The iPhone 16e is the first entry-level iPhone to feature an edge-to-edge display, Face ID, and a USB-C port instead of Lightning. It shares dimensions and front design with the 2021 iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and 2022 iPhone 14.
Powered by the A18 SoC (with 4 GPU cores instead of 5, unlike the regular iPhone 16), it includes an action button replacing the mute switch, a single 48MP Fusion camera (an optical zoom options including 1x and 2x), a custom Apple C1 cellular modem, and supports Apple Intelligence.[2][3]
Compared to the standard iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, the iPhone 16e omits features such as Camera Control, an ultra-wide camera, second-generation ultra-wideband, and support for Qi2 and MagSafe charging. It retains the iPhone 14’s notch instead of the Dynamic Island and is positioned similarly to the entry-level iPhone 5c along with the subsequent iPhone SE models which launched alongside the iPhone 5s with fewer features.[4]
The successor to the iPhone SE (3rd generation) was originally rumored to be named as the iPhone SE 4 and later the iPhone 16e.[6]
On February 19, 2025 Apple announced the successor to the third generation iPhone SE named as the "iPhone 16e", which means the iPhone 16e could serve as the entry-level model of the iPhone 16 series.[7]
The iPhone 16e was officially announced on February 19, 2025.
Apple started taking pre-orders on February 21, 2025, with the general availability starting on February 28, 2025.[8]
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