iPhone 16e Review: Who Are You?

The new iPhone 16e costs $599. Who is it for?

Phone provided by Apple for review.

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[codered]

It’s like this phone isn’t even designed to be sold as an actual product, just designed to make the more expensive iPhones look like better deals

[klasssavage]

The intro summarised everything perfectly.

[SalemTechsperts]

That intro / outro was spot-on. "Who ARE you?"

[jdoyleweb]

Im still on an iPhone 11 Pro Max. It refuses to die on me and still fulfils most of my use cases. Best iPhone I have ever owned.

[Chirxg]

All they had to do was not remove magsafe and price it at $499.

[hannimercer]

this 16e at $599 is just a setup for future price rising of a base iPhone model to $899

[seethestudios]

DBrand ad was so smooth I almost didn't notice it. More creators need to be doing this... Good on you bruh

[ColinCreighton]

MoustacheKBHD needs to make more appearances

[IntellectualPelican]

iPhone 16e is like the small popcorns and small icees at movie theaters that try to make the medium and large options look like better deals

[ryans.]

"Nobody ever asks for that." After Apple Intelligence couldnt be more real.

[phonix-]

I wish they would have just released an iPhone 16 Mini instead. I don't get why Apple doesn't believe there's a market for smaller phones.

[David-yxbd]

It's old school concession marketing. Go to the movies, small popcorn for $3 or large popcorn $4. You buy the large because you're already spending $3 so why not spend a dollar more. It works in a movie theater cause you don't have any other choices, and it works for Apple consumers, because if you want it to be an Apple product, then you don't have any other choices either.

[jonmarc]

That intro was TOP TIER. I love the skit.

[Bzayas]

I am glad I found this video, I almost change my 14 for this phone. I didn’t notice about the camera thank you.

[reversal]

Marques with a thick stache make him look like he’s Steve Harvey’s son 🤣

[JustAPersonWhoComments]

1 camera, no MagSafe and $599 for a budget iPhone in 2025 is crazy

[johnpatrick]

Love watching this immediately as I get home from the store with my new 16e

[BowtieJDP]

I remember when this was for the top of the line flagship phone price.

Looks like my upgrade cycles will continue to be ever 5-7 years.

[Ohadberry]

My guess is that in apple’s mind the “e” stands for essentials - the only problem that the essentials are a 600$ price tag

[BenjaminFox]

I still firmly believe they should've put it in the body of the 13 Mini to bring back the small iPhone, during my time working for T-Mobile the amount of people who wanted a new Mini was astonishing