On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Present, we unpack Apple’s announcement of the all-new iPhone 16e.
The iPhone 16e is the most recent member of the iPhone lineup, providing an enormous improve over the now-discontinued third-generation iPhone SE. It contains a 6.1-inch OLED show with a notch for Face ID, a Ceramic Defend entrance cowl, a USB-C port, and an Motion button, and way more.
It’s powered by an A18 chip, enabling assist for Apple Intelligence options, resembling notification summaries and Genmoji for creating customized emoji. It additionally helps Visible Intelligence.
Within the iPhone 16e, the A18 chip has a 6-core CPU and a 16-core Neural Engine, however a binned 4-core GPU, making it barely much less highly effective than the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. It additionally has IP68-rated water resistance, Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth 5.3.
The system is supplied with an Apple-designed 5G modem referred to as the C1, whereas different iPhones have a Qualcomm modem. Apple says its personal modem is so energy environment friendly that the iPhone 16e provides the longest battery lifetime of any 6.1-inch iPhone mannequin ever at as much as 26 hours.
On the again of the iPhone 16e is a single 48-megapixel Fusion digicam, which gives a 2x “optical-quality” Telephoto possibility, in response to Apple. On the entrance, there’s a 12-megapixel digicam with autofocus. The system doesn’t have the Digital camera Management button that was launched throughout the remainder of the iPhone 16 lineup final yr. It additionally lacks MagSafe.
iPhone 16e helps Apple’s satellite tv for pc options. When outdoors of mobile and Wi-Fi protection, the iPhone 16e helps Emergency SOS, Roadside Help, Messages, and Discover My by way of satellite tv for pc.
The system is obtainable in white or black, and with 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB storage capacities. Within the U.S., pricing begins at $599.
We discuss by way of how the iPhone 16e compares to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16, which sit at $699 and $799, respectively. We additionally ponder what the discontinuation of the iPhone SE line means for the rumored third-generation Apple Watch SE, which is rumored to launch later this yr. The MacRumors Present has its personal YouTube channel, so be sure to’re subscribed to maintain up with new episodes and clips.
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