The ups and downs of the iPhone 16E
On the one hand, Appleâs latest iPhone is a huge victory. The iPhone 16E comes with most of what youâd want from a smartphone â modern processor, good camera, nice design â for hundreds of dollars less than youâd typically spend on a brand-new device. On the other hand, itâs a bit odd that this thing exists at all. Itâs missing a couple of the best things about the iPhone ecosystem â MagSafe, multiple cameras â and if youâre already spending $600 on a phone itâs not clear that another $200 is a particularly huge deal. So why does the 16E exist? And who is it for?
On this episode of The Vergecast, we try and figure it out. With Nilay on vacation, David is joined by The Vergeâs Jake Kastrenakes and Allison Johnson to go through all the ins and outs of Appleâs latest smartphone. We talk about the trades Apple made to bring the price down, the ones it maybe should have made instead, and just how big a deal the new C1 modem might turn out to be.
After that, the three co-hosts talk about the other gadget news of the week. We marvel over the Oppo Find N5, a lovely foldable smartphone that none of us will ever own. We pour one out for the Humane AI Pin, the …