I’ve had mine for just over a week and I love it. I think a lot of the criticisms it has received are fair, but I just love the from factor, lightness and simplicity. For me it feels like stepping back to a simpler time! I’ve used a gloss black skin on the back underneath a glass protector to give it a real iPhone 4 retro look and feel. I always loved how the 4 looked with the aluminium sides sandwiched between the gloss black front and back glass, and this feels like an updated version of that.
While the 16e does brilliantly for 95% of the things I do with my phone, and I do like the simplicity of the thing, I think I would struggle with the camera if I didn’t also have my 15 pro work phone. I think the limitations of the single camera would prevent me from only carrying the 16e. But I also wouldn’t want the additional heft of two more lenses, etc. So I guess it’s a mixed bag.
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