Yes, like me. The old SE was not worth it. The 16e will be my next phone once Amazon has it spring deals.
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iPhone 16e Could Apple have priced the 16e at $499?
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I much prefer smaller phones and love my SE (except for the crappy battery life).
That said, majority of consumers prefer bigger phones so the screen size is likely already a big win for the 16e.
I do think $499 is a much more attractive price tag for the entry level iPhone though. Maybe it'll get there next year.
Interesting thought / possibility
Since 16e is not SE in name and pegged to iPhone 16 gen maybe it will be $499 in the fall when iPhone 17 is the latest and regular iPhones 16 non pro drop $100 as well
They’re just going to capture sales for 6 months at 599 and milk it until then
Since 16e is not SE in name and pegged to iPhone 16 gen maybe it will be $499 in the fall when iPhone 17 is the latest and regular iPhones 16 non pro drop $100 as well
They’re just going to capture sales for 6 months at 599 and milk it until then
I could see customers being upset about that but Apple probably doesn’t care.
Maybe just a $50 drop. It would still make customers think carefully when it's $549 vs. $699.
No and this is what the $499 crowd doesn’t get
The 3rd Gen SE 128 GB Version was $479 brand new
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And yet they wanted all the upgrades for $20 more than the 128GB SE3 🤦♂️ 🤦 🤦♀️
Plus the 16e is priced the same as the 128GB 14 brand new before it got replaced hence the 16e is a fusion of two iPhones into one ( and this is obviously not the first time it has happened and not the last)
The 3rd Gen SE 128 GB Version was $479 brand new
……
And yet they wanted all the upgrades for $20 more than the 128GB SE3 🤦♂️ 🤦 🤦♀️
Plus the 16e is priced the same as the 128GB 14 brand new before it got replaced hence the 16e is a fusion of two iPhones into one ( and this is obviously not the first time it has happened and not the last)
Yes, Apple could have priced it at $500. Apple has a net profit margin somewhere in the 25 - 30% range. Assuming Apple has similar margins on this as all products and services (likely lower with this phone because of the costs of the C1 development and the switch to a new design -- plus that net margin includes high margin services), that means it costs Apple about $435 to make this phone. A $500 price would give Apple about a 13% profit margin.