Apple has launched the iPhone 16e in the global market. The device is the latest iteration in the iPhone 16 series which consists of iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Plus and iPhone 16.
The iPhone 16e is powered by the latest A18 chip with Apple indicating that the 6-core CPU is up to 80 percent faster than the A13 Bionic chip on iPhone 11. There’s also a 4-core CPU and a 16-core Neural Engine. According to Apple, the Neural Engine “is optimized for large generative models and runs machine learning (ML) models up to 6x faster than A13 Bionic.”
The iPhone 16e offers full support for Apple Intelligence. This includes things like Genmoji, Writing Tools, Clean Up in the Photos app, ChatGPT integration, and more. You can access Visual Intelligence via the Action button or via a new toggle in Control Center.
The device 16e rocks a 6.1-inch OLED display with a notch. There’s also Face ID support integrated in that notch. There is a USB-C port at the bottom for charging and data transfer. The device also features the Action button instead of the classic mute switch.
On the back of the iPhone 16e, there is a single 48MP Fusion camera with an integrated 2x Telephoto option. By default, the iPhone 16e will take high-resolution 24MP photos, but you can also choose to take 48MP images. The integrated 2x Telephoto option lets you zoom in and retain that high-resolution image quality without having a second dedicated physical camera. There’s also support for HDR, Portrait mode, and Night mode. The iPhone 16e also features a 12MP True Depth front-facing camera with support for autofocus.
When it comes to video quality, the iPhone 16e offers 4K with Dolby Vision up to 60 frames per second. It records in Spatial Audio and supports Audio Mix to let users adjust the audio after the fact
The iPhone 16e battery life can last up to 26 hours of video playback and can charge up to 50% in 30 min. It also has wireless charging support.