Apple Confirms New iPhone 16e Featuring ‘Exceptional’ Battery for $599!
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iPhone 16e Joins the Lineup with A18 Chip, Apple Intelligence, 48MP Camera, and Exceptional Battery Life—All at Great Value.
Apple Unveils iPhone 16e: Premium Features Meet Affordability in the iPhone 16 Series
Apple just dropped its most budget-friendly iPhone yet—the iPhone 16e—a powerhouse that brings flagship innovation to a wider audience without breaking the bank. Packed with the speed, smarts, and camera brilliance Apple fans love, the iPhone 16e is engineered to deliver premium experiences at an accessible price. Here’s why it’s about to become your new favorite device.
Display
Super Retina XDR display
15.40 cm / 6.1″ (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
2532×1170-pixel resolution at 460 ppi
HDR display
True Tone
Wide colour (P3)
Haptic Touch
20,00,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
800 nits max brightness (typical); 1,200 nits peak brightness (HDR)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Display Zoom
Reachability
The iPhone 16e display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 15.40 cm (6.06″) diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
Size and Weight
Width:
71.5 mm (2.82″)
Height:
146.7 mm (5.78″)
Depth:
7.80 mm (0.31″)
Weight:
167 g (5.88 oz.)
Capacity
- 128GB
- 256GB
- 512GB
A Beautiful and Durable Design with Breakthrough Battery Life
Blazing Speed, All-Day Battery Life
At its core, the iPhone 16e runs on Apple’s cutting-edge A18 chip, designed for lightning-fast performance whether you’re gaming, streaming, or multitasking. Paired with the Apple C1—the company’s first in-house cellular modem—this phone ensures smoother connectivity and dramatically improved battery efficiency. Translation? You get hours of extra power to keep up with your busiest days. The iPhone 16e is designed for durability, featuring an IP68 rating for splash, water, and dust resistance. It is equipped with a Ceramic Shield front cover, which utilizes an advanced formulation that surpasses the toughness of any other smartphone glass, along with the most resilient back glass available in a smartphone. The device boasts a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display with OLED technology, offering an edge-to-edge design that enhances the experience of watching HDR videos, gaming, and reading sharp text. The iPhone 16e provides the longest battery life ever seen in a 6.1-inch iPhone, lasting up to six hours longer than the iPhone 11 and up to twelve hours longer than all previous generations of the iPhone SE. Additionally, the TrueDepth camera system enables Face ID, allowing users to securely unlock their device, authenticate purchases, and sign into applications. The iPhone 16e also supports convenient charging options, including wireless charging and USB-C, facilitating easy connections to a variety of accessories.
Next-Level Camera: Pro Shots Made Simple
Say goodbye to blurry photos. The iPhone 16e’s 48MP Fusion Camera captures jaw-dropping detail, even in low light. But the real game-changer? A built-in 2x Telephoto lens that acts like a second camera, delivering optical zoom for crisp close-ups and portrait perfection. Think of it as a pocket-sized photography studio.
Apple Intelligence: Smarter, Safer, More Personal
Meet Apple Intelligence, your new AI sidekick. It learns your habits to serve up timely reminders, calendar alerts, and smart suggestions—all while prioritizing privacy. Your data stays your data, thanks to Apple’s industry-leading security framework.
Performance and Connectivity
Stay Connected, No Matter Where You Are
Hiking off-grid? Car trouble in a dead zone? The iPhone 16e’s satellite connectivity has your back. Access Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance, Messages, and Find My via satellite when Wi-Fi or cellular signals vanish. Safety and peace of mind are now built-in.
The iPhone 16e is equipped with Apple’s cutting-edge A18 chip, which facilitates rapid and seamless performance, exceptional power efficiency, and enhanced Apple Intelligence capabilities. The 6-core CPU boasts a performance increase of up to 80 percent compared to the A13 Bionic chip found in the iPhone 11, adeptly managing both routine and demanding tasks with ease, from basic operations to more complex functions utilizing Apple Intelligence. The 4-core GPU delivers impressive graphics performance, enabling advanced mobile gaming experiences, including support for graphically intensive AAA titles and hardware-accelerated ray tracing for improved lighting and reflections. Additionally, the 16-core Neural Engine is specifically optimized for large generative models, executing machine learning (ML) tasks up to six times faster than the A13 Bionic.
Further enhancing the advantages of Apple silicon, the C1 modem represents Apple’s inaugural design in this area and is the most power-efficient modem ever integrated into an iPhone, ensuring swift and dependable 5G cellular connectivity. The combination of Apple silicon, including the C1 modem, the innovative internal architecture, and the sophisticated power management features of iOS 18 collectively contribute to remarkable battery longevity.
Sleek Design, Bold Personalization
The iPhone 16e shines in two understated matte finishes—Classic Black and Pure White—with a lineup of vibrant, snap-on cases to match your style. Slim, lightweight, and built to last, it’s as stylish as it is durable.
Mark Your Calendar: Pre-Orders Start Soon
Ready to upgrade? Pre-orders kick off Friday, February 21, with availability starting Friday, February 28.
Why the iPhone 16e Stands Out
According to Kaiann Drance, Apple’s VP of Worldwide iPhone Marketing: “The iPhone 16e brings everything people love about our flagship series—long-lasting battery, pro camera tools, and Apple Intelligence—into a more affordable package. It’s about making premium innovation accessible to everyone.”
The iPhone 16e isn’t just a phone—it’s a gateway to Apple’s ecosystem without the premium price tag. Whether you’re a photography buff, a multitasking pro, or an adventurer who needs reliable connectivity, this device is built to impress. Stay tuned for February 21, and get ready to claim yours!
Built for Apple Intelligence
The iPhone 16e is designed to enhance Apple Intelligence, introducing innovative features that significantly increase the device’s utility and power. The Clean Up tool simplifies the process of eliminating distracting elements from images, while the Photos app’s natural language search enables users to locate any photo or video by merely describing their content. Additionally, users can engage in creative visual expression through Image Playground, craft personalized emojis with Genmoji, and enhance their writing with advanced Writing Tools. The capability to type to Siri has been introduced, making interactions more conversational, as Siri can now follow along even if users hesitate or falter in their speech. Furthermore, Siri retains context across multiple requests, allowing for a more coherent dialogue. With a wealth of product knowledge, Siri can address numerous inquiries regarding Apple product features and settings, assisting users in tasks such as screen recording or scheduling text messages for later delivery.
Moreover, the seamless integration of ChatGPT within Writing Tools and Siri allows users to tap into ChatGPT’s expertise without the need to switch between applications, streamlining their workflow. Users can access ChatGPT at no cost and without the necessity of creating an account, with built-in privacy measures ensuring that their IP addresses remain concealed and that OpenAI does not retain user requests. Users have the autonomy to enable or disable ChatGPT integration, maintaining full control over its usage and the information shared.
Apple Intelligence represents a significant advancement in AI privacy, meticulously designed to safeguard user privacy throughout the process. It begins with on-device processing, ensuring that many of the models driving Apple Intelligence operate entirely on the device itself. For tasks necessitating access to larger models, Apple’s innovative Private Cloud Compute extends the privacy and security of the iPhone into the cloud, facilitating even greater intelligence.
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