apple iphone 16e review a great deal thats not quite a steal ProsCons...

Pros

  • Great minimal design
  • Excellent battery life in a smaller iPhone
  • A18 and C1 chip let this iPhone keep up with its more expensive siblings

Cons

  • Outdated display with a notch
  • No MagSafe

Apple iPhone 16e review: Elevated basics...

The iPhone 16e has considerable upgrades over the outgoing iPhone SE 2022; you get a bigger 6.1-inch OLED panel, battery life that beats even the iPhone 16, terrific performance thanks to the A18, and all the Apple Intelligence features you could want. It also has USB-C connectivity and switches over to Face ID, and as a daily driver, it nails the basics. However, there's a single camera at the back, with the device missing out on a wide-angle lens. You don't get MagSafe or a 60Hz panel, and at $599, the device isn't as good a value as the iPhone 15. That said, if you need Apple Intelligence and stellar battery life, the iPhone 16e still makes sense.

Pros

  • +Apple Intelligence
  • +Incredible battery life
  • +A18 has excellent performance
  • +Dedicated action button
  • +Face ID and USB-C connectivity
  • +Decent camera at the back

Cons

  • -No wide-angle lens
  • -60Hz panel
  • -Not a good value
  • -Misses out on MagSafe

Apple iPhone 16e Proscons...

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What's Good

  • 5G network support
  • five-core Apple GPU
  • Apple A18 Bionic 3nm chipset
  • TrueDepth camera
  • Apple Intelligence support

Needs Work

  • No Dynamic Island
  • Single rear camera