Apple’s ‘most-affordable’ iPhone with Apple Intelligence: 5 reasons to buy, 5 reasons to skip iPhone 16e
Apple has finally made the iPhone 16e official in India. The all-new iPhone 16e is the first iPhone of the year 2025 and it comes with the latest A18 processor, improved camera performance and also supports Apple Intelligence.
Here are 5 reasons why you should considering buying the all-new iPhone 16e and 4 reasons why you shouldn’t. Read on and decide whether you should buy the iPhone 16e or move to the iPhone 16.
To buy: Apple A18 Bionic chipset The biggest selling point for the iPhone 16e should be the chipset. The phone is powered by the A18 Bionic chip – same as the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. This makes the iPhone 16e as powerful as the flagship models.
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To buy: Apple intelligence support This one goes without saying. The phone supports Apple Intelligence features – all of them. This means the iPhone 16e will offer the same AI features as the more expensive ones – iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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To buy: Action button Apple has included the Action button. Not only this, the functionalities are also the same as the outgoing models.
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To buy: 48MP camera setup If you are coming from the iPhone SE3 or any other iPhone — iPhone 14 or before, then this comes as a big upgrade. Plus the phone also as 2x zoom support.
To buy: 20W charging with MagSafe support Apple has included fast charging support in the iPhone 16e. The phone supports up to 20W charging which claims to offer 50% charge in just 30 minutes.
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Not to buy: iPhone 16 discount If there’s one big obstacle for the iPhone 16e, then it is iPhone 16 itself. Although it is priced starting at Rs 79,900, it is currently selling at a discounted price of Rs 68,990. This is just Rs 8,000 more than the iPhone 16e. For the price, you get the new Dynamic Island, dual camera setup, Camera Capture button and more.
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Not to buy: Design Although, it is the latest iPhone in the block, it features the good old notch and not the Dynamic Island that comes with the iPhone 16.
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Not to buy: Price Rs 59,900 starting price for a phone that offers most of the things latest. But, the iPhone 16 simply makes more sense.
Not to buy: Colour options When it comes to colour options, the iPhone 16e is pretty limited. It only comes in two colours Black and White. On the other hand, the iPhone 16 comes with multiple colour options.
