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Apple Debuts iPhone 16e

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Re: Apple Debuts iPhone 16e

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My Nokia 3310 lasted for over a week before recharge in 2000.

But how many hours of video playback?

My iPhone today last for less than a day while I dont watch any video on it, In fact, i barely use it currently, and it still drains batteries in no time. And yes, I disabled most background services and location services and run screen on low brightness - all the popular hacks to reduce battery usage.

Re: Apple Debuts iPhone 16e

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Check out the battery life! > iPhone 16e has the best battery life ever on a 6.1-inch iPhone, lasting up to six hours longer than iPhone 11 and up to 12 hours longer than all generations of iPhone SE. Their page comparing models claims the new 16e gets "26 hours video playback." iPhone 16e: 26 hours iPhone 16: 22 hours iPhone 15: 20 hours iPhone 14: 20 hours iPhone 13: 19 hours iPhone 12: 17 hours iPhone 11: 17 hours…

Partly due to being able to fit a bigger battery with the smaller modem size https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFuyX1XgJFg

timestamped: https://youtu.be/mFuyX1XgJFg?t=233

Re: Apple Debuts iPhone 16e

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It is an iPhone 16, inside iPhone 14 Body, Single Camera from iPhone 16, with iPhone 14 OLED Screen, Apple Modem, Without UWB, Minus 1 GPU Core on A18, 7.5W MagSafe Charging same as iPhone 14. Wifi 6 instead of Wifi 7 on iPhone 16. However at $599, higher than the rumoured $499 or $549 pricing. iPhone 14 previously at $599 and iPhone SE at $429 are now gone. Getting rid of iPhone 14 and iPhone SE as they are both usi…

I wish they would make a mini version of this, it would be perfect. After the 13 Mini, us small phone lovers are screwed.

On the bright side, when your mini dies, there will likely be better flips out there. The Z Flip 6 isn't that bad currently, and I really did enjoy how much pocket space it saved, but if you're stuck to Apple it's another 2 years before they release their attempt.

Re: Apple Debuts iPhone 16e

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> the first cellular modem designed by Apple Whoah! Maybe Apple can now figure out how to put a cellular modem in a MacBook Pro.

People have been saying for years that this has always been part of the plan.

That the only reason Apple never included a cellular modem in MacBooks is because it would raise their prices because they'd have to pay Qualcomm.

Now that they won't, it seems inevitable.

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I wish they would make a mini version of this, it would be perfect. After the 13 Mini, us small phone lovers are screwed.

On the bright side, when your mini dies, there will likely be better flips out there. The Z Flip 6 isn't that bad currently, and I really did enjoy how much pocket space it saved, but if you're stuck to Apple it's another 2 years before they release their attempt.

I was considering Samsung Z Flip 6 or Motorola Razr 50 Ultra (sold as Razr+ in the US), but both are almost twice as thick as iPhone 13 Mini. That doesn't spark joy.

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60hz is really taking the piss at this point, if they must reserve 120hz for the Pro line then the least they could do is use 90hz further down the stack.

I have a Pro that I've set to only use 60 FPS (Accessibility / Motion / Limit Frame Rate). 120 FPS is ever so slightly smoother, but I would rather have the slightly better battery life disabling it. Among mainstream users, people just don't care and this isn't remotely the differentiator people seem to hold it as. Similar to the micro bezel fetish, these are spec-chaser points that certain manufacturers convince peo…

> Among mainstream users, people just don't care and this isn't remotely the differentiator people seem to hold it as.

I agree that most users don't consciously care, but I think its definitely possible that it influences how fast the phone feels and could influence purchases if you are testing them side-by-side in a store. There is some anecdotal evidence to that in the fact that Google does the extremely scummy thing of locking their non-pro Pixels to 60Hz when in demo mode regardless of the refresh rate setting chosen in the OS.

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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.

Are you promoting some kind of conspiracy theory that Apple is using some people's devices to do inference for other people's devices?

There's absolutely zero evidence of that, and it would be easy to observe it happening. So why are you pushing some kind of totally false narrative?

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Yeah but the MagSafe charger I've spent $150 on doesn't work without the magnetic part.

It works fine, you just have to manually align it, like any other Qi charger. I half suspect you're trolling based on this and your other comments under this post, but in case you're not, the Magsafe charger specs state they are Qi compatible. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MX6X3LL/A/magsafe-charger... > The MagSafe Charger is compatible with Qi2 and Qi charging, so it can be used to > wirelessly charge your iPho…

Not OP but I have the Anker 3-in-1 Cube and it was $150 when I bought it a year or two ago. It charges a phone, watch, and airpods at the same time, and sparks joy for me.

https://www.anker.com/products/y1811

Re: Apple Debuts iPhone 16e

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I am still using my 13 Mini. I got it, because I knew that it would be the last Mini Apple does. I plan to use it, until I need to charge the battery every 15 minutes.

Then replace the battery and carry on using it?

May end up doing that. We'll see.

I also write software for these beasties, and it may well be that I won't be able to justify avoiding getting one that has Apple Intelligence.

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