- Apple has announced the new 16e iPhone
- The iPhone SE, the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Plus have been discontinued
- The 16E iPhone is available to book on February 21
Apple has announced the iPhone 16E, a cheaper addition to the alignment of the iPhone 16 that we suspect that it would be known as the iPhone is fourth generation. We are still covering the announcement of the 16E live iPhone while Apple reveals more details.
The new 16E iPhone includes the A18 chipset, the 48MP fusion chamber and Apple’s intelligence compatibility of the main iPhone 16 in a chassis modeling after the iPhone 14.
However, the announcement of the new medium range iPhone has indicated the end of the iPhone SE and iPhone 14 product lines.
It seems that the iPhone 16E is a direct replacement for the iPhone SE: the product page is still accessible for now, but there is no option to buy the phone.
With the 16E iPhone available to book on February 21 and shipping on February 28, it makes sense for Apple to stop the sales of the iPhone to push customers towards the new 16E iPhone.
The third generation iPhone was modeled after the iPhone 8 and took the internal parts of the iPhone 13, so from an aesthetic and performance point of view, it was becoming a bit long.
Not just a 14 with a new name
As mentioned, the iPhone 16E can be seen as a spiritual successor of the iPhone SE, although it is much more expensive at an initial price of $ 599 / £ 599 / AU $ 999 compared to the third generation iPhone at $ 429 / £ 429 / / / £ 429 / AU $ 719.
The situation with the iPhone 14 is a bit more complex. Until today, Apple had the basis iPhone 14 for sale for the same price as the 16E iPhone is launched to: $ 599 / £ 599 / AU $ 999.
However, the A18 chipset of the iPhone 16E, the main camera of 48mp and Apple Intelligence effectively admit that the iPhone 14 is redundant, since the iPhone 14 has none of these characteristics. Both phones have the same screen with 6.1 -inch notches and the same dimensions. The only thing that is lost the 16E 16E iPhone 14 is an ultra wide secondary camera.
Apple has never simultaneously sold two iPhones at the same initial price, so the new iPhone 16E has taken the place of the iPhone 14 in the alignment.
Finally, today brings bad luck for anyone who wants to collect a great cheap iPhone: the iPhone 14 Plus has been discontinued along with its youngest brother.
Its cheapest option for an 6.7 -inch iPhone is now the iPhone 15 Plus, which remains for sale for $ 799 / £ 799 / AU $ 1,399.
We will try the 16E iPhone as soon as we can see if it is among the best iPhones.
What do you do about these changes? Will you miss the iPhone se or the iPhone 14? Let us know in the comments below.
