On the evening of February 19, the iPhone 16e was officially released. Save stream is to use the mold of iPhone 14 and replace it with A18 "Youth Edition"+8GB of memory. The price starts from 4499 yuan (128GB).
Apple Intelligence (Apple AI) will be launched in Chinese in April, as well as French/German/Italian/Portuguese/Spanish/Japanese/Korean, Indian and Singapore English. I wonder if it will be Alibaba or Baidu? Or both?
IPhone 16e specific specifications:
A18 4-core GPU youth version+[8GB memory];
6.1 inch 60Hz Liu Haiping+super ceramic crystal panel, [the specification and film are the same as those of iPhone 13/14], 2532 × 1170460ppi, typical 800 nits, maximum 1200 nits (HDR);
12 million pixels in front, F1.9， There is also Focus Pixels auto focusing;
48 million pixel fused single camera (iPhone 16 equivalent), 1 μ m, F1.6, equivalent 26mm, Hybrid Focus Pixels, sensor displacement OIS, with 4K60 Dolby horizon
IPhone 16e [only black and white colors];
146.7x71.5x7.8mm (identical to iPhone 14), 167g (5g lighter than iPhone 14, because MagSafe's magnet is missing? ）；
[More endurance than iPhone 13/14/15/16], with 26 hours of video playback, 21 hours of streaming media, 90 hours of audio endurance (the new internal design can plug a larger battery);
20W wired (50% charging in 30 minutes)+7.5W wireless, [no MagSafe];
The overseas version also has satellite communication, IP68 (6m), [no UWB] (iPhone 11 has UWB since the beginning), USB 2.0 and [DP output is not supported];
Sanded aluminum alloy middle frame, no photo button, but there is also an operation button, which is also 23 frequency 5G (without DC-HSDPA support, n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n26/n28/n30/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n70/n75/n76/n77/n78/n79）；
The iPhone 16e launched the Apple C1 baseband, claiming to be "the king of energy efficiency of the iPhone baseband", it is not confirmed whether it is a good thing or a bad thing. After all, it is the first time to test the water of the self-developed baseband, and only 16e is suitable for this starter.
[Precautions]:
The youth version of A18 is a 4-core GPU, while the A18 is a 5-core GPU, and the A18 Pro is a 6-core GPU;
This 6.1 inch 60Hz Liu Haiping is derived from the iPhone 13 in 2021. It is the same as the iPhone 14. Their specifications and film are identical. The brightness of 800 nits in full white and 1200 nits in part can't even beat the mid end Android machine;
The MagSafe magnet was castrated, leaving only 7.5W for wireless charging;
Without UWB, the USB 2.0 interface does not support DP video output;
The outgoing system of iPhone 16e occupies 12 to 24GB, while the AI model running locally by Apple occupies 7GB (it can be deleted after the function is turned off, but it will be re downloaded as soon as it is used). If you buy the 128GB version, there is really not much room for WeChat chat records.
One thing to say, the UWB and DP video output functions, even the 4-core GPU and screen brightness, have no impact on most users.
There is no MagSafe magnet. Many old iPhone users may not get used to it. Although, there are certainly many third-party shells that can fill this hole.
The biggest problem with the iPhone 16e is pricing, especially for the high-volume version:
The 128GB version of the iPhone 16e is 4499 yuan, the 256GB version is 5499 yuan, and the 512GB version is 7499 yuan.
After the national subsidy, the 128GB version should be 3999 yuan, and the 256GB version should be 4999 yuan.
The 128GB version of the iPhone 16 is 4699 yuan (700 yuan), and the 256GB version is 5499 yuan (500 yuan).
The iPhone 13/14/15 can't compare with the iPhone 16e. Take out the same main camera of 8GB memory+A18 Youth Edition+iPhone 16, and the old machine will have to lie down.
The difference of 500 to 700 yuan between iPhone 16e and 16 standard versions can be obtained (ranking from high to low in importance):
At a glance, you can judge whether you are in 2021, or in 2025, the Lingdong Island and vertical dual photography;
Higher brightness and harder Lingdong Island screen (though still 60Hz);
More mature and secure high pass baseband;
MagSafe wireless charger with double power and magnetic attraction;
Ultra wide angle with macro distance;
One more GPU core and UWB ultra wideband chip.
Examples, iPhone 16e， With iPhone 13/14/15/16 Standard Edition, Xiaomi 14/15 vivo X200 Pro mini、 Samsung Galaxy S25 Comparison ↓
12 hours after the launch, the number of iPhone 16e JD bookings was close to 90000.
At this moment, I feel that the world is a bit unreal.
Considering that the 128GB version after the national subsidy is 3999 yuan, and the 256GB version is 4999 yuan, 700 yuan and 500 yuan cheaper than the national subsidy iPhone 16.
The buyer's version of 16e is understandable, but if people know that you spent 7499 yuan to buy a 512GB mobile phone with 60Hz Liu Haiping+single camera+7.5W wireless charging, it will not be laughed at for a whole year?
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