I tested the iPhone 16E of $ 599 and was surprised by all the features that you don’t get

When I reviewed iPhone 16e She felt the charm of her simplicity and loved her price of $ 599. The phone is less than $ 200 from iPhone 16 But 100 dollars more than competitors like $ 499 pixel 9A (The cheap Google phone comes with two rear cameras).

The iPhone 16e has many best iPhone 16 features, such as the A18 chip, which is a 48 -megapixel main camera, iOS 18and Apple intelligence And access to Apple services such as FaceTime, IMessage and SOS emergency via satellite. What do you want more, right?

Well, as with other phones at reasonable prices, concessions were made to reach this low price. These omissions tell you a lot about Apple’s values ​​- such as Apple, for example. I have reviewed more than the budget phones than I can rely on, and the best that always offers is much more than the price of low stickers. It is a pleasant surprise when a company like Motorola, OnePlus or Google naming a balance to be kept and what to delete.

Let’s look at the features that you don’t get iPhone 16e. And because this Apple phone lacks a feature that does not make it bad … unless you want it.

Magsafe and Qi2

Magsafe has become a common aspect of being the owner of the iPhone, which is a brutal that does not contain iPhone 16E. Magsafe first appeared in 2020 on the iPhone 12 and the magnet is used on the phone to help it wirelessly charging it by ensuring its presence in the optimal position. The magnet has an additional feature because it allows you to attach magnetic accessories on your iPhone, such as a portfolio or battery package, as well as securing your phone to pregnant women, like one in the car.

Magsafe of iPhone 16 supports a 25W wireless charging speed. But the iPhone 16e supports only 7.5W wireless charging, which is the original Qi standard – not even QI2 speeds of 15W.

Ultrawide, macro camera

The iPhone 16e contains a rare thing in 2025: one rear camera. But as I said before, in other stories and reviews, I prefer to get a really good camera from the camera or three medium that can often be found on $ 300. The main camera has a 16E on a 48 -megapixel sensor, which has enough accuracy Agriculture sensor To serve 2x enlargement – not just like a second camera, but close.

It cannot be replaced by sensors’ crops that contain a super -dedicated supercar camera, which doubles on iPhone 16 as a micro camera, allowing you to focus closely on topics, such as food images.

3 grams

It weighs the iPhone 16E 167 grams, which makes it lighter than 3 grams of iPhone 16-Gram 16. Hey, not all negligence is bad.

Dynamic island

The iPhone 16E returns the screen, which is cut at the top of the screen that includes a personal photo camera of the phone and FaceID technology. But it lacks Dynamic island Cutut, a smaller oval hole at the top of the screen on the iPhone 16. Apple uses the screen space around the dynamic island pieces to show system alerts in addition to the background tasks, just as music is played. It is clear that the lack of a dynamic island 16e will not prevent it from showing alerts, but it is still missing on the front of smart programs.

Qualcomm 5G Modem and MMWAVE

In the video that was launched, Apple proudly indicated that the iPhone 16E has a 5G modem designed at home called C1. The new Apple modem abandons the Qualcomm 5G modem used in other iPhone models. Its special modem design allows the Apple customization to customize the device to its phones. The new modem helps to extend the life of the iPhone 16E battery, which Apple says is longer than it is with other iPhone 16 models.

But the C1 modem contains one wrinkles: it does not support the 5G MMWAVE wave (or very wide), which is the very rapid flavor of 5G that you may face in parts of some cities or in a field for an event.

Color options

When the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus was launched, one of the best aspects was that it came in colors like Ultramarine, Teal and Pink. The iPhone 16e comes in black or white only.

Five GPU cores

One of the largest features of iPhone 16E is that, like iPhone 16, has a A18 chip and can run Apple Intelligence. But the chip is not exactly the same. The A18 chip of iPhone 16 has five GPU cores, while 16e’s has only four. So what exactly does that mean? Well, the good news is that the difference has no noticeable effect on daily use with iPhone 16E. But if you are someone playing thick graphics games for consecutive hours, iPhone 16 may have a slight feature.

Camera control button

Overlooking the Apple from the camera control button, which also leads to searches for visual intelligence, is logical, because 16e contains only one camera. People who are likely to use the camera control button are likely to get iPhone 16 or 16 Pro, because these models have more cameras. Apple also enabled the smarter button to start searching the visible intelligence.

The high high range, wi-fi 7 and thread

The iPhone 16E lacks the Bide-Wide-Wide-Wide-Wide-Wide chip, which means that you will not be able to use the accuracy tracking feature in Find My For Hourgs. The Wi-Fi 6 supports, but not the most recent 6E or 7 standards. Wi-Fi 6 speeds are good, but with more Wi-Fi 7 routers, 16E will not be able to take advantage of the fastest peak speeds. 16E also lacks support for the thread radio and will not be able to connect directly to some smart home appliances with a built -in bound limit.

