Apple customers start receiving the iPhone 16e

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The iPhone 16e is now available, with shipments of the new budget smartphone starting to arrive on customer doorsteps.

Hand holding a white smartphone with a single camera, ocean and coastline blurred in the background, under clear blue sky.
Launch day iPhone 16e buyer -- image credit:geniusmanu_ on Threads



Apple's reincarnation of the iPhone SE line, the iPhone 16e, was opened for preorders on February 21. One week later, and the smartphone is now actually available.

Customers who preordered the iPhone 16e will start to receive their orders on Friday, or will be able to pick it up from the Apple Store. It will also be available to purchase without preorder from Apple, major retailers, and carriers.



Unusually for an Apple release, it seems there isn't much of an order backlog to deal with. It is very likely that customers could simply walk into an Apple Store and pick one up from most retail locations.

Curiously, there's also less excitement about the iPhone 16e's availability on social media. At time of writing, there's one YouTube video in Indonesian and one in English from Australia, that show buying and unboxing the iPhone in-store.

iPhone 16e is here

Unboxing on launch day in Melbourne, Australia #AppleLaunch
First look at its design and features. pic.twitter.com/pBJVScG60x

-- Mohit Kalra (@Mohit_Emkay)



Available in a choice of Black or White, the iPhone 16e starts from $599 for 128GB, with 256GB and 512GB capacities also available for $699 and $899 respectively. AppleCare+ is available at $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year.

The update from the iPhone SE 3, the iPhone 16e boasts a new 6.1-inch OLED display. The Home button with Touch ID has been retired in favor of a notch and Face ID.

The back has a new 48-megapixel camera with a virtual 12MP telephoto thanks to selective cropping of the massive sensor.

As it is powered by an A18 chip, the iPhone 16e is also the cheapest smartphone on Apple's roster with Apple Intelligence support. This gives access to features like Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, summarizations, ChatGPT via Siri, and Visual Intelligence using the Action button.



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  • Reply 1 of 12
    quakerotisquakerotis Posts: 136member
    the showing of apple employees and especially chief briber Cook greeting people at their stores with such enthusiasm is appalling.
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  • Reply 2 of 12
    iOS_Guy80ios_guy80 Posts: 940member
    And where is Tim Cook in this video?
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  • Reply 3 of 12
    rezwitsrezwits Posts: 914member
    Is the 16e running 18.3.1? 18.3.2? or 18.4?

    Just wondering... thx

    edit: 18.3 then 1st day update 18.3.1
    edited February 28
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  • Reply 4 of 12
    ForumPostforumpost Posts: 107member
    You all can stop associating 16e with SE3 now. They are on very different markets. The SEs are gone. 

    The update from the iPhone SE 3, the iPhone 16e boasts a new 6.1-inch OLED display. The Home button with Touch IDhas been retired in favor of a notch and Face ID. 

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  • Reply 5 of 12
    Sarkirssiansarkirssian Posts: 2member
     Lame phone...
    williamlondonstompylondorpulseimagesgrandact73watto_cobra
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  • Reply 6 of 12
    chasmchasm Posts: 3,711member
    Sarkirssian said:
     Lame phone...
    No it's not.

    It might not be for you and it's not for me, but it's perfect for some people -- especially people who are finally upgrading their iPhone 11 or 12 (I've already heard from some using those exact words).

    The 16e is especially great for people who want a brand new iPhone (not used, not an older model) who don't want to pay or finance $900-$1400 for an iPhone they don't use every possible feature of.
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  • Reply 7 of 12
    maclin3maclin3 Posts: 27member
    My wife lost her phone five days ago. It was an iPhone 14. We still owe AT&T another 10 months of that phone so we are certainly looking for an inexpensive iphone.  We are really not in to the refurbished game. That’s fine if many or most of you are but the vast majority of people I know aren’t buying refurbished electronics when they are often only 10 to 20% cheaper than new. I see the 16e is getting a lot of run as an iPhone 11 or iPhone 12 replacement but I wouldn’t be surprised if there are people out there who think it’s a perfect replacement for an iPhone 14 as well.
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  • Reply 8 of 12
    dope_ahminedope_ahmine Posts: 270member
    Today, the board of our company group took the decision that we will leave all American operating systems and computer brands, and move to Linux. Personally, I understand this decision and stand firmly behind it.

    After many, many years on this forum, and a loyal Apple customer since the mid-80’s, I therefore say … Goodbye Apple Insider. Yesterday, our love relation ended.
    ForumPostlondordecoderringtimmilleapulseimagesdewmewilliamlondon
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  • Reply 9 of 12
    timmilleatimmillea Posts: 277member
    Lower-end models always get less media coverage. The mid-range always 'the best for most people' and the high-end always 'over-priced'.

    "Twas always thus and always thus will be". 

    A personal criteria-based examination may reveal the 16e is the perfect phone for a huge market segment. 
    watto_cobra
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  • Reply 10 of 12
    pulseimagespulseimages Posts: 686member
    chasm said:
    No it's not.

    It might not be for you and it's not for me, but it's perfect for some people -- especially people who are finally upgrading their iPhone 11 or 12 (I've already heard from some using those exact words).

    The 16e is especially great for people who want a brand new iPhone (not used, not an older model) who don't want to pay or finance $900-$1400 for an iPhone they don't use every possible feature of.
    As a former 12 Mini owner I’m glad I didn’t wait for this phone. 
    williamlondongrandact73
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  • Reply 11 of 12
    decoderringdecoderring Posts: 66member
    dope_ahmine said:
    Today, the board of our company group took the decision that we will leave all American operating systems and computer brands, and move to Linux. Personally, I understand this decision and stand firmly behind it.

    After many, many years on this forum, and a loyal Apple customer since the mid-80’s, I therefore say … Goodbye Apple Insider. Yesterday, our love relation ended.
    I’ve done the same thing personally. I’ve been on Linux exclusively for the past month. Despite the teething pains and the steep learning curve, I’m glad to be returning to what computing is supposed to be about: personal agency. Apple lost its way and became another personal data harvester obsessed with nickel and diming customers so that it could spend millions currying favour with unsavoury governments.

    My next phone will not be iOS-based. If it weren’t still so performant, I’d make the switch now.
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  • Reply 12 of 12
    eightzeroeightzero Posts: 3,177member
    My wife was a launch day customer. It is the perfect phone for her, and a nice upgrade from the SE2. Setup was fast and slick. A great value, and just perfect for her and her needs. 

    iPhone has come a long way since i got my first iPhone 3GS. No, I'm not the target customer for AI (and neither is my spouse) but what we do use and like on these devices works perfectly. 
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