Tech giant Apple has just rolled out a more sleeker and expensive variant of its low-budget iPhone.
The company is trying to revive demand and widen its audience for the AI-featured model. The phone is 16e and was launched on Wednesday as the fourth-generation model that’s sold globally at a much lower cost than the standard and premium variants.
The former bargain-bin models were dubbed iPhone SE while the final variant was said to be rolled out in 2022. Similar to how its iPhone 16 lineup works, this 16e model features a unique computer chip for processing different AI offerings. Common features include text summary, audio, and the ability to produce emojis on the go. Another great feature is its smart virtual assistant, Siri. Users can also look forward to having a more powerful battery with a great camera.
All the upgrades translate into a much higher starting price for the iPhone 16e for $600. That’s a 40% rise from the usual $430 that was seen on the final iPhone SE. The only difference is that this 16e iPhone is more affordable than the usual iPhone 16 which comes for $800. The latest model will be seen across different stores by this month’s end but pre-ordering begins Friday.
The company shared more on this front including how the iPhone 16e would complete its lineup as a great device that’s more affordable in price so greater audiences can benefit from the entire iPhone experience.
Apple is also looking to balance the desire to offer more affordable iPhones that entice more users into the product sphere against self-interest in bettering profits from higher-priced products.
Apple is on a mission to better sales for its products in places like China. It’s not specified when this iPhone will be present in the region or when Apple Intelligence will be launched there. But we did see Apple strike a great deal with Chinese company Alibaba that might pave the way for better technology arising inside iPhones in the country this year in spring.
Other than handling AI, the latest 16e low-budget model has a unique look to previously launched SE models. It has a larger display screen and no home screen button. It features face recognition for unlocking like other premium models do.
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The company is trying to revive demand and widen its audience for the AI-featured model. The phone is 16e and was launched on Wednesday as the fourth-generation model that’s sold globally at a much lower cost than the standard and premium variants.
The former bargain-bin models were dubbed iPhone SE while the final variant was said to be rolled out in 2022. Similar to how its iPhone 16 lineup works, this 16e model features a unique computer chip for processing different AI offerings. Common features include text summary, audio, and the ability to produce emojis on the go. Another great feature is its smart virtual assistant, Siri. Users can also look forward to having a more powerful battery with a great camera.
All the upgrades translate into a much higher starting price for the iPhone 16e for $600. That’s a 40% rise from the usual $430 that was seen on the final iPhone SE. The only difference is that this 16e iPhone is more affordable than the usual iPhone 16 which comes for $800. The latest model will be seen across different stores by this month’s end but pre-ordering begins Friday.
The company shared more on this front including how the iPhone 16e would complete its lineup as a great device that’s more affordable in price so greater audiences can benefit from the entire iPhone experience.
Apple is also looking to balance the desire to offer more affordable iPhones that entice more users into the product sphere against self-interest in bettering profits from higher-priced products.
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Apple is on a mission to better sales for its products in places like China. It’s not specified when this iPhone will be present in the region or when Apple Intelligence will be launched there. But we did see Apple strike a great deal with Chinese company Alibaba that might pave the way for better technology arising inside iPhones in the country this year in spring.
Other than handling AI, the latest 16e low-budget model has a unique look to previously launched SE models. It has a larger display screen and no home screen button. It features face recognition for unlocking like other premium models do.
Read next: New Study Shows AI Models Are Not Able to Perform Even the Low-Level Software Engineering Tasks Yet
