First iPhone 16e Benchmark Reveals Impact of Reduced GPU Core Count

[EugW]

So a used 15 Pro right now would run circles around the iPhone 16e:
• Faster
• Two more cameras: 0.5 wide-angle and 3x optical zoom
• Sensor-shift optical image stabilization on the main 48MP camera
• Dynamic Island
• MagSafe
• Same action button
• Same Apple Intelligence and Visual Intelligence features
• Same price at $600 unlocked now
Only way 16e is better is battery life.

I'd say the net differences are worth at least $300. This would be consistent with a $900 price if Apple were to sell the 15 Pro new, which would also situate it appropriately between current new prices for the 16 and 16 Pro. So basically right now you can get a used 15 Pro in good condition at a 33% discount to its new value. Put another way, by buying a new 16e, one accepts 33% less value than buying a used 15 Pro.

Best Buy sells the USED iPhone 15 Pro 128 GB for US$779.99-$829.99.

Apple sells the NEW iPhone 16e 128 GB for US$599. That's means the USED iPhone 15 Pro is $280-330 more costly, or 46% to 55% more costly than a brand new iPhone 16e. You can get used iPhones from elsewhere too but the cheaper they go, the more risky they are.

In that context, the 16e is a solid deal for a brand new iPhone.

BTW, as for the small speed difference, nobody really gives a chit. Or at least normies at this price point don't give a chit.

 

[mzlin]

Best Buy is nobody's choice for a good deal on used iPhones. Try swappa, backmarket, or eBay.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Best Buy is nobody's choice for a good deal on used iPhones. Try swappa, backmarket, or eBay.

I've actually had great success with Amazon also (first and third party options)

No risk easy returns also

 

[EugW]

Best Buy is nobody's choice for a good deal on used iPhones. Try swappa, backmarket, or eBay.

As mentioned, you can buy used iPhones elsewhere, but the cheaper they go, the more risky they are. Lots of people have been burned. Even when you get a seemingly decent used iPhone, a lot of times they use inferior third party parts (especially batteries and screens), or the workmanship inside isn't the greatest (missing seals, etc.).

 

[Warped9]

FIFY

A lot of complaining and whining around here about this phone because it’s not what some wanted about everything Apple does and every product they make. No surprise.

Never said that everything Apple does is gild. I’ve had my complaints, but there some around here who blow things way out of proportion.

 

[bodonnell202]

Is it the first time they use the same model no to call a binned chip?

I couldn’t recall they did the same tactic for the older SE models. I remember they highlighted SE line use the chip same as that of the top of the line mobile (SE2 having the same cpu as IP11) but smaller form factor and lesser no of camera.

Is it kind of misleading customers?

No - the A15 was binned as a lot well (and all versions were just called the A15 Bionic). The iPhone 13 Pros (and subsequently the iPhone 14s) got the fully enabled chips with 5 GPU cores and 2+4 CPU cores at full speed. The regular iPhone 13 and the 3rd gen iPhone SE got a version with 4 GPU cores. The iPad Mini 6 got a version with 5 GPU cores but the CPU cores were slightly downclocked and the Apple TV 4K 3rd gen got a version with 2+3 CPU cores.

 

[EugW]

When I buy Macs, I generally prefer to get the lower speed binned chips when possible, because I'm usually not bottlenecked by CPU speed. I'd rather put the money to memory and/or storage.

For iPhones CPU/GPU speed is even less important for me, but I end up always getting the highest performance SoC anyway, not because I want it but because I want the top-of-the-line camera.

 

[svish]

The new 16e should still be powerful for any task despite the benchmark numbers. The 8 GB RAM will definitely help. Looking forward to seeing the reviews.

 

[EugW]

The new 16e should still be powerful for any task despite the benchmark numbers. The 8 GB RAM will definitely help. Looking forward to seeing the reviews.

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iPhone 16e Geekbench 6 CPU: 3412/8270
iPhone 16e Geekbench 6 Metal: 24188

M1 MacBook Air Geekbench 6 CPU: 2401/8804
M1 Macbook Air Geekbench 6 Metal: 31780

The iPhone 16e is 142% (!) the speed of M1 single-core CPU, 94% as fast as M1 multi-core CPU, and 76% as fast as M1 GPU.

People shouldn't worry about iPhone 16e performance.