Some shots from the weekend 📸 ☀️
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Hey everyone, I’m curious to hear your thoughts on the C1 chip.
If Apple fully adopts all their own silicon for processors, wireless modems, and UWB chips, do you think it’ll be more energy-efficient and optimized across all their other devices?
If Apple fully adopts all their own silicon for processors, wireless modems, and UWB chips, do you think it’ll be more energy-efficient and optimized across all their other devices?
Thank you! I’m lucky to live in such a nice place, the Lake District 👌🏻😄Awesome pics! That's an amazing view you get to enjoy
48mp HEIF (can’t upload full resolution)
Cropped into 48mp shot
Cropped into 48mp shot
Update: After testing the 16e for some weeks I sold my iPhone 16 Pro Max and I couldn't be happier. After years of Pro Max I'm really enjoying the "new" form factor, the design, much less weight (!) and the simplicity. When in a case, I love that it's completely flat. The camera is fine, battery life is great. One of my biggest concerns was the lack of Pro Motion. And I was right. I needed more than just a few days to adjust to it. I couldn't ignore the difference first. But now I don't see it anymore. Enjoying my new sports car after selling my truck. Let's see what autumn brings ;-)
iPhone 16e Sales Lag Behind SE Models Despite Bestseller Status
The iPhone 16e is one of Europe's top-selling smartphones, yet its early sales figures still lagged significantly behind those of Apple's...
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iPhone 16e Sales Lag Behind SE Models Despite Bestseller Status
The iPhone 16e is one of Europe's top-selling smartphones, yet its early sales figures still lagged significantly behind those of Apple's...
It's funny how easily headlines can change the tone of this.
"iPhone 16e Sales Lag Behind SE Models Despite Bestseller Status"
"Counterpoint Research finally gives Apple some good news from Europe"
"iPhone 16e Breaks Into The Top 10 Best-Selling Smartphones In Europe"
"iPhone 16e selling well in Europe but can't beat its cheaper siblings"
"The iPhone 16e ranked sixth in the top 10 best-selling smartphones in March 2025, the first full month of the model’s sales"
Well....
if a new product is about to fail on the market, the marketing dpt. is always publishing /pretending that their failing new product is about to get the most demanded , sky-rocketing product on earth.... 🤣
Until they cannot deny any more that their new product is just irrelevant.
We have no idea if it’s a “failure”. Is it losing tons of money for Apple? That’s is all that matters.
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Some recent shots 📸
Some recent shots 📸
Do you shoot using Apple Camera app or other camera apps found in the App Store?
Do you post-process or post as is?
Do you shoot in RAW, ProRAW, HEIC, JPEG?
I can't post since I don't have an iPhone 16e but I'm curious regarding your shooting habits/workflow.
Do you post-process or post as is?
Do you shoot in RAW, ProRAW, HEIC, JPEG?
I can't post since I don't have an iPhone 16e but I'm curious regarding your shooting habits/workflow.
I shoot with the stock iPhone camera with a mixture of default 24mp and the 48mp HEIF mode (no ProRaw on 16e)
Some photos don’t need post processing and others my go to app is Snapseed, especially for instagram content.
I just got the iPhone 16e for my kid, after the XR started having some problems. The good news is Apple offered their full XR trade-in value despite it showing several problems. Seems like a fine phone, and the kid is overjoyed.
Neither of us care much about the Dynamic Island. It's very responsive and works well as the binned A18 still feels top tier, and the lack of ProMotion isn't a big deal to us. The lack of MagSafe is also basically irrelevant since for less than US$10, I bought a MagSafe case which included a tempered glass screen protector as well. The MagSafe magnets in that third party case seem just as strong as Apple's. I suppose one drawback is that the 16e won't charge as fast wirelessly as the flagship iPhones, but then again 7.5 Watt charging of the 16e may possibly protect battery longevity. Furthermore, if you're in a big rush and you really want fast charging, the best solution is USB-C. IOW, the lack of MagSafe in this model can go completely unnoticed if you are going to use a case anyway, since you can just get a case with MagSafe embedded. People will argue that some cases don't have strong MagSafe magnets, but that's not unique to the 16e, so that's not really a valid argument if you're going to use a case.
The main reason I wouldn't get this iPhone for myself is the single camera lens and the screen size, as I like having a three lens camera system and a larger screen - but that means iPhone Pro Max at considerably higher cost. However, for my kid, the single lens camera is an improvement over the single lens camera of the XR, and the screen size is the same.
I looked at other models, but nothing made sense price-wise at this time. The 15 cost more, and the 16 cost even more. Even a like new refurb 15 from respectable third party shops cost more, and the refurb 15 Pro cost a lot more. Fly-by-night shops had cheaper refurbs, but I won't buy from those.
