Budget and powerful enough: Apple has released the new iPhone 16E. Photos and videos

On Wednesday, February 19, Apple, as promised earlier, presented the new iPhone 16E. The press release states that this phone is budget-friendly but quite powerful.

The new model of the famous line has been expected for about three years. According to the official Apple Newsroom, this phone is the next iPhone SE and repeats the design of the iPhone 14. It will be released in black and white colors.

What you need to know about the new smartphone model:

– Apple has finally abandoned the classic Touch ID interface. Instead, the 16E model has a Face ID notch, the latest A18 chip, and support for Apple Intelligence.

– The front-facing camera for Face ID and selfies is built into a small notch at the top of the screen, not in the Dynamic Island, as in the flagship models.

– The smartphone is equipped with a 6.1-inch OLED display and is now comparable in size to the standard iPhone 16. Apple is no longer offering smaller smartphones – at least until the release of the alleged iPhone 17 Air.

– The iPhone 16E has a customizable Action button but does not support the new Camera Control feature available in the iPhone 16. The device also ditched the Lightning port in favor of USB-C, which has become a mandatory requirement for sales in the EU.

– Inside is the A18 chip, the same as in the iPhone 16. This makes the iPhone 16E powerful enough to work with Apple Intelligence. This is a set of AI tools, including smart notifications. Even the basic iPhone 15 does not support this feature.

– The corporation has previously stated that Apple Intelligence requires at least 8 GB of RAM, so presumably the iPhone 16E has at least that much. In addition, the base version now has 128 GB of storage – 64 GB models are a thing of the past.

– The iPhone 16E has a single 48-megapixel primary camera. This is the main difference from more expensive models that offer additional cameras. Nevertheless, the device supports wireless charging and is IP waterproof.

– The iPhone 16E is Apple's first smartphone with its own modem. The company has been working for many years to abandon Qualcomm solutions, and now we see the result. The question remains how well it will work and whether Apple is ready to fully switch to its own modems in the iPhone 17 line.

The iPhone 16E will be available for pre-order tomorrow at a price starting at $599. This is noticeably more expensive than the iPhone SE 2022, which cost $429, but the new model offers more storage and has a modern design. The official start of sales is scheduled for February 28.

Earlier, OBOZ.UA published insider information about the new iPhone 17 Air. The smartphone will be released in September 2025, along with other models of the iPhone 17 series.

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