Apple iPhone 16e review

07 March 2025


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Not the brightest release, especially from a price standpoint. I'd say $529 would make it a fine mid-range but as positioned makes the regular 16 a more reasonable purchase. But as the editor catches a price hike is to be expected for the upcoming 17.

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    • 07 Mar 2025

    [deleted post]Ok, fake reviewer and hater

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      • 07 Mar 2025

      Would you not be better off buying a new Iphone 14 for the same price ?

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        • 07 Mar 2025

        Patres87, 07 Mar 2025It will still sell like hot cakes. People who just want the... moreThis will sell lesser than the mini phones. This is a disaster, especially at that atrocious price tag

          An ocean of alternatives at this price, even in the US. Only the least informed Apple fanatic would pay retail for this. "is worth getting" in the review - no. You get 15 variant, maybe refurbed if you just MUST have an Apple. If I noticed someone in real life had a 16e I might think just a little bit less of them. Sorry .

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            • 07 Mar 2025

            ThatOneWeabo, 07 Mar 2025The regular 16 is better in every way than this phone.You don’t say!

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              • 07 Mar 2025

              Am I the only one that sees the compare images tool everytime I check the camera section?

                The regular 16 is better in every way than this phone.

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                  • 07 Mar 2025

                  ashrobb, 07 Mar 2025Not that I'm defending this, but I do agree you guys s... moreYeah this doesn't match up with other tests I've seen that show much better life

                    Not that I'm defending this, but I do agree you guys should check out again your battery testing methodology. Somehow I think the version 1.0 of yours was far more reliable than the new one, and several reviews you've made just don't match with many other reviewers results.

                      Two words: Better alternatives.

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                        • 07 Mar 2025

                        DomtheCuber, 07 Mar 2025I think it’s because gsmarena uses airplane mode for most o... moreThere's a 4g call time test here. It says the modem is NOT efficient. (In us, without mmWave it would be really disappointing)

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                          • 07 Mar 2025

                          No sim tray on the US model.

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                            • 07 Mar 2025

                            Patres87, 07 Mar 2025It will still sell like hot cakes. People who just want the... moreExactly, they've made an 'affordable' iphone and made it seemingly as current as possible.. love them or hate them.. they know what they're doing/ know what people want ( for better or worse) and to be fair probably is the smartest thing apple have done in years.. it's going to sell big time.

                              Anonymous, 07 Mar 2025I‘m so sick of fans I see no fan as an advantage. But then ... moreNot having fans is nice IF you can manage your thermals properly without them. If you can't then you're just making crap.

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                                • 07 Mar 2025

                                Baffling that they can release a great value tablet, and then this....

                                  It will still sell like hot cakes. People who just want the apple experience and refuse to buy a second hand device will go for this. It's purposefully built and marketed by apple the way it is i.e. not to outshine or outclass their other products from higher range.

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                                    • 07 Mar 2025

                                    xPandamon, 07 Mar 2025That's Apple for you. Their MacBook Air has really awf... moreI‘m so sick of fans I see no fan as an advantage. But then gaming brands will try to even bring fans to phones. We should instead aim to remove fans from non-workstation laptops.

                                      If not the price it would be great phone for typical user...

                                        Anonymous, 07 Mar 2025Happens a lot with reviews here, saw it with other brands h... moreThat's Apple for you. Their MacBook Air has really awful thermals that get worse with every new gen if Apple Silicon, because they skimp out on the cooling solution. Even the Pro models have bad thermals because they prefer quiet operation over proper cooling. Not surprising that even with the twice downgraded chip they can't provide decent stability.