iPhone 16e Teardown Reveals Larger Battery, C1 Modem, and More

YouTube channel REWA Technology today shared an iPhone 16e teardown video, providing a look inside Apple's new entry-level smartphone.

iPhone 16e Internal
In its iPhone 16e announcement video, Apple said the device has a new internal design that allowed for a larger battery. The video shows that the iPhone 16e has a 4,005 mAh battery capacity, which is a 12% increase compared to the regular iPhone 16 with a 3,561 mAh battery capacity at the same voltage.

For those who prefer watt-hours as a unit of measurement, the iPhone 16e has a 15.55 Wh battery, while the iPhone 16 has a 13.83 Wh battery.

In addition to being larger, the iPhone 16e battery uses a type of adhesive that can be loosened with low-voltage electrical current from a 9V battery, USB-C charger, or another power source. This change debuted on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus last year, and it is rumored to extend to the iPhone 17 Pro models later this year.


The teardown also provides a look at the iPhone 16e's logic board, including the A18 chip and Apple's custom-designed C1 cellular modem. The video said the A18 chip will be harder to repair because it is apparently more difficult to remove.

Finally, the video showed the iPhone 16e's lack of MagSafe magnets for wireless charging.

Following pre-orders over the past week, the iPhone 16e began arriving to customers today, and the device is now available to purchase in Apple Stores.

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Top Rated Comments

MayaUser Avatar
10 months ago
C1 best in class now
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jntdroid Avatar
10 months ago

Hard to judge properly if the 16e modem is more efficient when you put a larger battery than what is in the base 16. The components are smaller and leave more room for more battery, but is there any real power savings from the modem's design?
This video ('https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-16es-battery-capacity-revealed-in-real-world-battery-life-test.2450260/page-3?post=33765194#post-33765194') seems to point to legit improvements in efficiency. But so far, the few battery tests I've seen don't seem to be pointing to anything more than just a larger battery. It's a pretty signficant size difference vs. the 16 and others in the 6.1" family, so I would think that the size plus better efficiency would have an even bigger difference than what we're seeing so far.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DavidSchaub Avatar
10 months ago
The voice over, which I assume is an AI voice, detracts from the video.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JPack Avatar
10 months ago

It still have a plastic piece in place of the sim-card tray for US models ?
16e has two plastic pieces now. One where the UW camera used to be.



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Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JPack Avatar
10 months ago

Is there something I am not grasping here?
Only U.S. models lack a SIM tray. The space is there. The electronics are there. Apple saves a few cents not doing a cutout. It’s also a matter of Apple wanting control over the entire stack and possibly charging a gate fee like they do with the App Store.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
svish Avatar
10 months ago
Good to see the internals of the new iPhone and the new C1 chip. Nice to hear that battery removal is easier.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)