Apple iPhone 16e (formerly iPhone SE 2025)

It’s powered by the same Google Tensor G4 chip found in Pixel 9 Pro – the phone on the cutting edge of AI. It works fast, the battery lasts all day,2 and it has an incredible camera.3

But is it the best budget phone out there?

Obviously, we’re big Pixel fans. So let’s step away from the subjective stuff – like how the Pixel 9a color choices are way more fun and the design is cooler – and look at the facts.
Lol the Tensor chip is terrible.
 
CIRP: Demand for iPhone 16 increases, affordable 16e is off to a great start

Apple saw strong initial demand for iPhone 16e, reveals CIRP (Consumer Intelligence Research Partners) in its latest report. The non-flagship performed better than its predecessor, the 2022 iPhone SE, in the US.

Demand for current-gen iPhones was higher in Q1, the report added. 74% of all phones Apple sold were part of the iPhone 16 family, compared with 68% share for the iPhone 15 lineup last year.

The iPhone 16e, which is technically a midranger in the Apple portfolio with its $600 price tag, had a 7% share of all sales. CIRP stated the percentage was better than the SE at launch, although we have graphics only for 2024.


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If you have eBucks the 16e 128GB is R8999 currently.
 
Kinda… not really. Slightly cheaper on TAL.

Apple iPhone 13 128GB available to buy online at @TAKEALOT We offer fast, reliable delivery to your door.
 
I think a newer model like the 16e might give you longer legs when it comes to future updates.

However, I don't see myself upgrading from the 13 pro any time soon.
Still running my 11Pro here, I'll miss the form factor when it eventually gets too old to receive updates and fails to run my apps.

Hopefully I can still eke out two or so more years before that happens. 8 years would have been a good run.
 
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