iPhone 16e—5 things you want to be aware of, including its value, camera, and C1 chip.

The iPhone 16e is true. Following a long time of bits of hearsay, Apple reported its new spending plan cell phone on February 19, and the element-stuffed gadget (which we thought may be known as the iPhone SE 4) looks set to rank among the best modest telephones delivered in 2025.

The iPhone 16e replaces both the iPhone SE (2022) and the iPhone 14 in Apple's iPhone arrangement and, as such, brings a few significant updates over its presently obsolete ancestors.

We're responding to the telephone's declaration in our iPhone 16e live blog, yet underneath, we've gathered five things you want to be aware of about the iPhone 16e—from its cost and accessibility to its showcase, chipset, and programming overhauls.

It's a new name, the same USP.

The principal thing to note about the iPhone 16e is its name. All past ages of the iPhone SE have been promoted as independent from their individual mainline partners—the iPhone SE (2022), for example, was viewed as completely different from the then-lead iPhone 13 line—however, the iPhone 16e is being situated as a component of the primary iPhone 16 family.

In Apple terms, SE meant 'Exceptional Version,' and the three SE models delivered preceding the iPhone 16e showed up at conflicting spans (2016, 2020, and 2022). The change to another naming show—explicitly '[generation number] e'—could' permit Apple to deliver a financial plan accommodating iPhones consistently, like how Samsung discharges lower-spec 'FE' renditions of its leader World gadgets consistently.

Obviously, 'the iPhone 16e' likewise sounds more premium than 'the iPhone SE (2025)' or 'iPhone SE 4,' so the move could be Apple attempting to help the allure of what is, basically, its new passage-level iPhone.

A greater, better presentation of the iPhone 16e

The principal equipment move-up to note about the iPhone 16e is its screen size. Where the iPhone SE (2022) utilized a 4.7-inch LCD board, the iPhone 16e flaunts a nearly enormous 6.1-inch OLED show, which aligns the SE series with Apple's base-model iPhones and, as it turns out, the Google Pixel 8a (so long, little phones). It's left with a 60Hz invigorate rate, yet once more, Apple's base-model iPhones are as well.

The transition to a more present-day show size likewise implies the oversight of an actual Home button on the iPhone 16e. There are no Touch ID capacities at all here—it's Face ID or nothing, the parts for which are concealed in a noticeable score at the highest point of the iPhone 16e's presentation.

Outwardly, then, at that point, the iPhone 16e seems as though the now-suspended iPhone 14, yet the fresher telephone benefits from an Action button (first presented on the iPhone 15 Genius) and a more powerful (yet lone) principal camera—more on this beneath.

A lonely (but powerful ) lens of the iPhone 16e

We should discuss that camera. The iPhone 16e gets a solitary, 48MP wide focal point on the back, which is supplemented by a 12MP selfie camera on the front.

Being a lower-spec iPhone, we're not shocked to see Apple stay with a solitary focal point back arrangement for its most recent financial plan accommodating model. The telephone's 48MP primary camera is equivalent to the one you'll track down on the customary iPhone 16—it's Apple's 'Combination' focal point, which includes a coordinated 2x fax that allows you to zoom in with optical quality.

Taking into account that the iPhone SE (2022) utilized a 12MP fundamental camera, the iPhone 16e's 48MP focal point checks an incredible move forward; however, you'll, in any case, pass up a devoted fax and super wide focal point by going for Apple's new model. Camera Control, as well, stays selected for the remainder of the iPhone 16 line.

Lead grade internals

In the engine, the iPhone 16e is associated with the iPhone SE (2022) and, for sure, numerous other iPhones delivered from that point forward.

The gadget is furnished with an A18 chip, which is the equivalent chipset inside the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 or more, and Apple has likewise incorporated a bigger, longer-enduring battery in the iPhone 16e versus the 2022 iPhone SE. We don't have points of interest yet; however, considering that the standard iPhone 16 oversaw 15 to 16 hours of screen-on time during our testing, we'd expect the iPhone 16e to convey comparative degrees of perseverance (Apple is citing as long as 26 hours of video playback, which is surely an improvement).

Other interior overhauls for the iPhone 16e incorporate the very first Apple-made 5G modem, the C1. Since Apple obtained Intel's modem business for $1 billion, it's been striving to construct its own modem in a bid to decrease dependence on Qualcomm, and the iPhone 16e is the primary recipient of this years-long undertaking.

It's not yet clear how much better or more terrible the Apple C1 is versus the Qualcomm 5G modem you'll track down inside the remainder of the iPhone 16 setup, yet predominant battery effectiveness could be on the cards for iPhone 16e proprietors.

Everything that is expressed, the greatest in the engine element of Apple's new telephone, is its Apple Knowledge similarity. Already, the organization's artificial intelligence suite was held for proprietors of the absolute best iPhones—think the iPhone 15 Ace, iPhone 16, and iPhone 16 Expert—but presently, programming devices like Tidy Up, Warning Outlines, and the overhauled Siri are substantially more available, given the iPhone 16e's not as much as lead cost (more on this beneath).

Less expensive, yet all at once not modest

Presently, for the unavoidable issue: what amount does the iPhone 16e expense? The base, 128GB capacity variation costs $599/£599/AU$999, and there are additionally 256GB and 512GB variations to browse.

The iPhone SE (2022) was sent off for $429/£419/AU$719 back in 2022; however, that was for the model with 64GB of stockpiling. The 128GB model, in the meantime, costs $479/£469/AU$799, so the iPhone 16e's beginning cost denotes a sizeable increment.

All things considered, the 128GB variation of the iPhone 16 costs $799/£799/AU$1,399, so Apple's new iPhone actually undermines the base model overwhelmingly. It's not modest, in essence; however, it's less expensive in iPhone terms. Obviously, that doesn't guarantee that it's extraordinarily worth it—we'll need to put the iPhone 16e through our full audit process before saying without a doubt.

Pre-orders for the iPhone 16e start on February 21, and the gadget will be transported from February 28. Will you be purchasing Apple's most up-to-date iPhone?