iPhone 16E to Debut Wednesday? Apple's Budget iPhone May Get a New Name

[svish]

Waiting to see the new iPhone. Expect an increase in base storage along with a price hike. Expecting the new SE to sell well.

 

[Mousse]

I don’t understand the AI-phobia a lot of people on MacRumors seem to have.

Would you appreciate a washing machine that can't clean your clothes? Or an HVAC that sets random temperature? If not, why should people accept an AI that routinely gives wrong answers or screws up simple tasks?

Some of us just want a tool to do what it's supposed to do correctly and consistently.

 

[leftyMac]

iPhone B.

B for budget.

 

[Martius]

My guess:

Apple knows that 128gb "almost-iPhone-16" for <$500 could ruin the the iPhone 16 sales, so I think they might:

a) launch 64gb version as the base for $500 and 256gb version for $650 (no 128gb version = classic Apple)
b) the rebrand could justify much bigger price increase to like $600-650, because it's no longer the SE + keep the current SE as the base model. Would be nice if they at least gave it USB-C, so it could return to Europe.

I'm still not sure about the 16E name. Does it mean they are going to launch a new one every year? The SE name is more practical for a device that is not refreshed every year.

 

[lanceuppercut47]

Obviously the S part of the SE name is hiding behind the phone in the image, durrrrr! /s

 

[thefrost]

The name iPhone 16e doesn't make sense. I would rather Apple keeps the iPhone SE branding and call it the iPhone SE 4 (and they haven't).