Movement, cinematic and spatial video conditions

The iPhone 16e camera app does not contain:

• Place the procedure to install videos with a lot of vibration of the camera
• Film mode to record videos with the depth of the shallow Fu field
• The spatial mode to record “3D” videos for The Vision Pro, which needs two cameras

Other possibilities and end

The iPhone 16e has photography patterns, but not the latest styles that first appeared on the iPhone 16 series. 16E can take pictures of the situation, but it lacks the ability to change the focus after the truth as is the case in iPhone 16.

Although this list of negligences is long, this does not mean that the iPhone 16E is a bad phone. I look forward to getting one hand on one and testing it soon.

Apple iPhone 16E Special for iPhone 16, iPhone SE (2022), iPhone 15

	Apple iPhone 16e	iPhone 16	IPhone SE (2022)	iphone 15
Display size, technology, accuracy, update rate	OLED 6.1 -inch screen; 2,532×1,170 pixels; The update rate of 60 Hz	OLED 6.1 -inch screen; 2,556×1,179 pixels; The update rate of 60 Hz	4.7 inch LCD; 1,334×750 pixels; The update rate of 60 Hz	6.1 inch OLED. 2,556×1,179 pixels; The update rate of 60 Hz
Pixel density	460PPI	460PPI	326pi	460PPI
Dimensions (inch)	5.78×2.82×0.31	5.81×2.82×0.31	5.45×2.65×0.29	2.82×5.81×0.31
Dimensions (millimeter)	146.7×71.5×7.8	147.6×71.6×7.8	138.4×67.3×7.3	71.6×147.6×7.8
weight	167 grams (5.88 ounces)	170g (6Oz)	144 g (5.09 ounces)	171g (6.02 ounces)
Mobile phone program	iOS 18	iOS 18	iOS 15	iOS 17
camera	48 megapixels (wide)	48 megapixels, 12 MP (Ultrawide)	12 MP (wide)	48 megapixels, 12 MP (Ultrawide)
The front camera faces	12 megapixels	12 megapixels	7 megapixels	12 megapixels
Video capture	4K	4K	4K	4K
Processor	Apple A18	Apple A18	Apple A15 Bionic	Apple A16 Bionic
RAM/storage	128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB	128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB	64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB	128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Expandable storage	no one	no one	no one	no one
battery	It reaches 26 hours of video play, 21 hours, play video, and 90 hours of sound playing. 20W wireless charging, 7.5W QI wireless charging	Up to 22 hours, play video. Up to 18 hours, video play (flow). 20W wire charging. Magsafe wireless charging up to 25 watts with a 30W or higher transformer; QI2 until 15w	The volume of the battery was not detected (the charger is not included; wireless charging) is supported)	It was not revealed by Apple, up to 20 hours of video playing (16 hours)
Fingerprint sensor	Nothing (face identifier)	Nothing (face identifier)	Home button	Nothing (face identifier)
Mosul	USB-C	USB-C	Lightning	USB-C
Jack headphone	no one	no one	no one	no one
Special features	The action button, Apple C1 5G modem, Apple Intelligence, Ceramic Shield, SOS emergency, satellite connection, IP68 resistance	Apple Intelligence, the Action button, the camera control button, the dynamic island, from 1 to 2000 brightness sets, IP68 resistance. Colors: black, white, pink, tel, ultramarine.	5G by reducing; It supports 25W fast charging wireless. Water resistance (IP67); Double SIM (NANO-SIM and E-SIM); Wireless charging	Dynamic island 5G (MMW/Sub6); Magsafe water -resistant (IP68); ESIM Satellite Satellite Call
The price of the United States begins in	$ 599 (128 GB), $ 699 (256 GB), $ 899 (512 GB)	$ 799 (128 GB), $ 899 (256 GB), $ 1099 (512 GB)	$ 399 (64 GB), $ 449 (128 GB), $ 549 (256 GB)	$ 799 (128 GB), $ 899 (256 GB), $ 1099 (512 GB)
The price of the United Kingdom begins in	599 pounds (128 GB), 699 pounds (256 GB), 899 pounds (512 GB)	799 pounds (128 GB), 899 pounds (256 GB), 1099 pounds (512 GB)	419 pounds (64 GB), 469 pounds (128 GB), 569 pounds (256 GB)	799 pounds (128 GB), 899 pounds (256 GB), 1099 pounds (512 GB)
The price of Australia begins in	$ 999 (128 GB), $ 1,199 (256 GB), $ 1,549 (512 GB)	AU 1,399 $ (128GB), AU $ 1,599 (256GB), AU $ 1,949 (512GB)	I am $ 749 (64 GB), I am $ 829 (128 GB), 999 dollars (256 GB)	AU $ 1,499 (128GB), AU $ 1,699 (256GB), AU $ 2,049 (512GB)