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  • Underwhelming performance of Apple Intelligence will hit iPhone sales, Kuo claims

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    I doubt it. Apple Intelligence is a feature in development, not a selling point. People will continue to buy iPhones for the reasons they bought the last one they bought.

    That said, regardless of your “feelings” about Apple Intelligence one way or another, I can assure that nearly EVERY person with access to the writing tools should make more use of at least that aspect of AI.

    For me, the Genmoji/Image Generator will be the part I use the least, but see that’s the great thing about Apple Intelligence — you can use what proves useful to you, and ignore what isn’t useful to you. Gosh, it’s almost like they designed it to work like that.
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  • Don't wait to update: iOS 18.3.2 fixes an actively exploited issue

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    msuberly said:
    Apple Intelligence is a horror
    Only if you’re stupid.
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  • iPhone 16e vs iPhone 16: A new Apple Intelligence-powered entry-level option

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    As for the price of the 16e, it is in fact in line with the rest of the models. The SE was the anomaly, because Apple was then interested in trying to capture more of the Android/cheapskate crowd.

    I think it's very very VERY obvious that the result of that experiment was not to Apple's liking. Not enough shift from Android, in short.

    I completely get that buying a $600 is not in the monthly budget for some people as an outright spend. Waaaay too many people working at or near the minimum wage these days through no fault of their own.

    But if you can't afford to FINANCE a smartphone at a cost of $25/month -- which is what the iPhone 16e would cost, not counting a cellular plan -- then your priority should not be a smartphone, it should be on housing and food.

    And in America, not getting sick.
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  • Apple customers start receiving the iPhone 16e

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    Sarkirssian said:
     Lame phone...
    No it's not.

    It might not be for you and it's not for me, but it's perfect for some people -- especially people who are finally upgrading their iPhone 11 or 12 (I've already heard from some using those exact words).

    The 16e is especially great for people who want a brand new iPhone (not used, not an older model) who don't want to pay or finance $900-$1400 for an iPhone they don't use every possible feature of.
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  • Apple could have sold me an iPhone SE 4, but it won't sell me the iPhone 16e

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    I do think Apple will lose some customers to Android by raising the iPhone price-of-entry to $599. Mostly the cheapskate customers that don't buy anything else from Apple apart from the phone, so I'm reasonably sure Apple is cutting those people loose and wishing them godspeed and good riddance to the cheap Android market.

    But the 16e is still a budget iPhone. Indeed, it's the cheapest iPhone currently available from Apple, since they discontinued the iPhone 14 line and the SE third-gen.

    If you have an older iPhone (preferably small) and want to upgrade for as cheap as possible (and fear Apple Intelligence), grab an iPhone SE third-gen. It will go obsolete someday (a bit sooner than later models, obviously), but that's not anytime in the next few years.

    Maybe there will be some clearance pricing for the iPhone 14 line, and the iPhone 15. If you're a Costco member, I'd check there and Apple's refurb page. Either will do you for quite a few years to come.

    Or, if you can stretch to $599, consider the iPhone 16e. It will certainly be supported for longer, and despite the inexplicable lack of MagSafe (easily and cheaply remedied with a case), it's still head and shoulders above any similarly-priced Android phone.
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