Action Button is the indented place on the left side that has a lever in it.
Carolyn Arnold -----Original Message----- From: 'Curtis Delzer' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Friday, February 28, 2025 8:17 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: 16, or 16E? I did not see this, thank you! I do not know what that "action" button is, the right hand button on the phone for locking, etc? thanks On 2/28/2025 2:48 PM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote: > I don't know if you saw the article from AppleVis.com, but here it is. > > Hands On with the iPhone 16e: My First Impressions > > > iPhone 16e availability in the U.S. is less than 24 hours away, and ahead of > the launch, I was provided a unit for review. > Going into today, I was looking forward to sharing the iPhone 16e with our > community, especially as there has been much anticipation and excitement on > AppleVis surrounding this phone in particular. Unboxing podcasts are a lot of > fun, especially when the recording goes well. And I am of the opinion that as > Apple no longer sells a device with a Home Button, we should be doing > everything possible to ease the transition for people who are still on older > devices for whatever reason. It’s a bigger deal than you might think, > especially for the everyday blind, DeafBlind, or low vision user who really > relies on that Home Button as an anchor. > All in all, there is a lot to talk about with the iPhone 16e, but I wasn’t > going to say any of it today. But that changed when I actually experienced > the iPhone 16e for myself. > The iPhone 16e is Apple’s most affordable phone at US$599, and, to be honest, > I was disappointed by the price when it was announced. I see the iPhone 16e > as the iPhone for the everyday person, the person who just needs an iPhone to > do the basic things. And I really was hoping Apple could get the price down > to something under $500 and make that phone available to as many people as > possible. On the other hand, the iPhone 16e has a lot of advanced tech (a > current-generation A18 processor, Apple Intelligence, the Action Button, an > all-new Apple-designed modem, just to name four); so the starting price is > more understandable when you consider what all you’re getting. > Concerns about price aside, I tried to approach reviewing the iPhone 16e with > an open mind. I know what I like in an iPhone, and I also know that the > iPhone 16e is meant for a different type of user than me. And yet, I interact > with people from all walks of life; and for many of them, all they want is a > basic iPhone. So the iPhone 16e interested me at first for those reasons: Is > this the modern iPhone for everyone? > As interested as I first was in the iPhone 16e, I never expected that I would > personally ‘like’ it—especially after only a few hours with the device. But I > do like it—a lot. > Generally, I gravitate towards the bigger phones for their battery, speaker, > and bigger ‘feel’. ‘Bigger’ has always meant ‘better’ to me. But the iPhone > 16e challenges my assumptions in a pretty big way, no pun intended. Contrary > to my expectations, I actually really like the thing. I like the way it feels > in my hand. Picking it up, holding it while on the phone, even sending > messages with Braille Screen Input—it feels great. And this was unexpected to > say the least. > Perhaps just as unexpected and even better than the device’s ‘hand-feel’, are > the speakers. Yes, I said ‘speakers’ because both the bottom speaker and > earpiece speaker are noticeably better than my $600-more-expensive iPhone 16 > Pro Max. In my review of the iPhone 16 Pro Max, I shared about issues with > the quality of sound output from the speakers. Other members of the community > have experienced similar issues. > I am happy to report that the sound on the iPhone 16e has none of these > issues. At higher volume, the iPhone 16e puts out a lot of bass for its size. > (I remember my iPhone 15 Pro being similar.) But, unlike my personal iPhone > 16 Pro Max, the iPhone 16e better maintains this bass at lower volumes. There > is none of the dramatic fluctuation in bass with volume adjustment that I see > on my iPhone 16 Pro Max, and this is a subtle—but nevertheless > huge—improvement. > And it is not just the bottom speaker that is improved; the earpiece speaker > has more bass as well, making the sound fuller and more natural. I was on a > FaceTime audio call shortly after setting up the iPhone 16e, and I actually > called the person back from my iPhone 16 Pro Max to be sure I wasn’t just > imagining things. I wasn’t—the speaker quality is just better. If the > speakers are important to you, you will really like the iPhone 16e. > The iPhone 16e has a 6.1-inch display, similar to recent smaller iPhones. If > you have seen an iPhone 13 or 14, or their Pro counterparts, for example, the > iPhone 16e’s size will be familiar to you. The iPhone 16e has the same A18 > series processor as other iPhone 16 devices, and VoiceOver performance is as > snappy as on my iPhone 16 Pro Max. > In the iPhone 16e, Apple has tried to make the iPhone 16 experience available > to more people at a lower price. The device has a lot to like: the same > series of processor, support for Apple Intelligence, and other key features > of the iPhone 16 family—even an Action Button. But there is no getting around > the fact that the iPhone 16e’s starting price tag of US$599 is still way out > of reach of a lot of people, which is both unfortunate and also a lost market > opportunity for Apple. Nevertheless, everything I have seen with the iPhone > 16e so far suggests that Apple may very well have a hit on its hands. > Watch this space. > > Article from: > https://applevis.com/blog/hands-iphone-16e-my-first-impressions > > > Richard, USA > "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." -- John > Wesley > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > > (sent from my iPhone 16 pro) c > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. 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