February 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE
Apple debuts iPhone 16e: A highly effective new member of the iPhone 16 household
iPhone 16e joins the iPhone 16 lineup, that includes the quick efficiency of the A18 chip, Apple Intelligence, extraordinary battery life, and a 48MP 2-in-1 digicam system — all at an unbelievable worth
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple right now introduced iPhone 16e, a brand new addition to the iPhone 16 lineup that provides highly effective capabilities at a extra reasonably priced worth. iPhone 16e delivers quick, clean efficiency and breakthrough battery life, because of the industry-leading effectivity of the A18 chip and the brand new Apple C1, the primary mobile modem designed by Apple. iPhone 16e can be constructed for Apple Intelligence, the intuitive private intelligence system that delivers useful and related intelligence whereas taking a unprecedented step ahead for privateness in AI. The 48MP Fusion digicam takes attractive pictures and movies, and with an built-in 2x Telephoto, it’s like having two cameras in a single, so customers can zoom in with optical high quality. When outdoors of mobile and Wi-Fi protection, Apple’s groundbreaking satellite tv for pc options — together with Emergency SOS, Roadside Help, Messages, and Discover My by way of satellite tv for pc — assist iPhone 16e customers keep linked and get help when it issues most.1
iPhone 16e shall be obtainable in two elegant matte finishes — black and white — with colourful instances obtainable to decorate. Pre-orders start Friday, February 21, with availability starting Friday, February 28.
“iPhone 16e packs within the options our customers love in regards to the iPhone 16 lineup, together with breakthrough battery life, quick efficiency powered by the latest-generation A18 chip, an progressive 2-in-1 digicam system, and Apple Intelligence,” stated Kaiann Drance, Apple’s vice chairman of Worldwide iPhone Product Advertising. “We’re so excited for iPhone 16e to finish the lineup as a strong, extra reasonably priced choice to deliver the iPhone expertise to much more folks.”
A Stunning and Sturdy Design with Breakthrough Battery Life
iPhone 16e is constructed to final, that includes splash, water, and mud resistance with a ranking of IP68; the Ceramic Defend entrance cowl with a sophisticated formulation that’s more durable than any smartphone glass; and the hardest again glass in a smartphone.2 The 6.1-inch Tremendous Retina XDR show with OLED expertise has an edge-to-edge design that’s good for watching HDR movies, enjoying video games, and studying crisp textual content.3 iPhone 16e has the most effective battery life ever on a 6.1-inch iPhone, lasting as much as six hours longer than iPhone 11 and as much as 12 hours longer than all generations of iPhone SE.4 And with Face ID enabled by the TrueDepth digicam system, customers can securely unlock their iPhone, authenticate purchases, sign up to apps, and extra. iPhone 16e additionally provides handy charging choices, together with each wi-fi charging and USB-C for simple connection to a variety of equipment.
Efficiency and Connectivity
iPhone 16e is powered by Apple’s latest-generation A18 chip, which allows quick, clean efficiency, unbelievable energy effectivity, and Apple Intelligence. The 6-core CPU is as much as 80 p.c sooner than the A13 Bionic chip on iPhone 11, dealing with each on a regular basis and intensive duties with ease — from easy workloads, to extra demanding actions with Apple Intelligence. The 4-core GPU powers beautiful graphics efficiency and unlocks next-level cell gaming on the go, enabling graphically demanding AAA titles and hardware-accelerated ray tracing for extra lifelike lighting and reflections. The 16-core Neural Engine is optimized for giant generative fashions and runs machine studying (ML) fashions as much as 6x sooner than A13 Bionic.
Increasing the advantages of Apple silicon, C1 is the primary modem designed by Apple and probably the most power-efficient modem ever on an iPhone, delivering quick and dependable 5G mobile connectivity. Apple silicon — together with C1 — the all-new inside design, and the superior energy administration of iOS 18 all contribute to extraordinary battery life.
Constructed for Apple Intelligence
iPhone 16e is constructed for Apple Intelligence, unlocking thrilling new capabilities that make iPhone much more useful and highly effective. With the Clear Up device, it’s straightforward to take away distracting components in pictures, and pure language search within the Images app permits customers to look for almost any photograph or video by merely describing what they’re searching for.
