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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
- 457 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,200 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 85.6 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A18
- AnTuTu 10
- 1,330,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,300
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 7,900
- 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 55.7/100 (“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 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 iPhone 16, Google Pixel 9a, iPhone 15 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
