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As usual, the media commentators do not understand Apple. Apple is very disciplined about operating margin, my guess is the SE was not making it. The SE was also not an attractive option for carriers to offer to new customers. The 16e allows carriers to offer an iPhone 16 model, which incidentally has an A18 processor so it meets Apple’s goal of AI everywhere, and will be able to offer this at deep discounts to customers while at the same time Apple makes good margin on the sale of the phone to the carrier. It’s that simple.

I am also curious to see the teardown of this device has much was made in the promo about an all new internal design. I am wondering if this breaks new ground on repairability.

You don’t think that evolving technical standards and regulatory approval cycles - out of Apple’s direct control - would make it smarter to keep the modem separate? 

Smart move by Apple to charge customers $599 to perform field validation testing of their first generation cellular modem! Of course it will be launching in all those additional languages in April because they need to test the new modem in as many markets with as many carriers as possible before the iPhone 17 launch in September. I’m not being cynical about this, I think it is an excellent strategy; switching to an in-house mode is a very big risk. 

An upgrade of anything doesn’t sound like a new member of the family. The graphic gains a halo and the music sounds like an elaborate chime. I’m leaning towards a new product such as an Apple doorbell linked to your phone or a home hub - or both!

If you have ever read the regulations on hazardous materials in aircraft baggage, you will get a better sense of why an airline could have had an issue with this. And regulations written in German are far less forgiving and open to interpretation than similar regulations in English.