Apple iPhone 16e in for review

28 February 2025
The new base iPhone is bigger than you'd expect.

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This phone can't stand in the same sentence with s25 for the same asking price.

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    • 10 hours ago

    829€ for the 256Gb model here in Germany ARE. YOU. FOR REAL???? That is almost the same price as the OnePlus 13, more expensive than the OnePlus 12 from last year which also is better in every way and only 100€ cheaper than the Puxel 9 pro. And those are just 3 alternatives that I quickly looked up. You really have to be the biggest Apple sheep to even consider paying so much for this, even on contract

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      • 10 hours ago

      Meanwhile… Galaxy A26 ($300) has 120 Hz refresh rate, ultrawide 😂

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        • 10 hours ago

        vik457, 10 hours agoIt's more similar to jn1 than jn5 I say and jn5 is qui... moreNah. It's custom made, and can record Dolby Vision. So, I think it has in-sensor HDR; we just don't know which kind.

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          • 10 hours ago

          700 eur phone with 60Hz screen. I mean, I can justify this in iPhone 16e, because it's "e", but this in iphone 15 or 16... it's just a mockery.

            Snapdragon 695 hater, 10 hours agoLet's be real. GSMA will critique this phone but magic... moreGiven that the vanilla 16's got a 4.0, that's highly doubtful. Let's not be reactionaries for no reason.

              Review a potato next. I mean this whole new category of review units should be similar.

                Anonymous, 11 hours agoIf the ISOCELL JN5 can produce good photos, this one can. ... moreIt's more similar to jn1 than jn5 I say and jn5 is quite different from jn1 due to it having d-vtg

                  Let's be real. GSMA will critique this phone but magically the review score will end up being an undeserving 4.5

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                    • 10 hours ago

                    S25 is not thicker it’s thinner

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                      • 11 hours ago

                      20$ made in china sell like apple product

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                        • 11 hours ago

                        vik457, 11 hours agoAnd sensor is more like jn1 in terms of sensor design than ... moreIf the ISOCELL JN5 can produce good photos, this one can.
                        It's bigger in size.

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                          • 11 hours ago

                          [deleted post]This made me laugh out loud bro 😂

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 11 hours ago

                            Too bad the new trend is gonna be thin phones ( less than 6.3mm) instead of single cameras

                              jiyen235, 11 hours agoi really like the design of this phone and it should'v... moreAnd sensor is more like jn1 in terms of sensor design than jn5 or ov50m and ois is worse

                                Reesta68, 11 hours agoEven here in the UK that doesn't seem that cheap; if y... moreupdates will nuke battery hard.

                                  i really like the design of this phone and it should've been 600 dollars for a 256 gb model or 500 dollars for a 128 gb model, but considering the fact that it's Apple, you get a top tier chip, nice videography and long term software support, is it really that bad? I mean it's the cheapest iPhone and it's not like the UW cam of the iPhone 16 Plus is all that helpful, the bezels on that phone are ugly and thick still and the only helpful change i'd say is the removal of the hideous notch for an ugly dynamic island.

                                  Idk man for an average person this seems like a decent buy. I mean it's Apple, if anyone expected a good deal/value the fault is on them for being delusional. Apple's greed is only outclassed by Samsung and now Google.

                                  EDIT: I JUST SAW THE MAIN CAM'S SIZE, WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS. THIS SUCKS. I'D RATHER BUY A GALAXY A14 FOR THIS MONEY

                                    Even here in the UK that doesn't seem that cheap; if you look around you can find a iPhone 15 Pro from £600 - which has a triple camera; magsafe and a 120hz screen.

                                    It shouldn't be more than £500 / €549 anywhere

                                      DarlingYext, 12 hours agoThat main camera is as small as the ones on entry level And... moreAnd there are even lowends with bigger sensors

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                                        • 12 hours ago

                                        Instead of reviewing the camera maybe you guys should dedicate an entire section to a review of the modem. Much more important/interesting than anything else about this phone this time around.

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