Apple Debuts iPhone 16e

Post by noisy_boy » Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 6:00 PM UTC

jmkni wrote: post #248

mattgreenrocks wrote: post #233

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The best part about my 12 mini is that it's such a pain to use sometimes on the modern web that it discourages unnecessary browsing. Alas, the battery was already subpar on it and now is quite bad, so I'll probably pick up this SE.

100% this, I spend less time glued to my phone and more time in the real world as a result, because of both the smaller size and the battery life I consider this a feature

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 6:00 PM UTC

bentt wrote: post #196

Looks more and more that Apple is pushing AI inference to the edges, with this and the Mac Mini and it's very suspiciously placed power button which says "No, you don't need to shut this computer off. It has important work to do! (For everyone else)" Will be interesting to see how Apple and Nvidia's approaches to AI compare and contrast over the coming months/years.

Post by philistine » Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 6:03 PM UTC

SunlitCat wrote: post #133

kemayo wrote: post #18

Let's see... it's replacing the SE, which is no longer on Apple's website. It's more expensive than the SE, at $599 vs $429. It's a pretty substantial hardware upgrade over the SE, including something like 75% more battery life by Apple's numbers, but it's also noticeably bigger. Apple's own comparison tool is useful: https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/?modelList=iphone-16e,i...

The price hike is the major turn off point. Even as a non Apple person I was on the verge of getting the new "SE" if it's in the price range of the old SE line up. But not for 600 USD, that's a bit too much.

Post by STELLANOVA » Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 6:03 PM UTC

nlitened wrote: post #322

STELLANOVA wrote: post #310

USB-C connector with support for: USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s) Can someone explain why they are pushing USB 2 speeds via USB-C connector in 2025? Can't believe it's cost... It's a shame.

To be fair, I’ve not used the cable for anything but charging for at least five years

Post by dylan604 » Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 6:05 PM UTC

bentt wrote: post #196

Looks more and more that Apple is pushing AI inference to the edges, with this and the Mac Mini and it's very suspiciously placed power button which says "No, you don't need to shut this computer off. It has important work to do! (For everyone else)" Will be interesting to see how Apple and Nvidia's approaches to AI compare and contrast over the coming months/years.