You also miss out on the iPhone 16’s Camera Control, you get a notch instead of a Dynamic Island, and there’s one fewer core on the GPU. All of these were expected and even understandable. But Apple has also decided not to include MagSafe, which is a big disappointing surprise (and, Apple insists, unrelated to the C1 modem ).

Commentary: Apple's newest affordable handset is not a budget phone contender but could be a stepping stone to a new iPhone SE.

Apple on Wednesday debuted its iPhone 16e, a lower-cost addition to the tech giant's iPhone 16 lineup that features Apple Intelligence tools. The iPhone 16e replaces the iPhone SE, last released in 2022,

One major element that makes the 16e stand apart from the SE models that preceded it is the fact that Apple is using the phone as a testbed for a major hardware change: the inclusion of its own wireless cellular chip, which it’s dubbed the C1.

Its net button count hasn’t changed, however, as the new iPhone SE now has a customizable Action Button, though there’s no dedicated Camera Control button. The lone 48-megapix

With the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple’s most affordable phone just got a whole lot more appealing to creatives.

Macworld The iPhone 16e is here and at $599 it is definitely not a budget iPhone. The iPhone 16e (for economic?) may not be a true iPhone SE replacement for those looking for a cheap iPhone, but it still costs significantly less than an iPhone 16,