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iPhone 16e Doesn't Have MagSafe
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Who is this for???
They have alienated:
- the small form-factor crowd
- the price conscience crowd
- the MagSafe crowd
- and even the "will only buy Qualcomm modem" crowd
I am beginning to think Apple doesn't actually want to sell these and they are priced to convince people to spend a little bit more on the 16 instead.
They have alienated:
- the small form-factor crowd
- the price conscience crowd
- the MagSafe crowd
- and even the "will only buy Qualcomm modem" crowd
I am beginning to think Apple doesn't actually want to sell these and they are priced to convince people to spend a little bit more on the 16 instead.
But with a 3rd party case, it still has to be somewhat compatible with MagSafe, just without full charging speeds and find my support for their wallet.
I am content with my SE 2020 but was giving this serious thought. That is until I saw the price with no MagSafe and no ultrawideband chip. Think I will stick with the SE2.
You can always easily compare all iPhones back to the 6 here, three at once:
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The cases for it don't have MagSafe either. On a brighter note, they did bring back the white silicone case color. Hopefully they'll bring that color option to the other iPhone 16 models' silicone case options.
The iPhone 10 had Qi support. Those who had it might remember the support wasn't very widespread with many vendors making charging pads of often dubious value. MagSafe was the missing piece with the iPhone 12, and it took years for that to be instituted to Qi2 when Apple contributed the tech. With the 16e, you can probably stick it into a case that has MagSafe/Qi that provides the same practical support as MagSafe built in to the phone. After all, you can't exactly misalign the coil and magnets if they were built for the case that snugly covers the back of the phone.
Omggggg this is so annoying. This was supposed to be THE PHONE for my mom to upgrade to, but no magsafe is a deal breaker. Ugh.
True I don’t use wireless charging, but for mounting on the dash and keeping a wallet on the back it’s fantastic
This - why would they cut off this model from their Magsafe ecosystem. I'm sure Apple makes a larger percentage profit on Magsafe cases and wallets than it does on phones. This way iPhone 16e owners won't be buying any of those Apple accessories...
For the first time in years, I'm legitimately thinking about going back to Android.
That's ... stage. A cheep magnetic sticker, added by the end user, is all it takes to add MagSafe to a pre-MagSafe iPhone! The end user can add MagSafe, and Apple can't?
I basically turned my SE3 into MagSafe phone by sticking a Snap grip on it, albeit with slower Qi1 charging. I think this cheap magnet ring adapter from ESR will do the same.
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I understand We are all different. In my case, I have never had any issues. I have had a pacemaker since 2021. iPhone 12 Pro Max 2020
Crazy omission. So many useful accessories – wallets, tripods, chargers, car mounts – out the window. Why?!