The iPhone 16e starts at $599 and comes with 128GB of storage. The 256GB model costs $699, and the 512GB version is $899. Meanwhile, the iPhone 16 now comes in only one configuration: 128GB for $699. If it's just dollars and cents, the iPhone 16e comes out ...

The iPhone 16e is gaining traction, but its real success may be more about Apple's strategy than customer demand. Apple's iPhone 16e accounted for 11% of US iPhone sales last quarter, more than doubling the iPhone SE's share from the same period in 2024.

We were pretty underwhelmed by the iPhone 16e when it debuted earlier this year, mostly due to its $599 price tag, which makes it a poor replacement for the budget-oriented iPhone SE. And now that the iPhone 17 has debuted, the 16e makes even less sense.

A year ago, Apple unveiled the iPhone 16E, which replaced the iPhone SE as the most "affordable" handset in the company's lineup, incorporating some (but not all) of the features of the iPhone 16 series at a slight discount. If you're looking for a cheaper ...