The price may be higher, but Apple's latest phone also packs a slew of new features and capabilities. Here's how it compares to its predecessor.

In many ways the iPhone 16e is astonishingly good, delivering superb speed, good battery life, the latest Apple Intelligence features, and an attractive design at an affordable price. And then you bump into the lack of MagSafe and the single rear camera lens.

There was a lot of speculation about the next version of the iPhone SE — which has traditionally been Apple’s cheapest iPhone. The 2022 third generation iPhone SE cost $399 and many of us in the media were wondering if Apple would keep the next version at that price level — spoiler alert — they did not.

The iPhone 17 will of course have MagSafe, and while the iPhone 17 Pro is tipped to get a radical new camera design, all signs point to the regular model sticking with a look that’s not too far removed from what’s available today, with the same vertical array seen on the iPhone 16.

Going from the third-generation SE to the 16e is a big step up. But is it worth the money? Here's what you need to know.

It's been a week since Apple released the iPhone 16e, its new low-cost (but not as low-cost as before) smartphone. The iPhone 16e has many of