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苹果打破惯例发布新款iPhone手机,最大的亮点并非价格

Dave Smith
2025-02-21

iPhone 16e起售价为599美元,将于2025年2月28日正式发售。

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• 苹果公司(Apple)于周三发布了iPhone 16e,重点强调其亲民价格。但这款手机中潜藏着比价格更有趣的亮点:它搭载的全新C1芯片是苹果自研芯片,或将终结高通(Qualcomm)基带芯片在未来iPhone中的历史使命。

苹果打破惯例,在周三(而非传统的9月)发布了名为iPhone 16e的新机型。这款手机将于下周五2月28日正式发售。

在新闻稿、视频公告与官网宣传中,苹果将iPhone 16e的定价置于最醒目的位置:128GB内存版本起售价为599美元,512GB顶配版为899美元。值得注意的是,该价格与基础款iPhone 16 Plus或256GB版iPhone 16持平。

苹果称iPhone 16e是“iPhone 16系列中价格最亲民的一款产品”,其基础版下周发售后,也将成为苹果官方渠道可购得的最便宜的“全新”iPhone。(当然,用户可通过苹果官方翻新店以更低价格购买iPhone,虽然该公司鲜少宣传该渠道,但这无疑是购买苹果产品最具性价比的"秘密通道"。)

但价格并非这款新机最值得关注的焦点。

iPhone 16e的设计融合了iPhone 14与iPhone 16两代手机的元素:配备与多数现代iPhone相同的6.1英寸OLED屏幕,却仍保留传统的Face ID"刘海"设计——遗憾的是没有“灵动岛”。虽与iPhone 16系列其他机型一样采用USB-C接口,但其后置单摄像头明显有别于近年配备双摄或三摄的iPhone影像系统。苹果在新闻稿中宣称,该机4,800万像素的“Fusion”摄像头“实现了二摄合一的功效”。

然而这些特性均非革命性创新。

真正具有突破性的革新,恰恰是多数消费者难以察觉之处。

iPhone 16e首次搭载苹果全新自研芯片:C1基带芯片是苹果首款自主研发的蜂窝调制解调器,支持5G连接。苹果宣称这是iPhone史上能效最高的基带芯片,结合重新设计的内部结构,使得iPhone 16e可实现26小时视频播放续航。相比之下,价格更昂贵的基础款iPhone 16单次充电仅支持22小时视频播放。

除电池续航提升外,C1芯片或许不会显著改变iPhone用户体验,但苹果以自研芯片替代长期为iPhone提供基带芯片的高通,这一战略转型意义重大。2020年苹果就曾上演类似戏码,从采用英特尔(Intel)芯片转向基于ARM架构的自研处理器。据Investing.com的数据显示,在2020年6月22日苹果宣布弃用英特尔芯片当日,英特尔股价徘徊于每股59美元左右。而截至本周三,其股价已跌至每股26美元区间,跌幅约56%。若苹果未来全系采用自研C1芯片,或将对高通的盈利造成重创。

就苹果当前及未来与高通的合作计划,《财富》杂志致电询问未获即时回复。高通发言人则向《财富》发表声明称:

“当前顶尖商用智能手机均搭载我们领先的5G-Advanced调制解调器-射频系统,该系统通过AI优化适配各国最快、容量最大的网络。我们即将在巴塞罗那世界移动通信大会(MWC)上揭晓连接技术的未来图景。”世界移动通信大会是移动通信行业一年一度的贸易展览会。

iPhone 16e起售价为599美元,将于2月21日(周五)开启预售,并于一周后的2月28日正式发售。(财富中文网)

译者:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

• 苹果公司(Apple)于周三发布了iPhone 16e,重点强调其亲民价格。但这款手机中潜藏着比价格更有趣的亮点:它搭载的全新C1芯片是苹果自研芯片,或将终结高通(Qualcomm)基带芯片在未来iPhone中的历史使命。

苹果打破惯例,在周三(而非传统的9月)发布了名为iPhone 16e的新机型。这款手机将于下周五2月28日正式发售。

在新闻稿、视频公告与官网宣传中,苹果将iPhone 16e的定价置于最醒目的位置:128GB内存版本起售价为599美元,512GB顶配版为899美元。值得注意的是,该价格与基础款iPhone 16 Plus或256GB版iPhone 16持平。

苹果称iPhone 16e是“iPhone 16系列中价格最亲民的一款产品”,其基础版下周发售后,也将成为苹果官方渠道可购得的最便宜的“全新”iPhone。(当然,用户可通过苹果官方翻新店以更低价格购买iPhone,虽然该公司鲜少宣传该渠道,但这无疑是购买苹果产品最具性价比的"秘密通道"。)

但价格并非这款新机最值得关注的焦点。

iPhone 16e的设计融合了iPhone 14与iPhone 16两代手机的元素:配备与多数现代iPhone相同的6.1英寸OLED屏幕,却仍保留传统的Face ID"刘海"设计——遗憾的是没有“灵动岛”。虽与iPhone 16系列其他机型一样采用USB-C接口,但其后置单摄像头明显有别于近年配备双摄或三摄的iPhone影像系统。苹果在新闻稿中宣称,该机4,800万像素的“Fusion”摄像头“实现了二摄合一的功效”。

