Especially in light of the new 17e, which is a step ahead of the 16e, is there anyone here besides me singing the praises of the "old" 16e? I got mine a little over a month ago and am very happy. Relatively speaking, it is as strong as my 8 Plus and my 13 that I used to use. Monster A18 chip, great UI, simple but beautiful. In the "flood" of iDevices (iDevices -- see what I did there? lol) introduced in the past few years, the 16e seems a little lost in the crowd . . . but a very capable smartphone. Anyone else loving their 16e phones?
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iPhone 16e Any Love for the 16e?
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The 16e is just as good a phone as when it came out. The 16e is light and has a great battery life. But a new model (17e) has come along that has the same qualities, but with a few improvements - and at the same price. So it's clear that the 16e suddenly becomes irrelevant. But it's still clearly a really good phone, and it will be for many years to come, so enjoy it. I've had it myself, and I was really happy with it.
I tried both and I noticed the 16e has better/balanced battery life, specifically on wifi but cellular isn't "bad" either. 17e beats it on cellular, but battery sucks compared to the 16e on wifi. I also found tests online that confirm the 17e has a "worse" battery life than the 16e to confirm my hypothesis. One test particularly demonstrated that 16e lines up right behind pro maxes in terms of its battery life meanwhile the 17e is around/slightly behind the base 17 model battery.
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