The new iPhone 16e. The first Geekbench listing for what appears to be the iPhone 16e details the difference between it and the iPhone 16, plus confirms the expected amount of RAM. Apple would rather talk about what you can do with a device than mention specifications such as the amount of RAM in it. Consequently RAM wasn't mentioned in the launch of the iPhone 16e, but it was presumed that the new iPhone comes with 8GB RAM.
That's because at least 8GB RAM is required for Apple Intelligence. There was never any question that the iPhone 16e would include Apple Intelligence, but now the first benchmarks confirm it has 8GB RAM. The new Geekbench listing, which describes the model as the "iPhone 17,5" does not as yet show the full single- and multi-core speed scores. But it does show that the iPhone 16e scored 24,188 in Geekbench's metal tests.
That's fractionally lower than the 27,669 of the iPhone 16 in the same graphics category. The difference is because the A18 in the iPhone 16 has five GPU cores, but in the iPhone 16e, it has only four. While this difference in graphics cores produces a noticeable drop in the Geekbench results, it's not a significant one for users. The iPhone 16e is unlikely to appear slower than the iPhone 16 in real-world use.
It's a different story for users going from the last iPhone SE to the new iPhone 16e. They will see a dramatic difference in how fast and responsive the new iPhone is. As first spotted by mysmartprice, the benchmarks also confirm that the iPhone 16e has a 6-core CPU. The same source also cites a Chinese regulatory filing that says the iPhone 16e can support up to 29W charging.
What the benchmarks cannot uncover, though, is now well the iPhone 16e battery lasts under regular use. But Apple has been promoting that the new model has a significantly longer battery life than the previous iPhone SE range. William Gallagher has 30 years of experience between the BBC and AppleInsider discussing Apple technology. Outside of AppleInsider, he's best known for writing Doctor Who radio dramas for BBC/Big Finish, and is the De...
The first developer beta of iOS 18.4 features significant changes to Apple Intelligence and Apple News+. Here's what you need to know. Apple has finally released the first betas for the next release cycle, and visionOS 2.4 includes support for Apple Intelligence on Apple Vision Pro. Here's how it works.
Apple just dropped visionOS 2.4 Beta, packing powerful new tools, a new guest experience, a fresh Spatial Gallery app, and the debut of Apple Intelligence on Vision Pro. Apple's subscription news service is expanding in iOS 18.4 to bring Apple News+ Food, a curated collection including tens of thousands of recipes.
Apple continues to go all-in on Apple Intelligence, as the company announces it will bring its suite of AI-powered features to the Apple Vision Pro in visionOS 2.4. For its 20th anniversary, Apple Trafford Center is to close down and reopen in a larger and more prominent part of the same mall.
Apple has started a new round of developer betas, complete with fresh builds of iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4, and visionOS 2.4 that will ultimately deliver Apple Intelligence to the headset. Apple and Qualcomm's relationship has been strained for a decade and the iPhone 16e C1 chip is Apple's first move to cut ties once and for all.
