Apple has introduced its latest iPhone , and it ’s a huge shakeup to the iPhone card . It ’s not an update to the $ 429 iPhone SE , which was last update three age ago . Instead , it ’s a new iPhone 16 manikin , the iPhone 16e , which comes in one sizing and shaves $ 200/£200 off the starting price .
It ’s a huge leap up in capabilities over the old third - generation iPhone SE , but also a enceinte footstep up in price . Now , the iPhone SE has been eliminated from the iPhone lineup , as have a number of senior models . Apple no longer sells a “ budget ” headphone , just a less - expensive rendering of the current example .
Pre - order for the new modeling begin on February 21 , with availability starting on February 28 . It is uncommitted in white or calamitous , with price starting at $ 599/£599 for the 128 GB model .
An iPhone 16 by any other name
The new iPhone 16e naming is appropriate . This new earpiece has more in coarse withApple ’s in style iPhone 16than with anterior framework . At a glimpse , you get :
So what are you missing from the even iPhone 16 ? Well , for $ 200 more , the iPhone 16 give you the Camera Control button , an ultrawide rear photographic camera with macro picture taking , Dynamic Island , MagSafe charge , a brighter display , ultra - broadband , and the ability to take spatial pic and videos . And of line , colour .
Apple has made some interesting tradeoffs to bring the cost down . Taking aside the second rear tv camera was a cave in , but that also murder the power to take spatial photos and video and the useful macro photography musical mode . As expected , Face ID is incorporate into the concealment using the old “ notch ” mode rather than the new Dynamic Island , so you miss out on unyielding alive activities .
With Camera Control go , you might think you ’re missing out on the Visual Intelligence feature of speech of iPhone 16 , but that ’s not the case : Apple has made it accessible via the Action clit .
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It ’s surprising to see Apple fall MagSafe from the iPhone 16e , however . The magnetic adherence feature article has been a raw material of the iPhone for the last four years . You still get Qi wireless charging up to 7.5 James Watt , but quicker charging ( and attachment to magnetised accessary ) is off the board .
The display is the same size as that on the iPhone 16 ( 6.1 inch ) but does n’t get as hopeful . The maximum luminosity for iPhone 16e is 800 nit or 1,000 for HDR cognitive content . That compares to 1,000/1,600 nits for the iPhone 16 , which can boost to 2,000 nits in bright outside light . The iPhone 16e essentially has the iPhone 14 display .
It ’s worth note that the A18 in the iPhone 16e is notquiteas potent as the A18 in the unconstipated iPhone 16 . It has only 4 GPU sum active , while the iPhone 16 ’s A18 has 5 GPU cores . Apple may reduce performance in other way as well , such as limiting clock f number , but we wo n’t know until we run our own performance tests .
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Together with its other Apple silicon and a new home excogitation , Apple promises a big boost in battery spirit . The troupe claim up to 26 hr of video recording playback , compared to 22 minute for the steady iPhone 16 and 27 hours for the iPhone 16 Pro .
When it comes to other connectivity , the iPhone 16e is a bit of a measure back from the standard iPhone 16 . It deosn’t have ultra - broadband radio set , so while it will certainly operate with your AirTags , the “ precision finding ” capability wo n’t . It ’s also missing Thread networking and has Wi - Fi 6 rather of Wi - Fi 7 .
The iPhone 16e is available in white or black and begin at $ 599/£599 for 128 G . The 256 GB model is $ 699 , and the 512 GB theoretical account is $ 899 . Essentially , a $ 200/£200 damage diminution across the plug-in compared to the iPhone 16 .
