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There's the performance which is fast and mostly on a par with pricier iPhones in the range. Which is why it's compatible with Apple Intelligence, something which is only growing in its capabilities.
The new AI feature is called Apple Intelligence. These include tools to rewrite emails or texts and something called Image Playground where you can create pictures from simple text inputs, for example, or even generate original emoji to use in text messages. These features need processing power and are made possible thanks to the latest iPhone processor, the A18. Apple has even included Visual Intellligence, which lets you point the camera at a restaurant, for instance, and it will tell you information such as opening hours or menus. On the iPhone 16, this is enabled through the Camera Control. Here, you can set it up as an option on the Action Button.
And then there's the battery life, a factor whose importance is hard to overstate. It goes on and on, and the fact that it outdoes other iPhones in its size is a bonus.
The new phone is priced at £599, meaning the price of entry to the Apple ecosystem is higher than it used to be. But there's a lot to like, and the new features and capabilities make the iPhone 16e good value.
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