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iPhone 16e review: A phone made for Apple's shareholders
Apple's iPhone 16e isn't as affordable as the previous iPhone SE series, but it does come with some pretty promising specs
Nearly a decade ago, Apple burst into the mid-range market in a big way. The first-gen iPhone SE went for a different strategy after a failed — albeit semi-beloved — attempt with the iPhone 5c. By effectively creating a smartphone out of a parts bin, Apple was able to develop a low-cost iPhone that shoppers might be lured in by. An iPhone 5s chassis here, an at-the-time new A9 chip there — it wasn't pretty, but at $400, it was successful at tempting people into Apple's walled garden.
