The brand new iPhone 16e is designed to get Apple Intelligence into as many fingers as doable. Apple just lately started activating its AI features by default throughout iOS setup, suggesting a tougher push to spur adoption and set up iOS as an AI-first platform. Placing the corporate’s suite of AI instruments on a $599 iPhone ought to do the trick.
Apple Intelligence’s arrival on an entry-level iPhone is due to one in every of its greatest upgrades from the SE: the A18 chip (the identical processor from the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus). That makes it Apple’s most cost-effective AI-equipped mannequin by $300. Nonetheless, that is fairly a bump up from the (now-retired) iPhone SE’s $429.
Thankfully, there’s no skimping on the Apple Intelligence options for the cheaper mannequin; you get all of the AI goodies discovered within the dearer iPhones. That features AI writing tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, Visual Intelligence, ChatGPT integration and notification summaries.
The telephone has a a lot larger show than its predecessor: 6.1 inches, up from the 2022 iPhone SE’s mere 4.7 inches. It’s additionally the primary entry-level mannequin to undertake trendy iPhones’ full-screen design with Face ID. (Pour one out for the now-retired home button.) Nonetheless, it doesn’t have the Dynamic Island discovered on current higher-end fashions.
It additionally will get the Motion button, the customizable bodily shortcut on the telephone’s facet. It debuted within the iPhone 15 Pro series and is present in all iPhone 16 fashions.
The iPhone 16e additionally complies with EU requirements by switching from Lightning to USB-C, which might be the least stunning factor about it. It additionally lacks MagSafe charging, sticking with customary Qi wi-fi charging at as much as 7.5W.
An inventory of geeky tech specs doesn’t inform the entire story however can nonetheless function a place to begin. Right here’s how the brand new entry-level iPhone compares to Apple’s earlier mannequin and its two greatest Android-running rivals: the Google Pixel 8a and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G. (Though the A35 is not fairly in the identical value vary, it serves the same area of interest in Samsung’s lineup.)
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iPhone 16e |
iPhone SE (2022) |
Google Pixel 8a |
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G |
|
|
Worth |
$599 / $699 / $899 |
$429 / $479 / $579 |
$499 / $559 |
$400 |
|
Dimensions |
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches) |
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches) |
152.1 x 72.7 x 8.9mm (6 x 2.9 x 0.4 inches) |
161.7 x 78 x 8.2 mm (6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches) |
|
Weight |
167g (5.88 ounces) |
144g (5.09 ounces) |
188 g (6.7 oz) |
209 g (7.37 oz) |
|
Display screen dimension |
6.1 inches |
4.7 inches |
6.1 inches |
6.6 inches |
|
Display screen decision |
2,532 x 1,170 (460 ppi) |
1,334 x 750 (326 ppi) |
1,080 x 2,400 (430 ppi) |
2,340 x 1,080 (389 ppi) |
|
Display screen kind |
OLED |
Retina HD LCD 60Hz |
Tremendous AMOLED as much as 120Hz |
|
|
SoC |
Apple A18 |
Apple A15 Bionic |
Tensor G3 |
Exynos 1380 |
|
RAM |
N/A |
4 GB |
8 GB |
6 / 8* GB * Non-US solely |
|
Battery |
“as much as 26 hrs video playback” |
2,018mAh |
4,492 mAh |
5,000 mAh |
|
Storage |
128 / 256 / 512GB |
64 / 128 / 256 GB |
128 / 256 GB |
128 / 256* GB MicroSD as much as 1TB * Non-US solely |
|
Rear digicam(s) |
48MP, f/1.6 |
Extensive: 12 MP, f/1.8 |
Extensive: 64 MP, f/1.89 Ultrawide: 13MP, f/2.2 |
Extensive: 50MP, f/1.8 Ultrawide: 8MP, f/2.2 Macro: 5MP, f/2.4 |
|
Entrance digicam |
12MP, f/1.9 |
7 MP, f/2.2 |
13MP, f/2.2 |
13MP, f/2.2 |
|
Water / mud ranking |
IP68 |
IP67 |
IP67 |
IP67 |
|
Wi-Fi |
Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) |
802.11ax |
Wi-Fi 6E |
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) |
|
Bluetooth |
v5.3 |
v5.0 |
v5.3 |
v5.3 |
|
OS |
iOS 18 |
iOS 18 |
Android 15 |
Android 14 One UI 6.1 |
|
Colours / end |
Black / White Aluminum |
Midnight / Starlight / (Product)Crimson Aluminum |
Obsidian / Porcelain / Aloe / Bay |
Navy / Lilac |
This text initially appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cellular/smartphones/the-iphone-16e-vs-the-competition-171306115.html?src=rss
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