How Much Faster?

iPhone 16e

A18, February 2025

Speed

CPU

up to 1.8× faster

than the iPhone 11, the model Apple compared it with

iPhone 16e announcement, February 2025

Apple gave no figure for iPhone 17e against iPhone 16e.

Neural Engine

up to 6× faster

than the iPhone 11, the model Apple compared it with

iPhone 16e announcement, February 2025

Against other Apple devices

  • iPhone 6s Plus

    The iPhone 16e is mixed 5.9× faster than your iPhone 6s Plus in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.

  • iPhone 17e

    Apple gave no figure for iPhone 17e against iPhone 16e.

  • iPhone Duo

    The iPhone 16e is up to 1.4× slower than the iPhone Duo in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.

  • iPad Pro 11-inch (M5)

    The iPhone 16e is up to 2.1× slower than the iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.

  • MacBook Air (M5)

    The iPhone 16e is up to 2.1× slower than the MacBook Air (M5) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.

Apple’s claims

4 of Apple’s claims name the iPhone 16e; 2 enter the chain.

  1. up to 80% CPU

    “The 6-core CPU is up to 80 percent faster than the A13 Bionic chip on iPhone 11, handling both everyday and intensive tasks with ease — from simple workloads, to more demanding actions with Apple Intelligence.”

    iPhone 16e announcement, February 2025
    • In the chain ×1.8 CPU

  2. up to 6× Neural Engine

    “The 16-core Neural Engine is optimized for large generative models and runs machine learning (ML) models up to 6x faster than A13 Bionic.”

    iPhone 16e announcement, February 2025
    • In the chain ×6 Neural Engine

  3. up to 6 hours battery lifeup to 12 hours battery life

    “iPhone 16e has the best battery life ever on a 6.1-inch iPhone, lasting up to six hours longer than iPhone 11 and up to 12 hours longer than all generations of iPhone SE.”

    iPhone 16e announcement, February 2025
    • Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure

    1. Apple’s spec sheet disagrees

      Outside the range

      Apple’s other figures: iPhone 16e specs, iPhone 11 specs

    2. Not against the previous model

      Against an older model: all generations of iPhone SE

    3. Unclear test

      No battery test named

iPhone e CPU, by generation

Device× previousvs your iPhone
iPhone 16eFirst in this linemixed 5.9× faster
iPhone 17eApple gave no figure for iPhone 17e against iPhone 16eup to 5.7× faster

Battery, Neural Engine and price

iPhone e

Hours from Apple’s tech specs for each model, retrieved 31 October 2026.

Battery table
DeviceLaunchedTestHoursSource
iPhone e
iPhone 16eVideo playbackFebruary 2025February 2025Video playbackup to 26 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 16eretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 16eVideo playback (streamed)February 2025February 2025Video playback (streamed)up to 21 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 16eretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 16eAudio playbackFebruary 2025February 2025Audio playbackup to 90 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 16eretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 17eVideo playbackMarch 2026March 2026Video playbackup to 26 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 17eretrieved 31 October 2026
iPhone 17eVideo playback (streamed)March 2026March 2026Video playback (streamed)up to 21 hoursApple tech specs for the iPhone 17eretrieved 31 October 2026

Battery life, test by test

Apple published no Neural Engine figure for this iPhone.