If you’re in the market for a new phone and don’t care about frills, Apple’s iPhone 16e could be a great option for you. Starting at $600 for the 128GB version, the 16e is the least expensive model in ...

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Apple's latest budget phone, the iPhone 16E is finally out, three years after the launch of the third-generation iPhone SE. That's a relatively long time for mobile developments to evolve -- and for ...

When Apple launched the iPhone 16e on Feb. 28, it meant that the price of entry to the world of Apple phones leapt up from $429 for the iPhone SE to $599 for the (admittedly significantly improved) ...

The new iPhone 16e drew criticism because it costs 40% more than the handset it replaced, the budget-priced iPhone SE 3. Critics assume Apple cynically took away something lots of buyers wanted: a ...

For a long time, the cheapest iPhones were basically just iPhones that were older than the current flagship, but last week’s release of the $600 iPhone 16e marks a big change in how Apple is ...

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 ...

Apple Inc.’s iPhone 16e is outpacing initial sales of the third-generation iPhone SE released a few years ago, but won’t be enough to reverse a China slide, according to analyst firm IDC. The market ...