alt Hacker NewsLet's see... it's replacing the SE, which is no longer on Apple's website. It's more expensive than the SE, at $599 vs $429. It's a pretty substantial hardware upgrade over the SE, including something like 75% more battery life by Apple's numbers, but it's also noticeably bigger.
Apple's own comparison tool is useful: https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/?modelList=iphone-16e,i...
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You do also get double the storage, double the RAM and a 24 megapixel camera upgrade.
Traditionally, the amount of RAM in your device is the limiting factor that controls how many years of updates you get.
So far, 8 years for the OG iPhone SE is the standing record for years of updates.
Thank you. This press release seems specifically designed to discourage this type of comparison.
> but it's also noticeably bigger.
I dunno, the old SE wasn’t a mini by any means - this is .3 inches taller and .2 inches wider, so yes bigger but not like a different size class altogether
The price hike is the major turn off point. Even as a non Apple person I was on the verge of getting the new "SE" if it's in the price range of the old SE line up.
But not for 600 USD, that's a bit too much.