Customers may discover inventive new methods to specific themselves visually with Picture Playground, create the proper emoji with Genmoji, and make their writing much more dynamic with Writing Instruments. They’ll now kind to Siri, and Siri is extra conversational with the flexibility to comply with alongside if customers stumble over their phrases. Siri may keep context from one request to the subsequent. With in depth product data, Siri can reply 1000’s of questions in regards to the options and settings of Apple merchandise, so customers can discover ways to do issues like take a display recording or schedule a textual content message to ship later.
With entry to ChatGPT seamlessly built-in into Writing Instruments and Siri, customers can select to entry ChatGPT’s experience with out leaping between functions, to allow them to get issues performed sooner and simpler than ever earlier than. As well as, customers can entry ChatGPT without cost with out creating an account, and privateness protections are inbuilt — their IP addresses are obscured and OpenAI gained’t retailer requests. Customers can select whether or not to allow ChatGPT integration, and are in full management of when to make use of it and what data is shared with ChatGPT.
Apple Intelligence marks a unprecedented step ahead for privateness in AI and is designed to guard customers’ privateness at each step. It begins with on-device processing, which means that most of the fashions that energy Apple Inteligence run solely on machine. For requests that require entry to bigger fashions, Apple’s groundbreaking Non-public Cloud Compute extends the privateness and safety of iPhone into the cloud to unlock much more intelligence. When utilizing Non-public Cloud Compute, customers’ information is rarely saved or shared with Apple; it’s used solely to meet their request.
Entry Favourite Options and Unlock Visible Intelligence with the Motion Button
iPhone 16e options the Motion button, permitting customers to simply entry quite a lot of features with only a press. As soon as personalized in Settings, the Motion button can be utilized to shortly open the digicam or flashlight; change between Ring and Silent modes; acknowledge music with Shazam; activate Voice Memos, Focus, Translate, and accessibility options like Magnifier; or use Shortcuts for extra choices. The Motion button may even entry in-app performance like launching the digicam in Snapchat, unlocking a automotive door with FordPass, monitoring a baby’s sleep schedule with Napper, and extra.
The Motion button on iPhone 16e additionally unlocks a brand new visible intelligence expertise that builds on Apple Intelligence to assist customers study objects and locations. Visible intelligence can summarize and replica textual content, translate textual content between languages, detect telephone numbers or electronic mail addresses with the choice so as to add to contacts, determine an animal or plant, and extra. Visible intelligence additionally permits customers to look Google to allow them to see the place they’ll purchase an merchandise, or profit from ChatGPT’s problem-solving abilities. Customers are in command of when third-party instruments are used and what data is shared.
A Highly effective Digicam System to Seize Any Second
The highly effective 2-in-1 digicam system on iPhone 16e is ideal for capturing on a regular basis moments and necessary reminiscences, together with in Night time mode and Portrait mode. Utilizing computational pictures, the 48MP Fusion digicam takes super-high-resolution pictures, so customers can seize attractive pictures that stability gentle and element. With an built-in 2x Telephoto, customers have the equal of two cameras in a single, and may zoom in with optical high quality to get nearer to the topic and simply body their shot. And the front-facing TrueDepth digicam with autofocus allows sharper close-ups and delightful group selfies. The most recent technology of HDR captures topics and the background with true-to-life renderings of pores and skin tones, whereas making certain pictures have vibrant highlights, wealthy mid-tones, and deep shadows.
iPhone 16e takes beautiful movies with the flexibility to report in 4K with Dolby Imaginative and prescient as much as 60 fps, and customers can cease and restart a recording for extra flexibility when capturing the second. iPhone 16e additionally information video in Spatial Audio for immersive listening with AirPods, Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional, or a encompass sound system, and allows extra methods to edit video sound with Audio Combine. Customers can modify their sound after seize to deal with the voice of the particular person on digicam, make it sound just like the video was recorded inside knowledgeable studio, or place vocal tracks within the entrance and environmental noises in encompass sound. With wind noise discount, highly effective ML algorithms mechanically scale back undesirable noise for higher audio high quality.
