Apple is discontinuing support for a lot of old generation devices this summer.
iOS 16 will be compatible with the following iPhones
- iPhone 14 series (out of the box)
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone SE 3 (2022)
- iPhone SE 2 (2020)
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
At the time of writing this article iOS 16 is available for developers only. Public Beta will be released soon.
Edit: iOS 16 is now available to everyone as OTA (Over the Air) update and IPSW files.