Highlights
- The iPhone 16e teardown reveals internal components closer to the base iPhone 15.
- The teardown also unveils the C1 chip, Apple’s first in-house 5G modem, combining 4nm baseband technology with 7nm transceiver technology.
- Apple released a series of ads promoting the iPhone 16e for its durability, battery life, camera, AI features and future-proofing.
The iPhone 16e is now available and while it looks a lot like the iPhone 14 from the outside, there are some interesting changes under the hood. A recent teardown video published by REWA Technology gives us a better idea of what’s new.
iPhone 16e Teardown Video
The five-minute teardown video on YouTube breaks down the iPhone 16e, showing how to disassemble it and highlighting its internal components.
While the design resembles the iPhone 14, the inside is more like the base iPhone 15. One big difference is the camera, unlike the iPhone 15, which has two lenses, the iPhone 16e has a single 48MP wide lens. This smaller camera module likely gave Apple room to include a bigger battery.
Speaking of the battery, the teardown confirms that the iPhone 16e has a 4005 mAh battery, larger than the 3561 mAh battery in the iPhone 16 and bigger than some early reports suggested. Apple also kept the low-voltage electric current system for battery removal, making it easier and safer to replace.
Another similarity to the iPhone 14 is the Face ID module as the iPhone 16e retains the notch instead of the Dynamic Island.
The teardown also reveals the C1 chip, Apple’s first in-house 5G modem. It combines 4nm baseband technology with 7nm transceiver technology, making it more power-efficient than Qualcomm’s modems used in previous iPhones.
Here’s the full teardown video –
Apple Releases A Series of iPhone 16e Ads
Meanwhile, Apple released several ads promoting the iPhone 16e as the best iPhone for the average person alongside the launch. The videos posted on Apple’s YouTube channel highlight the following aspects of the phone –
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Durability – because “the average person drops their phone 208 times per year.”
Battery life – the best ever in this size of iPhone.
Camera – showcasing that “maybe one camera is all you need.”
AI features – including Genmoji and Clean Up.
Future-proofing – with an ad showing a man alongside his older self.
Moreover, there is also the main launch video titled ‘Meet iPhone 16e’ that ties all these features together into one video. Check out the main video below –
The iPhone 16e starts at $599 for the 128GB model.
FAQs
Q1. What does the iPhone 16e teardown reveal about its internal components?
Answer. The iPhone 16e teardown reveals it looks similar to the iPhone 14 but has internal components closer to the base iPhone 15, including a single 48MP wide lens and a 4005 mAh battery.
Q2. What is significant about the C1 chip found in the iPhone 16e?
Answer. The teardown also unveils the C1 chip, Apple’s first in-house 5G modem, combining 4nm baseband technology with 7nm transceiver technology, making it more power-efficient.
Q3. What aspects of the iPhone 16e do the recent Apple ads highlight?
Answer. Apple released a series of ads promoting the iPhone 16e, highlighting its durability, battery life, camera, AI features and future-proofing.
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