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Considering a week’s news and titles from Apple, including starting the iPhone 16e, promoting Apple’s iPhone 16e, iPhone 17 Wi-Fi Upgrade, Apple Indian wine, IOS surprise, MacBook Air Benchmarks and Goodbye Product (Red).
Apple Loop is here to remind you of some of the many discussions about Apple in the last seven days. You can also read my weekly Android news Digest here in Forbes.
Apple releases iPhone 16e
The community was waiting on the iPhone SE and hoping for a price of $ 479, on the contrary, Apple submitted the iPhone 16e starting at $ 599. It remains the entry level iPhone, but offers many other features that Tim Cook and its team will hope to balance the price increase:
“The pricing is more than is rumored, but this phone does much more than it was predicted, it seems justified. This is nothing like an iPhone SE. It has facial id, an oled screen, ceramic shield, action button on Place of the Silence/Ring Road, a 48 MEGAPIXEL HOST CHAMPOGRAPH, USB-C connector, A18 processor, satellite connection, one New modem and access to Apple’s intelligence. “
(Forbes).
Loving the new iPhone -in
Of course, Apple loves the new iPhone. Above all, it’s iPhone sometimes (since the last one). It is faster, it’s more powerful, it’s more efficient … so why is Apple insisting on comparing it with a phone that is almost six years old in the press release and marketing details?
“Fortunately,” iPhone 16e has the best battery life ever on an iPhone 6.1 inches, which lasts up to six hours more than iPhone 11. “There is a beautiful eye that shines how much the battery life over the iPhone has improved 16. Instead, the numerical comparison goes to a smartphone that is six
(Forbes).
The up-to-Fi Wi-Fi iPhone 17
With the C1 modem of the iPhone 16E Sporting Apple C1 (the first home-grown modem from the company), the iPhone 17 iPhone 17 equipment family will improve the Wi-Fi silicon to bring more Apple’s model to smartphones:
“After Qualcomm, broadcom Wi-Fi chips will also be replaced by chips inside Apple’s home at a faster pace. My latest industry survey shows all new 2H25 iPhone 17 models will present Wi-Fi chips of Apple (Vs. Slim iPhone 17 will approve Apple’s Modem Cip).
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Apple Indian wine
With the threat of escalating trade tariffs between China and US, Apple is increasing its production capacity in India, with an increasing part of the iPhone produced in a country not embraced in a trade war with President Trump:
“For India, it’s a significant shift. Mobile phones have now exceeded diamonds as the largest export of the product to the country. And although only about 15 percent of Apple’s iPhone are currently made in India, this is expected to grow to 25 percent to In 2027, according to JPMGANGA and Bank of America analysts.
(Ft.com).
A surprise IOS update for Apple Intelligence
The team in Macrumors has noticed the next version of IO (18.5) that appears on its websites. This indicates that testing is continuing with version 18.4 soon and 18.5 another. Why is a fifth version so near the end of the IOS cycle 18? Apple’s intelligence:
“Apple’s new intelligence features for Syria were originally expected to debut with iOS 18.4, according to Gurman. Improvements include on-screen awareness, understanding of a user’s personal context and deeper per-application controls. For example, during WWDC Its 2024. their mother based on information from mail and messaging applications. “
(Macrumors).
MacBook Air M4 Benchmarks
The Apple community has been waiting for a long time for the MacBook Air to get the update in the latest M4 Apple silicon chips. Consumer -centered laptop has appeared in Internet comparison tests this week, with more CPU potential but a potential limiting factor for those in need of advanced graphics:
“Two geekbench lists that have come to the surface so far indicate that Apple has equipped the new MacBook Air with its 10-nuclear version of its M4 SOC than its 8 or 9-core variants. The duo also suggest that design without fan may be keeping GPU performance again in some areas. “
(Notebook control).
And finally …
With the removal of the iPhone SE from Apple’s portfolio, the company is no longer offering any Proact (Red) device. Previously a key center in the apparent campaign support, the partnership remains part of the Apple Pay program, but the option for users to support it through purchases is gone:
“Since 2006, Apple has parted with the (red) brand to raise money for the Global Fund, an organization that aims to fight diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Africa. Through this partnership, Apple has offered One (product) is the red option for some products, but the availability of color continues to decrease. “
(Macrumors).
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