iPhone 16e Comes with 8GB RAM; Apple Intelligence to Add Chinese Support in April

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Published inAI News · 2 min read · Feb 20, 2025

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Today, Apple officially launched the new iPhone 16e and confirmed its memory configuration. The iPhone 16e is equipped with 8GB of RAM, which aligns with market expectations and meets the minimum requirements for Apple Intelligence features.

This upgrade not only enhances the performance of the iPhone 16e but also provides users with a smoother experience.

Apple Intelligence, iPhone 16e

The iPhone 16e will start accepting pre-orders at 21:00 on February 21, with official sales beginning on February 28, starting at a price of 4,499 yuan in China. This pricing makes it accessible for more consumers to experience Apple's latest technological advancements.

Alongside the release of the iPhone 16e, Apple also updated the official pages for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, specifying the timeline for the next round of updates.

According to the latest information, Apple plans to introduce new Apple Intelligence features and language support in early April, including Simplified Chinese, English (India, Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish. Additional languages, such as Vietnamese, will be rolled out later in 2025.

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