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Apple Announces iPhone 16e With A18 Chip and Apple Intelligence, Pricing Starts at $599
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Do it!
Personally I dislike Android phones, and especially hate the cheap ones, but YMMV. If you're happy with Android, then it would be foolish for you not to save that $540.
They could have gone with the A17 Pro for future proofing but that older SoC isn't as power efficient as the A18.
People, is anyone pushing you to buy it? Is anyone pushing you to buy new iPhone with Apple tax? I never shelled more then 200 USD for iPhone and usually less. Only never iPhone I got was subsidised refurbished iPhone 8 for 40 bucks.
If you have some needs that require more power features you still can get many second hand units in great conditions... or just step into "evil" empire
Disappointed that there is no mini version of it, I have the 13 mini and if I buy then I will get the normal 17 instead of 16e
My mom has a 12 mini and even she does not likes big phones, for her 16e could be a good replacement but it would have been better if it did not have the notch, so most probably will wait for the 17 to come out and get her the 16 for a lower price.
My mom has a 12 mini and even she does not likes big phones, for her 16e could be a good replacement but it would have been better if it did not have the notch, so most probably will wait for the 17 to come out and get her the 16 for a lower price.
Hmm, interesting. I'm not sure about this. It is weird they didn't call it the SE if it's going to be the budget model for several years. But, wonder why they felt the need for a price cut option below the mainstream phone if that's the case, and wonder why they've decided to abandon the budget range altogether?
My guess is that they knew the price would be substantially more than the old SE so didn't want to keep that name. I'd guess the 16e is sold for 3-5 years like the other SE models.
But, your take is intriguing!
The price & the
“Physical SIM Compatibility only for non U.S. versions” are just 2 things that peeve me off with this. Really starting to lose love for Apple nowadays
For the peasant iPhone offering it’s priced about £200 too high. I don’t know who this is for or why anyone would purposely buy a gimped product.
Then again there are people that buy the Cayman and Boxster instead of a proper Porsche, so maybe some people just want to own something from the brand even though it’s the banter offering 🤷
Then again there are people that buy the Cayman and Boxster instead of a proper Porsche, so maybe some people just want to own something from the brand even though it’s the banter offering 🤷
That's the same for the regular iPhone 16 as well. You need to buy a Pro, should you want more speed.
You are not their market then. It's the price of admission for a new iOS smartphone. If you value the ecosystem, quality hardware, software support, then you pay for it. Apple is obviously not trying to make the cheapest phone. But, hey, there are lots of old used iPhones out there that will give you 90 percent of the new experience, still be great hardware, etc...and I'd argue a better buy than your Moto.
A reasonable comparison for context would be used iPhone 15 (non-Pro) pricing at Orchard in Canada.
In that context, I'd take the 16e over the used iPhone 15 in a heartbeat.
For all of those saying this means the 17 will be 100 more....sure could be the case. On the optimistic side, aren't people just going to be happy with this new 16e for 200 less than the current flagship or if they do increase it 300 off the regular 17?
No it does not. Remember, storage doubled from the SE 3 (64 GB) to the 16e (128 GB). I don't see the 17 starting at 256 GB.
Pop into Switzerland, amigo, here it will be sold for CHF 629 = 667€ = $695 🖐️
