The iPhone 16e runs on the already discontinued A18 chipset
By ForGeeks Apple announced the iPhone 16e as the fourth and most affordable member of the iPhone 16 series, with a starting price of $599/€699/£599. However, some compromises have been made to bring the price down, and it’s now officially confirmed that the A18 chip inside the 16e model has differences from the version installed in the standard iPhone 16.
Apple has also confirmed that the A18 chip inside the 16e model has differences from the version installed in the standard iPhone 16.
Main Features of the iPhone 16e
- A18 chip: The iPhone 16e features an A18 chip, which has a 6-core processor (2 performance cores and 4 power efficient cores), as well as a 4-core graphics processing unit (GPU) and a 16-core neural engine. Although the number of processor cores and neural engine cores are the same as the regular version of the A18, the GPU on the 16e has one less core.
- Performance differences: While this change is unlikely to be noticeable in real-world use, it may affect performance in benchmarks and more demanding games where graphics play a key role. This chip has undergone the binning process, which is a method where chips that do not meet strict standards are separated into separate groups (binned) and then used in more affordable models.
- Comparison with other models: The A18 binning chip in the 16e has one fewer GPU core than the A18 chip in the standard iPhone 16, and two fewer cores than the A18 Pro chip in the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max. A similar situation is seen in the iPad mini 2024, which uses an A17 Pro chip with one fewer GPU core.
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The novelty is an interesting option for users looking for an affordable smartphone in the iPhone 16 lineup, but willing to put up with a slight loss of performance in games and applications that require intensive graphic computing. Everything else about the device, like the rest of the lineup, remains top-notch, delivering a great user experience.
For more information on all the features of the iPhone 16e and other models in the series, you can read our full review.
The iPhone 16e is powered by the now-defunct A18 chipset was first published on ITZine.ru.
