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It inherently has an advantage because its ultrawide camera is more suitable for landscape photography and group photos.
That way, I can better spot their differences to ultimately tell you which has the best performance.
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
However, its ultimately the iPhone 16e that gets my vote due to its warmer color temperature.
I personally like the vibrant reds of the tomato pieces, but the iPhone 16s colors are more true-to-life.
The red has a more balanced tone, which is why I prefer its color science.
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
Not surprisingly, the iPhone SE 2022 has the weakest performance with its softer tone.
However, the iPhone SE 2022 only allows for 1x zoom in portrait mode.
Unfortunately, the effect is nowhere as strong with the iPhone SE 2022 and iPhone 16e.
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
But between the two of them, Im giving it to the iPhone 16e because of its warmer tone.
The iPhone SE 2022 tops out at 5x zoom, so it doesnt have nearly as much definition.
It doesnt help when the details are muddy and indistinct.
iPhone 16(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
In contrast, the iPhone 16 and 16e do an amazing job of brightening the scene.
And for these reasons, it gets my vote.
Yet, it proves how image processing techniques can really get the most out of a phone’s camera.
iPhone SE 2022(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone SE 2022(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone SE 2022(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone SE 2022(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone SE 2022(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone SE 2022(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone SE 2022(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone SE 2022 (5x zoom)(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone SE 2022(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16e(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone 16(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
iPhone SE 2022(Image credit: Tom’s Guide / John Velasco)
