Apple finally released the iPhone 16e in global markets on Wednesday, with a number of upgrades at a reasonable price. While Apple has announced it as part of the iPhone 16 series, the new iPhone 16e is essentially the successor to the iPhone SE 3. Furthermore, it is the most affordable iPhone with Apple Intelligence features, thanks to the A18 Bionic chipset and 8GB RAM.
So, if you want to buy the iPhone 16e and want to know where the best deal is, we’ve compared the prices in India, the United States, Dubai, and Japan. Check out the options below for a cheaper iPhone.
The iPhone 16e starts at Rs 59,900 for the base model, Rs 69,900 for the 256GB variant, and Rs 89,900 for the top 512GB variant. In the United States, the iPhone 16e starts at $599 (Rs 51,970). In the United Kingdom (UK), the 128GB variant costs £599, or approximately Rs 65,460. In Japan, the Apple iPhone 16e starts at 99,800 yen (roughly Rs 57,599).
For example, in Dubai, the base variant of the Apple iPhone 16e costs AED 2,599, which is approximately Rs 61,470 in India.
So, the US remains the most affordable country to buy the iPhone 16e, followed by Japan. India is somewhere in between, while the UK and Dubai offer the latest iPhone at higher prices.
The device comes with a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with a Ceramic Shield front cover and IP68 water, splash, and dust resistance. It comes powered by the A18 chip and houses the Apple C1 cellular modem (the most power-efficient modem on an iPhone). The company also promises 6 hours of more battery life compared to iPhone 11.
In terms of camera, the iPhone 16e comes with a 48MP Fusion camera with computational photography for high-resolution photos and an integrated 2x Telephoto lens. For selfies, the device gets a 12MP front-facing camera.
The device comes with Apple Intelligence features including Clean Up tool to remove distractions from images, natural language search in the Photos app, Image Playground for creating visual content, Writing Tools and enhanced Siri with conversational abilities, and ChatGPT integration within Writing Tools and Siri.
