iPhone 16e Doesn't Have MagSafe

[BelgianChoklit]

They might as welk have removed wireless charging altogether saving them 3€ on the parts and 30€ for the consumer considering it's basically useless without the auto alignment MagSafe offers. I also only started using wireless charging with the iPhone 13 - my first MagSafe iPhone, same with people around me

 

[dz5b609]

Genuinely shocking omission to be honest. Has to be a low cost/high value add at this point. It should have it, considering the much higher price point.

Magnets are expensive, magsafe definitely isn't a low cost feature for Apple. There's a reason nobody else is doing magnets for QI2 even though they could.

 

[Brad Caruso]

The announcements get worse. This was an unnecessary release.

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

This honestly could be fixed by a case with magnets built in.

 

[caliguy]

It's pretty amazing how it is hardly an upgrade to the iPhone 12, aside from battery life. A downgrade in multiple respects.

 

[Mactech20]

Old chip/less RAM with no Apple intelligence support means the iPhone 15 is only the better deal if you only want it for a year or two.

Yeah but it has a much better camera setup, brighter display, Dynamic Island, MagSafe, and its $100 cheaper... Also at the rate they are dropping iPhones for iOS support and how badly received apple intelligence has been. I expect the A16 to be around for quite some time.

 

[Radeon85]

A new device without MagSafe when so many things are using it, talk about being cheap and stingy.

 

[mlayer]

Can't have it all at this price point. If the checklist to get to the price point is:

1. OLED
2. Dynamic Island
3. Apple-built modem
4. MagSafe
5. A18

... I would probably drop #2 & #4 as well. I suppose you could switch OLED for LCD but that would get even more complaints.

 

[Ameer_1]

"Built to last" All it takes is one drop, and it cracks

 

[djc6]

Yay! I have a relative hanging onto an iPhone 11 because they are concerned about MagSafe interfering with their pacemaker. Some Medtronic representative convinced them it was an issue.

 

[DJC631]

Another reason to not buy it. This thing looks DoA to me.

 

[jonnyb098]

Yay, maybe this will push an upgrade cycle for all the boomers who still have iPhone 7 & 8 models!!

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Assuming a case supplier could make a case with magnets in the right position and then the phone could work with MagSafe chargers? Perhaps not at the fastest charge speeds, but MagSafe chargers are Qi compatible, right?

Yes, I currently do just that with my work-provided SE 2022.

 

[JPack]

It's pretty amazing how it is hardly an upgrade to the iPhone 12, aside from battery life. A downgrade in multiple respects.

The 4GB RAM and 12MP camera will feel dated very soon. The 16e is a good upgrade, just $50-$100 more than expected.

 

[marinersaptcomplex]

The finance team designed this phone.

 

[AndiG]

Qi2 standard has magsafe, OMG Apple ...

 

[Unregistered 4U]

I was just noticing it was not mentioned on the Apple product page, interesting choice. Save that money I guess.

There’s a not insignificant number of people that “never use that wireless crap anyway”. If they feel THAT strongly about it, this is their phone. If not, I believe Apple sells a couple other models…

Oh, it’s still wireless, just no magnets. I’m sure there are folks against magnets, too, tho. LOL

 

[Fiona FTW]

Silly move for a phone that will undoubtably be marketed as a gateway to iOS from Android. Qi2 is going to be standard soon on mid-level Android phones. And what's baffling is that Apple pretty much gave MagSafe to to Qi for the Qi2 standard. Apple's usual strategy is to upsell and that has worked for other devices. I won't be surprised if that backfires here. Apple overplayed its hand here. It's like they learned nothing from the iPhone Mini 12 debacle -- a good phone but too expensive for its feature set.

 

[gugy]

Oof. I was not expecting this.. MagSafe is such mainstream apple thing that this is the weakest point of the new 16e

It's done on purpose so people pay more for the other iPhones. Apple strikes again, lol

 

[foobarbaz]

This is just such an unforced error.
Sharing chargers and other infrastructure is among the things that keep my household Apple-only. Now Apple has donated the standard and cheap Android phones will come with QI2 this years, but this new iPhone won't?

 

[turbineseaplane]

Surprised they didn't co-announce a $179 Belkin "Clamp" for the nightstand

 

[emmab2006]

Classic Apple , treat the people who cant afford the high end by removing features someone would genuinley use. this release is shocking.

 

[brofkand]

Apple is still making road apples today.

 

[sigmasirrus]

Old chip/less RAM with no Apple intelligence support means the iPhone 15 is only the better deal if you want it for a year or two.

Unless you don’t care about Apple intelligence! Honestly MagSafe is a lot more useful.

 

[Spock]

There’s a not insignificant number of people that “never use that wireless crap anyway”. If they feel THAT strongly about it, this is their phone. If not, I believe Apple sells a couple other models…

I could live without it, just strange to remove it from a portion of the MagSafe accessory market.