iPhone 16e review three months later: Still a great value with few compromises

I’ve been using the iPhone 16e as my everyday phone since it launched three months ago, and it remains an excellent compromise between price and features.

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iPhone 16e long-term review: A great, affordable iPhone

Apple unveiled iPhone 16e in February 2025, surprising everyone who thought we’d get an “iPhone SE 4.” It’s Apple’s price-sensitive iPhone and people certainly had feelings about it.

As a diehard pro user, I put my iPhone 16 Pro into a drawer to put Apple’s budget phone to the test. To be clear, I still had to use my iPhone 16 Pro at times, though it was more related to my job than any shortcomings of the phone.

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