After the many rumors of the last few days, the official has now arrived: the family of iPhone It is enriched with a new Mid-Range model of the iPhone SE 3. The newcomer of the iPhone 16 family was designed to provide access to the ecosystem of Apple at a more low price but without giving up many of the most advanced functions, starting from the system artificial intelligence. If some of the solutions used in this new smartphone, starting from the fusion camera with integrated 2x zoom or the use of the new generation chip A18, were welcomed by fans, the price was a frozen shower: it starts from 729 eurowhich could limit the appeal in the competitive market today. Let’s see in detail the specifications of this new model that will surely make a lot of discussion.
Record autonomy
THE’iPhone 16eavailable in black and white, can be preordained from Friday 21 February while deliveries will begin on Friday 28 and has the not easy task of providing the most appreciated functions of the 16thto generation of the melafonino at a more affordable price. Kaiann Drance, VP of Apple’s product marketing, is said “particularly happyAnd To complete the lineup with iPhone 16e, a powerful and more convenient option that will allow even more people to experience the iPhone experience “. The little brother of theiPhone 16 It resists sketches, drops and dust and is protected by the Ceramic Shield, a material of the most resistant available.
The dimensions are more important than the predecessor, going to 6.1 inches with the Super Retina XDR display (unfortunately only at 60 Hz) but, above all, a much more important autonomy than the old if, up to 12 hours more. The release via the face ID camera is available, such as the USB-C port, mandatory in Europe but one of its strong points is the use of the chip A18necessary to access Apple Intelligence. The version used on the iPhone 16e loses a GPU core compared to that of the older brother while the 16 cores of the Neural Engine remain present dedicated toartificial intelligence. Interesting, then, the use of the new 5G C1 modem, the first designed by Apple with energy efficiency as a priority ensuring reliable connectivity.
Safe artificial intelligence
Even if in Europe it has not yet been seen, the fact that Apple dwells a lot in describing the functions of artificial intelligence Of the new iPhone 16e confirms how much he focused on this to convince users of the older models to buy this new model. The functions described are already known, from the free integration of Chatgpt In Siri in search of photos describing them naturally but the privacy side seems more relevant. Many of the models that feed Apple Intelligence They are performed only on the mobile phone, without your data being transmitted.
For more complex requests, the private cloud compute guarantees that these data are neither stored nor shared with Apple. More immediate, however, the use of the action button to use visual intelligence, or augmented reality. The multifunction button can be configured to allow the user to obtain information on places or objects by framing them with the camera. Not an absolute novelty, given that both the Samsung systems and Google offer something similar but, however, a good step forward.
An innovative camera
On the eve of the launch, many experts had said that selling a smartphone with a single camera would have been anachronistic in 2025. Apple Try to respond to criticism with the new Fusion camera, conceived innovatively. The 48 megapixel Sony sensor would be helped by the software to take photos of very high resolution by finding a perfect balance between brightness and details. Instead of having a dedicated perspective, the 2x telephoto lens is integrated into the main lens, while the TrueDepth front camera promises even more clear and faithful selfies, helped by the latest generation HDR system.
Video side, theiPhone 16e It guarantees 4K shooting with Dolby Vision up to 60 frames per second but with the so -called “space audio”, with the microphones capable of recording Surround audio. The MIX function will then allow you to change the sound already in the phone, without the need for a post-production passage, to stand out the item of those who are talking to an innovative wind reduction system. Much more practical, however, the functions related to security, especially the satellite messages service, which allows the user to ask for help even when you do not have access to the cellular network.
Important, then, the accident detection, which recognizes a serious accident and automatically calls rescue even if the user cannot reach his cell phone. Will it be enough to break through the hearts of smartphones enthusiasts? We will see it in the coming weeks.
