By cryptoadmin 
The brand new iPhone 16e is designed to get Apple Intelligence into as many fingers as attainable. Apple just lately started activating its AI options by default throughout iOS setup, suggesting a tougher push to spur adoption and set up iOS as an AI-first platform. Placing the corporate’s suite of AI instruments on a $599 iPhone ought to do the trick.
Apple Intelligence’s arrival on an entry-level iPhone is due to considered one of its greatest upgrades from the SE: the A18 chip (the identical processor from the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus). That makes it Apple’s least expensive AI-equipped mannequin by $300. Nonetheless, that's fairly a bump up from the (now-retired) iPhone SE's $429.
Luckily, there’s no skimping on the Apple Intelligence options for the cheaper mannequin; you get all of the AI goodies discovered within the dearer iPhones. That features AI writing instruments, Genmoji, Picture Playground, Visible Intelligence, ChatGPT integration and notification summaries.
The telephone has a a lot greater show than its predecessor: 6.1 inches, up from the 2022 iPhone SE’s mere 4.7 inches. It’s additionally the primary entry-level mannequin to undertake trendy iPhones’ full-screen design with Face ID. (Pour one out for the now-retired residence button.) Nonetheless, it doesn’t have the Dynamic Island discovered on current higher-end fashions.
It additionally will get the Motion button, the customizable bodily shortcut on the telephone's aspect. It debuted within the iPhone 15 Professional collection and is present in all iPhone 16 fashions.
The iPhone 16e additionally complies with EU requirements by switching from Lightning to USB-C, which might be the least shocking factor about it. It additionally lacks MagSafe charging, sticking with normal Qi wi-fi charging at as much as 7.5W.
An inventory of geeky tech specs doesn’t inform the entire story however can nonetheless function a place to begin. Right here’s how the brand new entry-level iPhone compares to Apple’s earlier mannequin and its two greatest Android-running rivals: the Google Pixel 8a and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G. (Though the A35 isn't fairly in the identical value vary, it serves the same area of interest in Samsung's lineup.)
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iPhone 16e |
iPhone SE (2022) |
Google Pixel 8a |
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G |
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Value |
$599 / $699 / $899 |
$429 / $479 / $579 |
$499 / $559 |
$400 |
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Dimensions |
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches) |
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches) |
152.1 x 72.7 x 8.9mm (6 x 2.9 x 0.4 inches) |
161.7 x 78 x 8.2 mm (6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches) |
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Weight |
167g (5.88 ounces) |
144g (5.09 ounces) |
188 g (6.7 oz) |
209 g (7.37 oz) |
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Display dimension |
6.1 inches |
4.7 inches |
6.1 inches |
6.6 inches |
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Display decision |
2,532 x 1,170 (460 ppi) |
1,334 x 750 (326 ppi) |
1,080 x 2,400 (430 ppi) |
2,340 x 1,080 (389 ppi) |
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Display kind |
OLED |
Retina HD LCD 60Hz |
Tremendous AMOLED as much as 120Hz |
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SoC |
Apple A18 |
Apple A15 Bionic |
Tensor G3 |
Exynos 1380 |
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RAM |
N/A |
4 GB |
8 GB |
6 / 8* GB * Non-US solely |
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Battery |
"as much as 26 hrs video playback" |
2,018mAh |
4,492 mAh |
5,000 mAh |
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Storage |
128 / 256 / 512GB |
64 / 128 / 256 GB |
128 / 256 GB |
128 / 256* GB MicroSD as much as 1TB * Non-US solely |
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Rear digital camera(s) |
48MP, f/1.6 |
Huge: 12 MP, f/1.8 |
Huge: 64 MP, f/1.89 Ultrawide: 13MP, f/2.2 |
Huge: 50MP, f/1.8 Ultrawide: 8MP, f/2.2 Macro: 5MP, f/2.4 |
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Entrance digital camera |
12MP, f/1.9 |
7 MP, f/2.2 |
13MP, f/2.2 |
13MP, f/2.2 |
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Water / mud ranking |
IP68 |
IP67 |
IP67 |
IP67 |
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Wi-Fi |
Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) |
802.11ax |
Wi-Fi 6E |
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) |
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Bluetooth |
v5.3 |
v5.0 |
v5.3 |
v5.3 |
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OS |
iOS 18 |
iOS 18 |
Android 15 |
Android 14 One UI 6.1 |
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Colours / end |
Black / White Aluminum |
Midnight / Starlight / (Product)Crimson Aluminum |
Obsidian / Porcelain / Aloe / Bay |
Navy / Lilac |
This text initially appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cell/smartphones/the-iphone-16e-vs-the-competition-171306115.html?src=rss