alt Hacker NewsApple Debuts iPhone 16e
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I sadly will pass. I know there was no Mini size coming..but still, one can hope. Anyway, I see absolutely ZERO reasons to switch from my iPhone 14 other than to help them beta test their new modem in the field. They already have been doing that with software releases (iOS specially) since iOS 12/13.
A Mini would not have been a diminished experience/purchase even with lesser features. This is a diminished experience even for what it would cost.
Is the iPhone "e" series going to be a yearly release now? Like the Pixel "a" series?
With disappearance of iPhone SE in United States you can no longer buy iPhone with physical SIM slot. But cross the border into Canada and you can buy exact same phone with the physical slot.
This is a sad day and not progress in any meaningful way (social engineering away physical SIM, causing loss of flexibility when traveling).
Too bad they killed the SE. Guess I'm on my last (and first) iPhone
I thought it was going to be an actual modem... like they had previously.
At least I can still buy a 700 eur phone when my 13 mini gives up.
167g. Lighter than the 16, but still far too heavy.
its pretty obvious they give u the singular camera circle so u will still feel a need for the 16 or 16 pro if u can afford it
Kinda disappointing on all three fronts I was hoping there could be some improvement: size, weight, price.
With medical conditions affecting my muscle strength, I wish phones would get a bit lighter. Glass sandwich form factor is unnecessarily heavy and fatigues my arms.
Lack of MagSafe is disappointing. How much would it have cost to include? It's an intriguing feature that distinguishes iPhones from Android competitors. I wonder if the intention was to avoid cannibalizing its more expensive siblings.
I have only ever used Apple budget smartphones (5C and SE models), but I want/need lidar for mapping my house for WiFi networks.
Not sure if I want to upgrade.
Why can't they release another mini version? I don't want a large phone!
"All at an incredible value"? Are you really allowed to say that?
(Grammatically, I mean. I'm not asking for legal advice.)
So goes the end of the mobile device, now all that’s sold are phablets.
This might be the new best price-quality iPhone after the 13 Pro.
Great, another phone for giants. I’ll keep replacing battery in my 13 Mini, hoping for the best…
Is this the new SE / Mini?
Edit: Nope. What's different from the 16? Action button? 1 less GPU core? Same camera but no ultra wide? Ahhh, it's just a cheapened 16.
$599, 128gb base model.
Welp rip any interest a bunch of us had in an iphoneSE4.
What a fucking waste of time. The sad thing is I can accept that apple continually wants miserable storage base tiers, that ship has sailed and they will never see 256gb as logical starting points on a phone so damn expensive when their computers start at that horrid storage point.
If it was $499 I would have contemplated finally upgrading. At $599 I'll let everyone else beta test apples new modem in case its another 'you're holding it wrong' type of response if it underperforms in speed, connection quality, etc.
I don’t now why the hell people want anything larger than the mini in screen size.
Sadly yet another phablet
iPhone SE: $429, 4.7-inch display, 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29, 5.09 ounces
iPhone 16e: $599, 6.1-inch display, 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.31, 5.88 ounces
This is a major downgrade in every way for people who want the smallest possible iPhone.
Oh boy, a 6.1 inch screen. "Popular". Ugh. RIP any hopes of a small SE refresh.
Why are small phones not economical for major flagship phone developers? Obviously more expensive phones generate more revenue, but the reduced bill of materials on smaller phones should allow a better profit margin?
Mostly I just want a phone that is comfortable in my hands.
The C1 is (fingers crossed) probably going to be a big improvement on the security front, since historically, cellular modems have been chock full of remotely exploitable security flaws.
That said, if this is their "first gen" then there could be teething issues.
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300+ comments about a 'new' iPhone. Does it even fold? Lol
I need this.
Article reads like an ad.
Apple has fallen off in every product category.
What does the e stands for? Eviscerated? :)
It would be nice to put the last few years of developments since his death into a silicon brain and ask the digital Steve Jobs his thoughts on the current state of affairs.
Looks more and more that Apple is pushing AI inference to the edges, with this and the Mac Mini and it's very suspiciously placed power button which says "No, you don't need to shut this computer off. It has important work to do! (For everyone else)"
Will be interesting to see how Apple and Nvidia's approaches to AI compare and contrast over the coming months/years.
Anybody able to point me to a table that compares this with the other recent iPhone in terms of main hardware, screen, camera etc. ?