Apple’s iPhone 16e is a strange duck. When one sits down and considers the specs, it’s hard to figure out where it truly fits into Apple’s lineup. It’s apparent from the name that Apple wants you to see it as the new junior member of the iPhone 16 lineup.

Apple just announced the long-rumored iPhone 16E. With a starting price of $599 (up from the $429 SE ), it’s now the most affordable smartphone in the iPhone lineup and offers the company’s latest A18 processor, Apple Intelligence software features, and a much better OLED display.

Apple's latest budget phone, the iPhone 16E has many of the same features as the iPhone 16. But at a starting price that's $200 lower, just how many features will you be sacrificing? The $599 iPhone 16E is powered by the same A18 chip as the $799 iPhone 16.