IPhone 16e

iPhone 16e

iPhone 16e in White
Developer	Apple
Type	Smartphone
Series	iPhone
First released	February 28, 2025; 2 months ago (2025-02-28)
Predecessor	iPhone SE (3rd generation)
Related	iPhone 16 and 16 Plus iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max
Compatible networks	2G GSM/EDGE, 3G UMTS/HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G NR
Form factor	Slate
Colors	White   Black
Dimensions	146.7 × 71.5 × 7.8 mm (5.78 × 2.81 × 0.31 in)
Weight	167 g (5.9 oz)
Operating system	Original: iOS 18.3 Current: iOS 18.5, released May 12, 2025[1]
System-on-chip	Apple A18
Modem	Apple C1
Memory	8 GB
Storage	128, 256 or 512 GB NVMe
SIM	Dual eSIM (US) Dual nano-SIM (mainland China) nano-SIM and eSIM (elsewhere)
Battery	15.55 Wh (4005 mAh) Li-ion @ 3.88 V
Charging	Qi wireless up to 7.5W USB-C
Rear camera	48 MP, f/1.6, 26 mm (wide)
Front camera	12 MP, f/1.9, 23 mm (wide)
Display	6.1 in (150 mm) 2532 × 1170 resolution at 60 hz
Sound	Dolby Atmos-tuned Spatial Audio
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) tri-band Bluetooth 5.3 (A2DP, LE) NFC (reader mode, Express Cards) USB-C: USB 2.0 480 Mbit/s GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC
Water resistance	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6 m for 30 mins)
Other	Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite, Action Button
Website	www.apple.com/iphone-16e/

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The iPhone 16e is a smartphone developed and marketed by Apple Inc. as part of its iPhone series. It is part of the eighteenth-generation iPhone line-up, together with the iPhone 16, the iPhone 16 Plus, and the Pro models iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.^[2] Announced on February 19, 2025, as part of the iPhone 16 lineup, the iPhone 16e was released with a starting price of US$599, marking a US$170 increase over the iPhone SE (3rd generation).

The iPhone 16e is the entry-level model of the iPhone 16 lineup, featuring an edge-to-edge display (albeit retaining the iPhone 14's notch instead of the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 15 and 16 lines), Face ID, and a USB-C port instead of Lightning. It shares its dimensions and front design with the 2021 iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and 2022 iPhone 14. Compared to the standard iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, the iPhone 16e omits features such as Camera Control, an ultra-wide camera, the second-generation ultra-wideband chip, and support for Qi2 and MagSafe charging. The iPhone 16e is positioned similarly to the entry-level iPhone 5c, which launched alongside the iPhone 5s with fewer features, and subsequent iPhone SE models.^[3]

Powered by the A18 SoC (with 4 GPU cores instead of 5, unlike the regular iPhone 16), it features an action button replacing the mute switch, a single 48MP Fusion camera with optical zoom options (1x and 2x), a custom Apple C1 cellular modem, and support for Apple Intelligence.^[4][5]

Following the iPhone 16e's announcement, the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE (3rd generation) were discontinued, completing the transition from Lightning to USB-C across all iPhone models starting with the iPhone 15.^[6]