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iPhone 16e
Apple's $599 entry pairs full A18 speed and the debut C1 modem with a single 48MP camera and a 60Hz notched display. Superb battery life for the size, but no MagSafe, no ultrawide, and no ProMotion.
Pros
- Full A18 performance at $599
- Outstanding battery life helped by the efficient C1 modem
- 48MP main camera punches above the price
- Six years of iOS updates
Cons
- No ultrawide camera
- 60Hz display with a legacy notch
- No MagSafe - Qi wireless tops out at 7.5W
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPhone 16e
Display
- Screen size
- 6.1 ″
- Panel type
- Super Retina XDR OLED
- Resolution
- 1170x2532
- Pixel density
- 460 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,200 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 85.6 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A18
- AnTuTu 11
- 1,607,261Bottom 41%
- AnTuTu 11 (CPU)
- 463,492Bottom 40%
- AnTuTu 11 (GPU)
- 456,500Bottom 45%
- AnTuTu 11 (Memory)
- 186,951Bottom 32%
- AnTuTu 11 (UX)
- 500,318Top 44%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,380Top 8%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 8,224Top 18%
- Wild Life Extreme stability
- 65 %Bottom 34%
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128/256/512GB
- Storage type
- NVMe
Camera
- Main camera
- 48 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.6
- Optical zoom
- 2 x
- Max video
- 4K@60fps
- Front camera
- 12 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 4,005 mAh
- Wired charging
- 20 W
- Wireless charging
- 8 W
- Active use endurance
- 12 h
Design
- Weight
- 167 g
- Thickness
- 7.8 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- iOS 18
- OS update pledge
- 6 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the iPhone 16e good in 2026?
The iPhone 16e earns an Inno Score of 54.8/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Apple's $599 entry pairs full A18 speed and the debut C1 modem with a single 48MP camera and a 60Hz notched display. Superb battery life for the size, but no MagSafe, no ultrawide, and no ProMotion.
What is the iPhone 16e AnTuTu score?
The iPhone 16e scores 1,607,261 points in AnTuTu 11 (CPU 463,492, GPU 456,500, Memory 186,951, UX 500,318). That puts it in the top 61% of the 237 AnTuTu 11 results in this category in our database. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 3,380 single-core and 8,224 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the iPhone 16e?
Chipset: Apple A18 · Screen size: 6.1 ″ · Capacity: 4,005 mAh · Main camera: 48 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the iPhone 16e?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Google Pixel 9a, OPPO K15, HONOR X70 Pro Max — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
