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Apple Announces iPhone 16e With A18 Chip and Apple Intelligence, Pricing Starts at $599
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R.I.P. to the iPhone home button. Though to be fair, once in a while I find it difficult to use when I am cosplaying and wearing certain costume gloves. Plus, I was already looking to upgrade to a "regular" iPhone as my next model (like the baseline iPhone 16; not the Plus or Pro models).
That price though…what a let down. The google pixel is a better choice at this point, sad to say.
As someone interested in "product", not just "number go up", I'm so sick of Tim's way of doing things
I was thinking about upgrading my 14 Pro to enjoy the latest chip and USB-C. But seeing the price tag, it's probably better to wait for the iPhone 17...?
There is no mention of MagSafe Qi2 on the spec site. Since it has wireless charging, you'll need to use a magnetic case to replicate MagSafe.
Magsafe is just the ring of magnets, plus faster Qi charging. You can get magnets with a case but you won't get faster Qi charging. Someone else on here said this phone chargest at 7.5w via Qi - which is laughably low, tbh.
Aint no way I'd buy a phone with a 1st generation modem. 2nd gen? Maybe. But not 1st gen.
It has an Apple logo on it. That's all it takes, it seems.
Interesting phone but I will avoid it single camera no MagSafe yeah no thanks 🙂↔️
So technically not the SE we expected, since price still is the same as the 14.
They still get ya with storage upgrades that cost them pennies 🤦♂️
iPhone 14 didn't support Apple Intelligence.
I'm guessing the iPhone SE didn't sell in high enough volumes to justify the $429 price. Otherwise Apple would have kept the iPhone 14 around at $499 to have a "budget" phone.
It's $399 (or less) from carriers like Straight Talk. Add a $35 plan to get it activated so that it's eligible for auto unlock in 60 days.
$434 beats $529
Apparently just wanted to create a truly budget offering for carriers to toss out to people, or use as a price anchor to drive upgrades to something much better
The uncle who comes for Thanksgiving half drunk, takes cash from your room on his way to the toilet and grabs your teenage daughter's ass when hugging goodbye.
My guess is 60% of the negative Ned’s in here will be posting in the day 1 thread with their new shiny phone 😂
Can’t believe the 16e brings visual intelligence but not the 15 pro…
Price as expected? No one expected $599 starting, $499 was where the consensus on price was which was already $70 more than the outgoing model.Finally, what a birth
Price is as expected, given the specs.
It’ll sell like hotcakes
People complaining about a price increase sound seriously entitled, lol. All these tech improvements (SoC, modem, battery, larger display, OLED, USB-C, camera, FaceID, satellite connectivity to name a few) for a measly $100 price increase? We’ve had about 30% compounded inflation in the last several years, so this is actually more like a price cut. Apple (and us shareholders) have eaten the cost of inflation for far too long! These will sell like hotcakes, and be free with carrier promotions / trade-in.
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If someone feels a $120 increase (for like storage) is too much of a price hike over the SE, I'm not sure why they'd want to spend an additional $230 ($350 total) more for the 16.