Apple iPhone 16e review

07 March 2025


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An 1/2.55 Sensor as a main camera?

In Europe that Phone in the 256GB version costs 829€


That phone sounds like it had a manufacturing cost of 120€ with the specs it has. and 60% of that is the CPU

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    • Anonymous
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    • 08 Mar 2025

    xPandamon, 07 Mar 2025That's Apple for you. Their MacBook Air has really awf... moreInteresting to know. Was wondering about that, I think thermal was ok with m1. with m3 and so on, look suspicious to have no fan.

    Still, great hardware , and not as expensive as it used to be. apple, it's allergenic to me anyway

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      • Anonymous
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      • 08 Mar 2025

      Insurisingly, has a bad review.

      About iOS, to me it's a drawback. Apple means good hardware, poor Wallen garden software. Though android and especially Samsung tend to go the same way, wall everything.

      And about privacy/ data, apple is even worse, they just hide better ( any 1 click on store=120kb of your private data sent whatever opt out you may have' if you're not a coder, just know than 120kb of JSON can contains a lot of your life, health, adresses, orientation of whatever, social, among many other things.

      Enjoy your 1000 usd phone.

        so this is the iPhone with the worst rating on gsmarena. the second lowest is a 4/5.

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          • 08 Mar 2025

          Anonymous, 07 Mar 2025Maybe look at an iPhone 15 Pro instead.15 pro is a good shout

            Yes, right here, it’s exactly what I’m thinking about the iPhone 16e. I expected it to be another iPhone 13 mini, I mean it would’ve made perfect sense. Smaller and with MagSafe. Although, I have noticed my 13 mini has felt too small but yet not small enough… If only iPhones had a 16:9 aspect ratio…

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              • Anonymous
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              • 07 Mar 2025

              FatShady, 07 Mar 2025no Always On option? so, why choose an oled screen then? The thing is, you clearly don't need an LTPO display for Always-On Display, so there's no excuse for this or the regular 16/Plus to lack AOD other than upselling the Pros.

                no Always On option? so, why choose an oled screen then?

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 07 Mar 2025

                  Maybe look at an iPhone 15 Pro instead.

                    Regular iPhones and Pro's have OIS on selfie camera, Apple just doesn't mention it but teardowns prove that.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 07 Mar 2025

                      "We appreciate that Apple has put the most recent selfie camera with autofocus and possibly OIS."

                      It seems that not even the regular iPhones have OIS on the selfie camera.

                        The battery life in this review is at odds with every other review I saw of the 16e, which shows it to be at least on par with the regular 16, which is interesting. The bad battery life is the last straw for me; I can accept all its other shortcomings just to get the better looking, classier design (imo), but a battery life that's markedly worse than the regular 16, despite the 16e's larger battery, is unacceptable.

                          So the good thing about iphone cameras was their natural, non oversaturated approach. But this looks like an uncharacteristic one. What a shame.

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                            • 07 Mar 2025

                            The battery life tests are rather weird and inconsistent. Tom's guide's battery life test for 16e was only slightly more than the 16 and right now the 16's active use score is way more than the 16e in GSMArena. Which is weird considering that all reviewers and other websites are talking about astounding battery lifes similar to 15 plus.

                            I'm confused about where the inconsistencies are coming from.

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 07 Mar 2025

                              Arshavin, 07 Mar 2025iPhone 16e is disaster with single camera instead they shou... moreCoincidence is not the same as intent.
                              Applel never intended SE to be a compact phone, It just happened this way. It was always parts bin offering and it stayed this way in 16e as well.
                              Yes, it's a disappointment at this price, but hey, it's an Applel device and Applel iOS, they make the rules, they set the prices.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 07 Mar 2025

                                This sounds just like Galaxy S FE.
                                Just to get rid of remaining components that were acquired over previous years and were not entirely used

                                  justasmile, 07 Mar 2025Too generous of a rating. 3.5 instead!I'm actually in shock that they gave this below a 4! GSMA must really really not like this phone!

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 07 Mar 2025

                                    Pathetic phone with 60hz screen.

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                                      • 07 Mar 2025

                                      Surprisingly poor battery life! But… anyway, ok for many users.

                                        I will give it 3 stars

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