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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 10
- 1,330,000Top 30%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,300Top 5%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 7,900Top 11%
- 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 53.8/100 (“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 1,330,000 points in AnTuTu 10. That puts it in the top 30% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 3,300 single-core and 7,900 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 Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, Google Pixel 9a, Honor 400 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
