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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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    zinkdifferent said:
    AmberNeely said:
    AppleZulu said:
    So the complaint here is that the entry level model lacks some of the features of the regular and premium models. Interesting. 


    It's not that it's missing features between regular and premium. It's that it's missing features between last generation and the generation that came out five months ago. And my issue is that the features that exist are perplexing, not that it's missing them. 
    While the iPhone 16e appears to be aimed at iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 users looking to upgrade, IMO it misses even that target - that group is better served by just picking up a second-hand iPhone 14 Pro, for example.

    To me, the iPhone 16e is a 'hard pass' for two reasons :

    1) lack of Dynamic Island. There is ZERO reason for this omission in a device with the A18 chip, and the components all cost the same, since they are by now widely used across the entire iPhone line. Zero excuse to not provide the Dynamic Island. This omission feels more like a slap in the face and a pathetic cash grab of wanting to push buyers to the next higher model. Hard Pass.

    2) lack of MagSafe. Same for all the good reasons you've already pointed out in your article, so I won't rehash these good reasons. Again, it feels like a slap in the face and a deliberate effort to present a 'cheapened' product. Hard Pass.

    Personally, my iPhone 14 Pro has been performing well enough for me that I see very little reason to upgrade to an iPhone 15 or iPhone 16 model ... Apple 'Intelligence' is more less similar to an early 'Newton' level handwriting joke, especially since the one component that could benefit the most from any sort of intelligence upgrade is Siri, and Apple's current solution is to have Siri ask *every single time*  "would you like to use chatGPT for that" ... yeah, no thanks .. I'll just continue using the ChatGPT app on my iPhone 14 Pro, which appears to be doing a much better job that all of Apple 'Intelligence' on the newer models. So, again, Hard Pass.

    Apple is really failing on too many fronts these days, mainly when it comes to small details that matter, or just simply bare functionality (that Siri is still pathetic after all these years is inexcusable) - and this is coming from an Apple Guy that bleeds in 6-colors ;-) 



    No joke, I actually started researching the iPhone 14 Pro (price wise, I was here for the coverage of the 14. I know what the 14 is.) as a viable alternative to my 13 mini. I think I'd probably enjoy the camera upgrades quite a bit, and I've never had a Pro model before. I dunno. I'm being cheap and sentimental over my 13 mini, still. She's still kicking.
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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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    bulk001 said:
    Reading your comments Amberneely, you should write more here. The humor is refreshing.  
    Thanks, I come from a family whose primary language is sarcasm and joking around. Mom always says "What's the difference between tragedy and comedy? Oh, about two weeks. Unless its us, and then it's about fifteen minutes."

    I'll let her know she raised me right (and I'm sure it won't go to her head.)
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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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    opinion said:
    An iPhone mini (with the size of an iPhone 12/13 mini) and I would buy one instantly. 
    I would be awake, on Apple's site, credit card in hand, as soon as preorders started. I know they probably won't bring a mini back for the 17 cycle but like.... what if they did. 
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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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    cincytee said:
    I, too, am not thrilled about this release. I'm quickly approaching the "no choice but to upgrade" point with my iPhone SE (just plain SE, as in, the original) because apps are starting to drop support. I just want as close to the same experience as I can get. That's not going to be a 16e. And I don't want to buy an SE3 that's years old the day it's bought. C'mon, Apple, there are people of folks that want quality without all the bells and whistles.
    My friend has the SE3 and she was like "If this one gets too bad, I'm gonna keep buying refurbished SE 3s until all of the apps are unsupported. And by that point, maybe the earth will have exploded or something and I won't need to worry about it."

    I think, weirdly enough, that kind of gave me a reason  to not upgrade my 13 mini until it quits working. And then maybe, if it's still well supported, just buy another one. 

    So I do get the hesitation of buying a years-old phone, but the fact that the iPhone SE 2 is still supported kind of gives me a little tiny bit of hope that I can milk this until the potential release of a new iPhone SE-class phone.
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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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    muthuk_vanalingam said:
    If Apple decides to launch the iPhone 17e, then we can say that Apple got it right. If not, then they probably got it wrong. Of course, hardcore Apple fans would argue that it was always part of the plan even if Apple decides to not launch iPhone 17e next year. But let us wait and see what happens.
    Honestly, I think you've summed it up pretty well. I think the market will dictate whether or not this thing takes off. While I'd love to say the comment section here is telling, we all know anyone who has an account here is at least in some way aware of how Apple operates. Anyone posting on an Apple-centric site is going to have some biases one way or another. 

    I've had a very limited pool of people who are aware enough to notice that the iPhone 16e launched while also not feeling strongly about Apple as a whole. But also, I think that kind of describes about 50% of the original SE audience, so maybe folks will see the iPhone 16e and go "Huh. I guess that's the new budget entry iPhone." and get it anyway. I mean, I certainly think that's going to happen, but I dunno in what quantity. 

    I think the primary audience in that specific demographic are the people who may think the iPhone SE 4 is coming and will slide in closer to the $450 mark. Because honestly, with everything being as expensive as it is right now, an iPhone under $500 sounds pretty darn good.
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