When the iPhone 16e arrived at iFixit HQ today, we immediately sent it in for some intense surgery. For the first time ever, our teardown day started with a little light microsoldering…
That’s why this first iteration is in the 16e, the least important phone in the lineup, and one in which it won’t matter if the cellular performance isn’t up to snuff.
Turns out the “e” in 16e stands for experimental!
Interesting read overall.