoLTE | Yes | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | Wi‑Fi 7 | Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v6.0 | Yes, v5.3, A2DP, LE |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v3.2 | Yes, USB-C v2.0 |
| USB Features | USB Tethering, USB Charging | USB on-the-go, USB Charging |
| Performance | ||
| AnTuTu Score | 1,360,112 (Total) (v10) 362,773 (CPU) 471,350 (GPU) 175,027 (Memory) 350,962 (UX) | |
| Geekbench Score | 8,117 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,261 (Single Core) | |
| 3DMark Score | 2,839 (Wild Life Extreme) | |
| Speaker Score | 76 (Very Good) | |
| Battery Test Result | 11.67 hours | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | yes with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, and NavIC, Digital Compass, Wi-Fi, Cellular, iBeacon Micro-Location |
| Fingerprint Sensor | No | No |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Face ID, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer | Face ID, Barometer, High Dynamic Range Gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Dual Ambient Light Sensors |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | No | No |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| AI Features | Apple Intelligence | |
| Water Resistance | Yes, 6 m upto 30 min, IP69 | Yes, 6 m upto 30 min |
| IP Rating | IP68 | IP68 |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | Yes |
| Extra Features | Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip, Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband Chip | Action Button, Aluminium Design, Glass Back, Apple Intelligence, Hearing Aid Compatible, Emergency SOS, Crash Detection, NVMe Storage |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS, Sony IMX903 48 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom, Sony IMX973 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, Sony IMX972 | 48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle) Fusion: 26 mm, ƒ/1.6 Aperture, Optical Image Stabilisation, Hybrid Focus Pixels, Super-High-Resolution Photos (24MP and 48MP), Also Enables 12MP 2x Telephoto: 52 mm, ƒ/1.6 Aperture, Optical Image Stabilisation, Hybrid Focus Pixels |
| OIS | Yes | |
| Auto Focus | Yes, Phase Detection autofocus | Yes |
| Features | 48MP Pro Fusion Camera System, 48MP Fusion Main: 24 Mm, ƒ/1.78 Aperture, Second-Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, Support For Super-High-Resolution Photos (24MP And 48MP), Also Enables 12MP Optical-Quality 2x Telephoto: 48 Mm, ƒ/1.78 Aperture, Second-Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide: 13 Mm, ƒ/2.2 Aperture And 120° Field Of View, Hybrid Focus Pixels, Super-High-Resolution Photos (48MP), 48MP Fusion Telephoto: 100 Mm (4x), ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3D Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, Also Enables 12MP Optical-Quality 8x Telephoto: 200 Mm, ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3D Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, 8x Optical-Quality Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out, 16x Optical-Quality Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 40x, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion Main), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 5, Next-Generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up To 63MP), Latest-Generation Photographic Styles, Spatial Photos, 48MP Macro Photography, ProRAW, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction (Fusion Ultra Wide), Advanced Red-Eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: HEIF, JPEG And DNG, Video Recording, 4K Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps, 100 Fps (Fusion Main) Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30 Fps, Cinematic Mode Up To 4K Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Action Mode Up To 2.8K Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Spatial Video Recording At 1080p At 30 Fps, ProRes Video Recording Up To 4K At 120 Fps With External Recording, ProRes RAW5, Academy Color Encoding System, Apple Log 2, Genlock Support6, Macro Video Recording, Including Slow Motion And Time Lapse, Slow-Motion Video Support For 1080p Up To 240 Fps And 4K Dolby Vision Up To 120 Fps (Fusion Main), Dual Capture Up To 4K Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Time-Lapse Video With Stabilisation, Night Mode Time-Lapse, QuickTake Video Up To 4K Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Second-Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation For Video (Fusion Main), 3D Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus For Video (Fusion Telephoto), Digital Zoom Up To 15x, Audio Zoom, True Tone Flash, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4K, 1080p And 720p), Continuous Autofocus Video, Take 8MP Still Photos While Recording 4K Video, Playback Zoom, Video Formats Recorded: HEVC, H.264, ProRes And ProRes RAW, Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording, Four Studio-Quality Mics, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio Mix | Digital Zoom Up to 10x, Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 5, Portrait Mode with Depth Control, Portrait Lighting with Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up to 63MP), Photographic Styles, Wide Colour Capture for Photos and Live Photos, Advanced Red-Eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: HEIF and JPEG, 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording at 30 fps, Slow-Motion Video Support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps, Time-Lapse Video with Stabilisation, Night Mode Time-Lapse, QuickTake Video, Optical Image Stabilisation for Video, Digital Zoom Up to 6x, Audio Zoom, True Tone Flash, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p), Continuous Autofocus Video, Take 8MP Still Photos While Recording 4K Video, Playback Zoom, Video Formats Recorded: HEVC and H.264, Spatial Audio and Stereo Recording, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio Mix |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 120 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120 fps FHD | 4K @ 24/25/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 25/30/60 fps FHD |
| Flash | Yes, Dual LED | Yes, Dual LED |
| Front Camera | 18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) Sony IMX914 Retina Flash | 12 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) Autofocus, Retina Flash |
| Front Video Recording | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD | 4K @ 24/25/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 25/30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 30 fps HD |
| Technical | ||
| OS | iOS v26 | iOS v18 |
| Chipset | Apple A19 Pro | Apple Bionic A18 |
| CPU | Hexa Core Processor | 4.04 GHz, Hexa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 2 Performance and 4 Efficiency Cores & New 16‑core Neural Engine | |
| Fabrication Node | 3nm | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core graphics) | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes | Yes |
| Multimedia | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio playback | Supported Formats Include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio Playback, User-Configurable Maximum Volume Limit |
| Video | HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG | Supported Formats Include HEVC, H.264, and AV1, Supports Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10, and HLG, Up to 4K HDR AirPlay for Mirroring, Photos, and Video Out to Apple TV (2nd Generation or Later) or AirPlay-Enabled Smart TV |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 3988 mAh, Li-ion Battery | 4005 mAh, Li-ion Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, 25W | Yes, 7.5W Wireless (Qi) |
| Reverse Wireless Charging | Yes, 4.5W | |
| Video Playback Time | 27 hours | 26 hours |
| Music Playback Time | 85 hours | 90 hours |