Apple iPhone 16e review: better to pay extra for a regular 16

Devices Devices 03-26-2025 at 14:00 comment
Apple kept the previous iPhone SE 3rd generation model as the most budget-friendly smartphone for quite a long time. Time goes on, the design of the iPhone 6-8 had to be changed. And in the spring of 2025, Apple introduced a replacement for the SE series — the iPhone 16e. Today, we’ll take a look […]

Apple fans are not impressed with the iPhone 16e: only 7% of users plan to buy a «budget» device, while another 90% — consider it too expensive

News Devices 03-20-2025 at 11:27 comment
User sentiment suggests that it will be difficult for Apple to turn the iPhone 16e into a box office hit.

First buyers of «budget» iPhone 16e complain about sound problems

News Devices 03-14-2025 at 10:21 comment
Two weeks after the launch of the iPhone 16e, the first user complaints began to arrive, and one of them is about problems with audio playback.

Apple iPhone 16e disassembled by iFixit — large battery and no software locking of components

News Technologies 03-06-2025 at 11:32 comment
With the iPhone 16e, Apple has improved its repairability, but some challenges remain. The increased battery capacity and less wear and tear will be helpful to users.

Pre-orders for Apple iPhone 16e — from UAH 34999 have been launched in Ukraine

News Devices 03-03-2025 at 14:02 comment
Last month Apple introduced a new «budget» smartphone iPhone 16e. In some countries, the new product has already gone on sale since February 28, but in Ukraine, fans of the Cupertino company can only pre-order the iPhone 16e.

You just don’t need it: Apple explains the lack of MagSafe in the iPhone 16e by the unpopularity of wireless charging

News Technologies 02-28-2025 at 13:17 comment
An Apple representative said that the target audience iPhone 16e charges phones exclusively with a cable. I wonder why MagSafe is in other iPhones, though — is the audience so different?

First iPhone 16e reviews: good battery, but no MagSafe and ultra-wide camera

News Devices 02-27-2025 at 13:44 comment
Journalists of foreign media received at their disposal new iPhone 16e smartphone and conducted a comprehensive review of it. The new product hasn’t reached us yet, so let’s summarize the impressions of the reviewers The Verge and outline its main advantages and disadvantages.

iPhone 16e will be chosen by every 10th buyer of Apple smartphones in 2025, — Citi Research analysts

News Devices 02-24-2025 at 18:11 comment
Citi Research predicts that the new Apple iPhone 16e budget smartphone will account for approximately 10% of all iPhone shipments in 2025.

iPhone 16E price rating: cheapest in the US — and about twice as expensive in Turkey

News Devices 02-24-2025 at 09:53 comment
The other day Apple has introduced a new «budget» smartphone iPhone 16E. It replaced the previous low-cost iPhone SE 2022, but became significantly more expensive than its predecessor: $599 instead of $429. However, this price is not relevant for all markets. In some countries, you will have to pay much more for this new product.

iPhone 16e lacks MagSafe — Apple explains that it’s not because of the new modem

News Technologies 02-21-2025 at 21:32 comment
After the launch of Apple’s iPhone 16e, it was widely believed that it did not support MagSafe due to the following features Apple’s first proprietary modem C1. The company dispelled these rumors.

Apple to raise iPhone and Mac prices by 9% to compensate for Trump’s tariffs — Bank of America

News Devices 02-21-2025 at 12:17 comment
According to Bank of America’s forecasts, Apple will have to significantly raise prices for iPhones and other products or fully compensate for future duties proposed by Donald Trump.

Apple’s C1 5G modem in iPhone 16e improves battery life — iPhone 17 Air will probably get it

News Technologies 02-20-2025 at 20:00 comment
The iPhone 16e, announced yesterday, is the first to feature Apple’s own 5G modem. It doesn’t support mmWave high-speed communication technology, but it turned out to be very energy efficient

iPhone Pro owners change their smartphones «every 2.75 years» — much faster than users of basic Apple models

News Devices 02-20-2025 at 17:48 comment
New report Counterpoint shows that owners of premium Apple smartphones are ready to upgrade their models every 2.75 years.

Apple unveiled iPhone 16E — replacement for «budget» SE for $599

News Devices 02-19-2025 at 19:08 comment
Apple has officially unveiled its new «budget» smartphone iPhone 16E (previous rumors have been confirmed), and at the same time said goodbye to the Home button and the classic Touch ID sensor. Instead, the new smartphone received Face ID, an updated design, an A18 chip, and support for Apple’s proprietary AI tools, Apple Intelligence.

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