The iPhone 16e features a larger 6.1-inch OLED display, up from a 4.7-inch LCD on the iPhone SE. The display has a notch for Face ID, and this means that Apple no longer sells any iPhones with a Touch ID fingerprint button, marking the end of an era.
The iPhone 16e is powered by an A18 chip, enabling support for Apple Intelligence features, such as notification summaries and Genmoji for creating custom emoji.
The device is also equipped with an Apple-designed 5G modem, whereas other iPhones have a Qualcomm modem. Apple says its own modem is so power efficient that the iPhone 16e offers the longest battery life of any 6.1-inch iPhone model ever.
On the back of the iPhone 16e is a single 48-megapixel Fusion camera, which provides a 2x “optical-quality” Telephoto option, according to Apple.
Other key features include an Action button instead of a Ring/Silent switch, along with a USB-C port instead of a Lightning port. The device does not have the Camera Control button that was introduced across the rest of the iPhone 16 lineup last year.
Apple is accepting orders for the iPhone 16e starting February 21. In the U.S., pricing starts at $599.
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