My Teen Switched to iPhone 16e โ€“ Does He Regret It?

Stephen Robles โ€ข March 8, 2025
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My 15-year-old son has been using the iPhone 16e for a weekโ€”so I put him to the test! We talk about battery life, no MagSafe (is it a big deal?), Apple Intelligence, Genmoji, and whether heโ€™d choose this over a 15 Pro or his old iPhone 13. ๐Ÿ“บ My Son's Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@JordanRoblestv โญ๏ธ iPhone 15 Pro Refurbished https://geni.us/1mE5Fe ๐Ÿ“ฒ My Favorite iPhone Accessories AirPods Pro 2 (on Sale!) https://geni.us/R8s79dB Best MagSafe Battery | Anker Qi2 https://geni.us/AhPC Favorite 3-in-1 MagSafe Charger https://geni.us/4PBW1w My 2-in-1 Travel Charger https://geni.us/twyK AirPods 4 with ANC https://geni.us/f5xhUl0 Multi USB-C Charger with Find My https://geni.us/qHAMwS Favorite Power Bank with Built-In Cable https://geni.us/KcDLzl Car Charger with Retractable Cable https://geni.us/DUeO MagSafe Car Charger https://geni.us/g7jgja Best HomeKit Lock with Home Key https://geni.us/kI9o2kl ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ My tech podcast, Primary Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@PrimaryTechShow ๐Ÿ  Full List of My Smart Home Devices https://beard.fm/homekit โญ๏ธ Join the Shortcuts community and support this channel! https://create.beard.fm ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Try Riverside today, it's what I use to record all my podcasts! https://beard.fm/riverside ๐Ÿ’ป Final Cut Plugins and Effects from MotionVFX https://mvfx.co/StephenRobles ๐ŸŒŽ Follow me on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenrobles.com Threads: https://threads.net/@stephenrobles Instagram: https://instagram.com/stephenrobles Chapters โžก 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Is It an Upgrade? 00:38 The MagSafe Issue 02:04 A18 Processor Speed 02:34 Apple Intelligence Features 04:31 iPhone 16e Camera 05:36 C1 Modem 05:57 Colors 06:25 iPhone 16e vs iPhone 13 07:01 iPhone 16e vs iPhone 15 Pr ๐Ÿ›’ My Film Gear: Sony A7 IV (Main Camera) https://geni.us/PA1Qd (Amazon) Sigma 35mm (Main Lens) https://geni.us/YqQpgtx (Amazon) Sennhesier MKH416 (Video Mic) https://geni.us/VxF1g (Amazon) Aputure Amaran 200x (Key Light) https://geni.us/2KY3GV (Amazon) Light Dome III (Soft Box) https://geni.us/Rt08x (Amazon) Earthworks Ethos (Podcast Mic) https://geni.us/X7xC (Amazon) Podcast Mic Arm https://geni.us/5ydF0HM (Amazon) Sony a6400 (Top Down Camera) https://geni.us/VOyRX (Amazon) Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 (Top Down Lens) https://geni.us/lkuYqbH (Amazon) Elgato Key Light Air (Fill and Hair Lights) https://geni.us/UetzsS (Amazon) ATEM Mini Pro (My Switcher) https://geni.us/Dgiymx2 (Amazon) Rodecaster PRO II (Powers All Mics) https://geni.us/uMHZGgi (Amazon) Sound Devices MixPre-3 (Travel Sound Gear) https://geni.us/Nb6A4zo (Amazon) DISCLAIMER: I participate in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Other links to third-party products and services may also be affiliate links.

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