Groundbreaking Security and Communication Capabilities
iPhone 16e helps customers keep linked and get help when it issues most. Apple’s satellite tv for pc options assist customers textual content by way of satellite tv for pc once they’re outdoors of mobile and Wi-Fi protection. This consists of Messages by way of satellite tv for pc to textual content family and friends; Emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc to attach with emergency providers; and Roadside Help by way of satellite tv for pc to achieve a roadside help supplier in case of automotive bother. Customers may use the Discover My app to share their location by way of satellite tv for pc, reassuring family and friends of their whereabouts whereas touring off the grid. Crash Detection on iPhone 16e can detect a extreme automotive crash and mechanically dial emergency providers if a consumer is unconscious or unable to achieve their iPhone.5
That includes iOS 18
iOS 18 makes iPhone 16e extra private, succesful, and clever than ever.6 With extra customization choices, customers can provide apps and widgets a brand new darkish or tinted look and prepare them in any open house on the Dwelling Display screen. The controls on the backside of the Lock Display screen might be personalized; Management Heart has been redesigned to supply customers with simpler entry to most of the issues they use each day, together with third-party apps; and new privateness protections embody the flexibility to lock and conceal apps to guard delicate apps and the knowledge inside them. iOS 18 additionally offers highly effective updates for staying linked. In Messages, customers can use textual content results to deliver phrases, phrases, sentences, and extra to life. Tapbacks increase to incorporate emoji, Genmoji, or stickers, and now customers can schedule a message to ship later. When messaging contacts who don’t have an Apple machine, the Messages app now helps RCS for richer media and extra dependable group messaging when in comparison with SMS and MMS.
Higher for the Surroundings
iPhone 16e is designed with the atmosphere in thoughts. As a part of Apple 2030, the corporate’s formidable objective to be carbon impartial throughout its total carbon footprint by the tip of this decade, Apple is transitioning to renewable electrical energy for its manufacturing, and investing in wind and photo voltaic initiatives all over the world to handle the electrical energy used to cost all Apple merchandise, together with iPhone 16e. In the present day, all Apple amenities run on one hundred pc renewable electrical energy — together with the info facilities that energy Apple Intelligence.
To realize Apple 2030, the corporate is designing merchandise with extra recycled and renewable supplies, which additional drives down the carbon footprint. iPhone 16e options over 30 p.c recycled content material general, together with one hundred pc recycled cobalt and 95 p.c recycled lithium within the battery, 85 p.c recycled aluminum within the enclosure, and extra.7 Moreover, the principle logic board and again glass of iPhone 16e are designed to be manufactured extra effectively, decreasing the quantity of uncooked supplies wanted. The packaging can be solely fiber-based, bringing Apple nearer to its objective of eradicating plastic from its packaging by the tip of this yr.8
Pricing and Availability
- iPhone 16e shall be obtainable in white and black in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage capacities, beginning at $599 (U.S.) or $24.95 (U.S.) per thirty days for twenty-four months.
- Apple provides nice methods to avoid wasting and improve to the most recent iPhone. With Apple Commerce In, clients can rise up to $120 (U.S.) in credit score once they commerce in iPhone 11, or as much as $170 (U.S.) in credit score once they commerce in iPhone 12. With a provider supply, clients can get as much as $400 (U.S.) in credit score once they commerce in iPhone 11, or as much as $599 (U.S.) in credit score once they commerce in iPhone 12 to place towards an iPhone 16e. Clients can benefit from these provides by visiting the Apple Retailer on-line or an Apple Retailer location. For provider supply eligibility necessities and extra particulars, see apple.com/store/buy-iphone/carrier-offers. To see what their machine is price and for Apple Commerce In phrases and situations, clients can go to apple.com/store/trade-in.
- Clients in 59 international locations and areas, together with Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Türkiye, the UAE, the UK, and the U.S., will have the ability to pre-order iPhone 16e starting at 5 a.m. PST on Friday, February 21, with availability starting Friday, February 28.
- Apple Intelligence is offered in localized English for Australia, Canada, Eire, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, and the U.S. Extra languages — together with French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese language (simplified), English (Singapore), and English (India) — shall be obtainable in April, with extra languages coming over the course of the yr, together with Vietnamese. Some options, functions, and providers will not be obtainable in all areas or all languages.