Neither of us care much about the Dynamic Island. It's very responsive and works well as the binned A18 still feels top tier, and the lack of ProMotion isn't a big deal to us. The lack of MagSafe is also basically irrelevant since for less than US$10, I bought a MagSafe case which included a tempered glass screen protector as well. The MagSafe magnets in that third party case seem just as strong as Apple's. I suppose one drawback is that the 16e won't charge as fast wirelessly as the flagship iPhones, but then again 7.5 Watt charging of the 16e may possibly protect battery longevity. Furthermore, if you're in a big rush and you really want fast charging, the best solution is USB-C. IOW, the lack of MagSafe in this model can go completely unnoticed if you are going to use a case anyway, since you can just get a case with MagSafe embedded. People will argue that some cases don't have strong MagSafe magnets, but that's not unique to the 16e, so that's not really a valid argument if you're going to use a case.
The main reason I wouldn't get this iPhone for myself is the single camera lens and the screen size, as I like having a three lens camera system and a larger screen - but that means iPhone Pro Max at considerably higher cost. However, for my kid, the single lens camera is an improvement over the single lens camera of the XR, and the screen size is the same.
I looked at other models, but nothing made sense price-wise at this time. The 15 cost more, and the 16 cost even more. Even a like new refurb 15 from respectable third party shops cost more, and the refurb 15 Pro cost a lot more. Fly-by-night shops had cheaper refurbs, but I won't buy from those.
Regardless of which iPhone you have (with or without MagSafe), the MagSafe magnet in the case is the weakest link. The solution is to buy a quality case, and not a cheap one. I have a Spigen Enzo Aramid case on my 16e, and the magnet in that case is so strong that I have to use a little force to remove the MagSafe plug from the back.
3 lenses are good - if you use them. If you take a point n shoot picture with a 16e, and a 16 Pro (without changing settings) you get roughly the same result. If not exactly the same. The Pro series' strengths lie in the camera settings. But it is the few who actually fine-tune their camera, or make use of the "Pro" features.
As for the binned A18 chips, I doubt you can notice a big difference IRL. Unless you again have a specific requirement for your iPhone. I think 8 out of 10 would be able to do fine for many years with a 16e. Many choose the Pro model because they don't know better, or just do what others do, and that's a shame. Not for Apple, but for people's wallets.
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Most of the time I use 80-85% charge limit unless I’m going for a trip/travelling etc, then I’ll set it to 100% for piece of mind.
When I’m not far from power & charging through the day I’ll top it up to 80% from around 45-50%.
After playing with the 16e more, I am really, really glad I got the 16e instead of the 15. The lack of a wide angle lens and macro support would be a bummer for me, but my kid so far hasn't missed it and on the flip side really loves the Photos Clean Up tool. Also, the Audio Mix feature is truly remarkable, and has become a must have feature for me. It vastly improves audio capture in some situations, even though it's not pro microphone level.
Note though there is no Visual Intelligence support for that iCloud account... yet. At first Apple Intelligence just wouldn't download. After resetting the Network Settings, it has finally downloaded, but anything like Visual Intelligence associated with ChatGPT won't load for kids. The age cutoff is 13, so we won't be able to test Visual Intelligence on the 16e for a few months.
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To put it another way, if you are buying new and don't think the 16e is enough for you, IMO you probably should not get the 15. The 15 has some advantages, but it also has several disadvantages. If you really want to get something better than the 16e, then get the iPhone 16.
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Happy Canada Day!
The kids and their friends are running a lemonade stand today. The various kids brought their phones and being the geek I am, I borrowed an iPhone 11 and 13 to check the cameras. Each of those has two lenses.
Our old XR had a single lens and just one optical zoom option at 1X.
I was reminded that despite the 11, 12, 13, 14 all having dual lenses, they had only 2 optical zoom options, at 0.5X, 1X.
Despite having only 1 lens, the 16e also gets 2 "optical" zoom options, 1X, 2X (due to the 48 MP 1X).
The iPhone 15 and 16 get 0.5X, 1X, 2X (due to the 48 MP 1X).
BTW, some of the kids bought those older phones as refurbs relatively recently. Interestingly, nobody wanted the minis. It looks like all wanted a phone that was at least 6".
The kids and their friends are running a lemonade stand today. The various kids brought their phones and being the geek I am, I borrowed an iPhone 11 and 13 to check the cameras. Each of those has two lenses.
Our old XR had a single lens and just one optical zoom option at 1X.
I was reminded that despite the 11, 12, 13, 14 all having dual lenses, they had only 2 optical zoom options, at 0.5X, 1X.
Despite having only 1 lens, the 16e also gets 2 "optical" zoom options, 1X, 2X (due to the 48 MP 1X).
The iPhone 15 and 16 get 0.5X, 1X, 2X (due to the 48 MP 1X).
BTW, some of the kids bought those older phones as refurbs relatively recently. Interestingly, nobody wanted the minis. It looks like all wanted a phone that was at least 6".