As anticipated, Apple has launched a brand new low-end iPhone into its lineup to interchange the getting old iPhone SE. The iPhone 16e is a 6.1-inch telephone with an edge-to-edge OLED display and a show notch, an Apple A18 processor inside (just like, although not precisely the identical as, the common iPhone 16), a USB-C port and Motion Button, and Apple’s first in-house mobile modem, dubbed the Apple C1.
The iPhone 16e starts at $599 for 128GB and will probably be obtainable for preorder on February 21. The telephone will probably be obtainable on February 28. A 256GB model and a 512GB model will run you $699 and $899, respectively.
At $599, the iPhone 16e’s beginning value is $200 lower than the iPhone 16 however $170 greater than the outdated 64GB iPhone SE and $120 greater than the 128GB model of the iPhone SE. The 16e is a extra direct alternative for the iPhone 14, which Apple began promoting for $599 when the usual iPhone 16 was launched. The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus have each been discontinued, which signifies that Apple is now not promoting any new telephones that use Lightning ports as an alternative of USB-C.
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Just like the iPhone 16 sequence and the iPhone 15 Professional, the iPhone 16e has a programmable Motion button on the facet. It does not have the iPhone 16’s further Digicam Management button, although.
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For most individuals, the iPhone 16e will supply primarily the identical iPhone expertise that the iPhone 16 does. It replaces the iPhone SE’s Dwelling button and Contact ID fingerprint sensor with the identical Face ID scanner as different iPhones. It additionally has the programmable Motion button, just like the iPhone 16 sequence and the iPhone 15 Professional. It has Emergency SOS and different satellite tv for pc communication options, similar to the dearer iPhones. And the A18 chip allows assist for Apple Intelligence, which means that the telephone contains the identical 8GB of RAM as Apple’s pricier telephones.
However Apple has omitted a handful of options to hit the cheaper price. For instance, the telephone is available in simply two colours (black and white) as an alternative of the rainbow of choices you will have with the iPhone 16. The OLED display features a notch quite than the Dynamic Island, a largely pointless however nice-to-have evolution of the notch idea that first appeared within the iPhone 14 Professional and the iPhone 15. The iPhone 16e does not assist MagSafe chargers or different equipment.