- Visible intelligence is offered in iOS 18.2 or afterward all iPhone 16 fashions. For extra data on visible intelligence, go to assist.apple.com/information/iphone.
- iPhone 16e Silicone Case shall be obtainable in 5 colours for $39 (U.S.): winter blue, fuchsia, lake inexperienced, black, and white.
- AppleCare+ for iPhone offers unparalleled service and assist. This consists of limitless incidents of unintended harm, battery service protection, and 24/7 assist from the individuals who know iPhone finest. For extra data, go to apple.com/assist/merchandise/iphone.
- iCloud+ plans begin at simply $0.99 (U.S.) per thirty days and supply as much as 12TB of further storage to maintain pictures, movies, recordsdata, and extra secure within the cloud and obtainable throughout gadgets. An iCloud+ subscription provides entry to premium options corresponding to limitless occasion creation within the new Apple Invitations app, in addition to Non-public Relay, Conceal My E-mail, and customized electronic mail domains. With Household Sharing, customers can share their subscription with 5 different members of the family at no further value.
- Clients who buy iPhone 16e could obtain three free months of Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple Information+, and Apple Health+, with a brand new subscription. Provide and providers availability varies by area. See apple.com/promo for particulars.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized private expertise with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. In the present day, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional. Apple’s six software program platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS — present seamless experiences throughout all Apple gadgets and empower folks with breakthrough providers together with the App Retailer, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple TV+. Apple’s greater than 150,000 workers are devoted to creating the most effective merchandise on earth and to leaving the world higher than we discovered it.
- Apple’s satellite tv for pc options are included without cost for 2 years beginning on the time of activation of a brand new iPhone 14 or later. For Emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc availability, go to assist.apple.com/en-us/HT213426. Messages by way of satellite tv for pc shall be obtainable within the U.S. and Canada in iOS 18 or later. SMS availability will depend upon provider. Service charges could apply. Customers ought to test with their provider for particulars. Roadside Help by way of satellite tv for pc is at present obtainable within the U.S. with AAA and Verizon Roadside Help, and within the UK with Inexperienced Flag. Taking part roadside help suppliers could cost for providers, and iPhone customers who are usually not members can benefit from their roadside help providers on a pay-per-use foundation. Apple’s satellite tv for pc options have been designed to be used in open areas with a transparent line of sight to the sky. Efficiency could also be impacted by obstructions corresponding to bushes or surrounding buildings.
- iPhone 16e is splash-, water-, and dust-resistant. It was examined underneath managed laboratory situations and has a ranking of IP68 underneath IEC commonplace 60529 (most depth of 6 meters for as much as half-hour). Splash, water, and mud resistance are usually not everlasting situations. Resistance may lower on account of regular put on. Don’t try to cost a moist iPhone; check with the consumer information for cleansing and drying directions. Liquid harm is just not lined underneath guarantee.
- The show has rounded corners that comply with a good looking curved design, and these corners are inside a typical rectangle. When measured as a typical rectangular form, the display is 6.06 inches diagonally. The precise viewable space is smaller.
- All battery claims depend upon the mobile community, location, sign power, function configuration, utilization, and plenty of different components; precise outcomes will fluctuate. The battery has restricted recharge cycles and should finally must be changed. Battery life and cost cycles fluctuate by use and settings. Battery assessments are carried out utilizing particular iPhone models. See apple.com/batteries and apple.com/iphone/evaluate for extra data.
- Crash Detection is designed for four-wheel passenger car crashes with sure mass, G-force, and pace profiles in keeping with extreme, life-threatening crashes. It was designed for extreme, life-threatening, high-impact entrance and rear, side-swipe, T-bone, and rollover crashes. Crash Detection is offered worldwide on iPhone 14 or later, Apple Watch Sequence 8 or later, Apple Watch SE, and Apple Watch Extremely or later.
- Some options will not be obtainable for all international locations or all areas. For extra data on iOS 18, go to apple.com/ios/ios-18.
- All cobalt and lithium references use a mass stability allocation.
- Based mostly on retail packaging as shipped by Apple. Breakdown of U.S. retail packaging by weight. Adhesives, inks, and coatings are excluded from calculations of plastic content material and packaging weight.
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