然而这些特性均非革命性创新。

真正具有突破性的革新,恰恰是多数消费者难以察觉之处。

iPhone 16e首次搭载苹果全新自研芯片:C1基带芯片是苹果首款自主研发的蜂窝调制解调器,支持5G连接。苹果宣称这是iPhone史上能效最高的基带芯片,结合重新设计的内部结构,使得iPhone 16e可实现26小时视频播放续航。相比之下,价格更昂贵的基础款iPhone 16单次充电仅支持22小时视频播放。

除电池续航提升外,C1芯片或许不会显著改变iPhone用户体验,但苹果以自研芯片替代长期为iPhone提供基带芯片的高通,这一战略转型意义重大。2020年苹果就曾上演类似戏码,从采用英特尔(Intel)芯片转向基于ARM架构的自研处理器。据Investing.com的数据显示,在2020年6月22日苹果宣布弃用英特尔芯片当日,英特尔股价徘徊于每股59美元左右。而截至本周三,其股价已跌至每股26美元区间,跌幅约56%。若苹果未来全系采用自研C1芯片,或将对高通的盈利造成重创。

就苹果当前及未来与高通的合作计划,《财富》杂志致电询问未获即时回复。高通发言人则向《财富》发表声明称:

“当前顶尖商用智能手机均搭载我们领先的5G-Advanced调制解调器-射频系统,该系统通过AI优化适配各国最快、容量最大的网络。我们即将在巴塞罗那世界移动通信大会(MWC)上揭晓连接技术的未来图景。”世界移动通信大会是移动通信行业一年一度的贸易展览会。

iPhone 16e起售价为599美元,将于2月21日(周五)开启预售,并于一周后的2月28日正式发售。(财富中文网)

译者:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

• Apple unveiled the iPhone 16e on Wednesday, emphasizing its affordability. But there’s something in this phone that’s far more interesting than its price tag: The C1 chip is brand-new Apple Silicon that could spell the end for Qualcomm’s modems in future iPhones.

Apple, which typically unveils its new iPhones in September, unveiled a new iPhone on Wednesday, called the iPhone 16e. It goes on sale next Friday, Feb. 28.

In its press release, in a video announcement, and on its website, Apple is advertising the price tag of the iPhone 16e front and center: The phone starts at $599 for 128 GB of storage, though it notably ranges up to $899 for 512 GB; that’s the same price as the baseline iPhone 16 Plus, or the iPhone 16 with 256 GB of storage.

Apple says the iPhone 16e is the “most affordable member of the iPhone 16 family,” and, for what it’s worth, its base model will be the most affordable “new” iPhone you can buy from Apple when it goes on sale next week. (That said, you can find more affordable iPhones from Apple’s Refurbished Store, which the company doesn’t publicize often but is arguably the best-kept secret for saving money on Apple products.)

But the price tag is not the most interesting thing about this new phone.

The iPhone 16e design seems like a blend of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 16 eras. It has a 6.1-inch OLED screen, like most modern iPhones, but still has the old-school “notch” for Face ID—sorry, no Dynamic Island here. It’s got a USB-C port like the rest of the iPhone 16 family, but notably has a single camera lens, which is a significant departure from the iPhone’s rear-camera systems from past years that have two or three lenses. Apple says the iPhone 16e’s 48-megapixel “Fusion” camera “is like having two cameras in one,” according to the company’s press release.

But still, none of these features are incredibly novel.

What is truly new in the iPhone 16e is something most consumers won’t even notice.

The iPhone 16e is the first iPhone with brand-new Apple Silicon: The C1 modem is the first Apple-designed cellular modem, which provides 5G connectivity. Apple claims it’s the most power-efficient modem ever in an iPhone; paired with a revamped internal design, the company says, the iPhone 16e is able to achieve 26 hours of video playback. Even the more expensive baseline iPhone 16 is only able to get 22 hours of video playback from a single charge.

Besides the improvements to battery life, the C1 chip may not provide a substantial change to the iPhone user experience, but Apple replacing Qualcomm, which traditionally produced cellular modems for the iPhone, with its own silicon is a significant move. Apple did something similar with Intel in 2020 when it transitioned away from using Intel chips to Apple’s own processors built on ARM architecture. According to Investing.com, Intel’s stock price hovered around $59 per share on June 22, 2020, the day Apple announced its transition away from Intel chips to Apple Silicon. As of Wednesday, Intel’s stock sits around $26 per share—a drop of about 56% over that span. Assuming Apple starts using its own C1 chips in future iPhones from here on out, that could have a serious effect on Qualcomm’s bottom line.

Apple did not immediately respond to Fortune‘s request for comment about the company’s current and future business plans with Qualcomm. A spokesperson for Qualcomm provided the following statement to Fortune:

“The best commercial smartphones currently feature our leading 5G-Advanced modem-RF system, which uses AI to optimize for the fastest and highest-capacity networks in every country. We’ll soon be unveiling the future of connectivity at MWC [Mobile World Congress] Barcelona,” an annual mobile-communications trade show, the person said.

The iPhone 16e starts at $599 for will be available for pre-order starting Friday, Feb. 21. It goes on sale one week later, on Feb. 28.

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