Apple’s latest iPhone 16e has quickly become one of the company’s most controversial products. After axing the SE from their lineup and bumping up the price of their “lowest” priced phone, the iPhone ...

I spent a month using the iPhone 16 earlier this year, and ever since then I’ve been waiting to see what ‘budget-friendly’ gauntlet Apple would throw down to bring the out-of-date SE line back into ...

Patrick Holland has been a phone reviewer for CNET since 2016. He is a former theater director who occasionally makes short films. Patrick has an eye for photography and a passion for everything ...

In many ways the iPhone 16e is astonishingly good, delivering superb speed, good battery life, the latest Apple Intelligence features, and an attractive design at an affordable price. And then you ...

Apple’s new iPhone 16e arrived on my doorstep at a critical time in our personal tech world. Prices are higher, consumer demand is lower, and all the “incremental improvements” companies are pushing ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

There is something admirably blunt about the new iPhone 16e. Apple's latest smartphone is unashamedly its pitch to buyers on the strictest budget, offering tidbits from its more expensive iPhone 16 ...

The iPhone 16e brings the iPhone SE kicking and screaming to modern times. Here's what's new about the spiritual successor versus the outgoing budget-friendly model. Apple has consistently kept the ...

With a starting price of $599, Apple Inc.’s iPhone 16e is hardly a budget phone. This new handset replaces the $429 iPhone SE as the cheapest phone in Apple’s lineup. And while it brings many of the ...