Apple presented its latest iPhone, and it's a huge reshuffle for the iPhone range. It is not an update of the iPhone SE of $ 429, which was updated for the last time three years ago. Instead, this is a new iPhone 16 model, the iPhone 16th, which is in size and reduces $ 200 £ 200 on the starting price.
It is a huge capacity jump on the old third generation iPhone SE, but also a large stage of the price. Now, the iPhone has been eliminated from the iPhone range, just like a number of older models. Apple no longer sells a “budgetary” phone, just a less expensive version of the current model.
Pre -orders for the new model start on February 21, with availability from February 28. It is available in white or black, with prices from $ 599 / £ 599 for the 128 GB model.
An iPhone 16 by any other name
The new name of the iPhone 16th is appropriate. This new phone has more in common with Apple's latest iPhone 16 than with previous models. At a glance, you get:
- A 6.1 inch OLED screen
- Id-Id
- A18 processor
- Apply Intelligne application
- 48 MP rear camera with 2x telephoto lens
- Satellite connectivity
- Action button
So what do you miss the ordinary iPhone 16? Well, for $ 200 more, the iPhone 16 gives you the camera control button, an ultra-related rear camera with Macro Photography, Dynamic Island, Magsafe load, a brighter display, an ultra-large strip And the possibility of taking pictures and space videos. And of course, the colors.
Apple has made attractive compromises to reduce the price. Removing the second rear camera was a fact, but it also deletes the possibility of taking space and space videos and the useful macro-photo mode. As expected, Face ID is incorporated into the screen using the old “Notch” style rather than in the more recent dynamic island, so you miss persistent live activities.
With camera control, you might think that you are missing the Visual Intelligence functionality of the iPhone 16, but this is not the case: Apple made it accessible via the Action button.
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It is however surprising to see Apple fall Magsafe from the iPhone 16th. The magnetic attachment function has been a basic iPhone food for four years. You always get Qi wireless load up to 7.5 watts, but the faster load (and fixing with magnetic accessories) is out of the table.
The display is the same size as that of the iPhone 16 (6.1 inches) but does not become as shiny. The maximum brightness for the iPhone 16th is 800 nits or 1,000 for HDR content. This is compared to 1,000/1 600 Nits for the iPhone 16, which can go to 2,000 nits in brilliant exterior light. The iPhone 16th essentially has the display of the iPhone 14.
It should be noted that the A18 of the iPhone 16th is not enough As powerful as the A18 of the ordinary iPhone 16. He has only 4 active GPU hearts, while the A18 of the iPhone 16 has 5 GPU cores. Apple can also reduce performance by other means, such as limiting clock speed, but we will not be able to do our own performance tests.
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Presentation of the Apple C1 modem
A great exclusive functionality of the iPhone 16th is the start of Apple's latest silicon: Apple C1 Modem. It supports the sub6 GHz 5G and 4G LTE with 4 × 4 Mimo, and Apple calls it “the most economical modem in power of all time on an iPhone”. As previously expected, it does not support MMWAVE 5G connectivity, but either.
With its other Apple silicon and a new internal design, Apple promises a strong increase in the life of the battery. The company claims up to 26 hours of video reading, against 22 hours for the iPhone 16 and 27 regular hours for the iPhone 16 Pro.
Regarding another connectivity, the iPhone 16th is a bit behind compared to the standard iPhone 16. 'T. It also lacks threads networking and Wi-Fi 6 instead of Wi-Fi 7.
The iPhone 16th is available in white or black and starts at $ 599 / £ 599 for 128 GB. The 256 GB model is $ 699 and the 512 GB model is $ 899. Essentially, a price reduction of $ 200 /200 £ 200 at all levels compared to the iPhone 16.
