iPhone 16e live updates – Apple’s next-gen budget iPhone is official
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Here’s the official product page for the iPhone 16e in the UK.
The phone will start at $599 / £599 / AU$999 and comes in either 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB storage configurations. That’s a huge increase on the $429 / £419 / AU$719 starting price of the iPhone SE (2022). Can we really consider this a budget phone?
The iPhone 16e is official!
The iPhone 16e is official!
Apple officially announced the new device on its website at 11am ET / 8am PT / 4pm GMT, confirming that the iPhone 16e is a new member of the iPhone 16 family and not, as many suspected, a standalone iPhone SE 4.
Specs incoming…
What might the iPhone SE 4 look like?
We don’t yet know the name of Apple’s new device, but is this its official design?
The above images (or perhaps best-guess renders) shared by leaker Majin Bu are the closest thing we have to a peek at the new iPhone SE’s possible design. They certainly line up with previous leaks; the device in question has a notch, a flat metal frame, and a single-lens camera.
There’s also a customizable action button (a nice bonus for a more affordable iPhone). The notch means this should also be the first SE model with Face ID, which is a nice time-saver on my iPhone 16 Pro. If this is all true, it could prove popular – if the price is right…
The Apple Store is down!
OK, here’s our first big indicator that a product launch is imminent. Apple has closed its online store for maintenance, which is almost always a sign that new devices are on the way.
In this case, Apple has only closed the product page for the iPhone SE (2022), which (surprise!) strongly hints that a replacement device is about to be revealed. But will it be the iPhone SE 4, the iPhone SE (2022), or the iPhone 16E? Given Tim Cook’s “family” comment, my money’s on the latter.
The biggest iPhone SE upgrade rumors
As for the iPhone SE 4 specifically, we’re expecting the new device to bring major hardware and software improvements over its now-outdated predecessor. The biggest rumored upgrades for the iPhone SE 4 are as follows:
What does Apple’s teaser tell us?
Get ready to meet the newest member of the family.Wednesday, February 19. #AppleLaunch pic.twitter.com/0ML0NfMeduFebruary 13, 2025
Let’s kick off with a proper look at Apple’s official teaser, which was shared to X on February 13. Tim Cook’s shiny Apple logo doesn’t give a lot away, but the internet has some compelling theories.
Firstly, the tagline “get ready to meet the newest member of the family” does tally with rumors of a new iPhone SE. It’d be part of the iPhone family, but does that also hint at a rebrand? The iPhone SE 3 was simply the iPhone SE (2022) and there have also been rumors that the new model might be called the iPhone 16E.
The circle around the logo could also be hinting at the new SE’s single camera, or the move away from a physical home button. It does also look a lot like an AirTag (potentially the AirTag 2?), but we weren’t expecting to see a new one of those for quite a while yet…
Welcome to our iPhone SE 4 liveblog
Hello, I’m Axel Metz (TechRadar’s Phones Editor) and I’ll be running our Apple event live blog for the next few hours. We’re expecting Apple to announce something later today, and though nothing has been confirmed as yet, all the signs point towards a refresh for the company’s ageing iPhone SE line.
In the following posts, I’ll be rounding up the latest news and rumors about the iPhone SE 4 (or might that be the iPhone 16E?), and keeping you updated with all the official information as it’s revealed by Apple.
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Refresh 2025-02-19T16:13:31.588Z (Image credit: Apple) Here’s the official product page for the iPhone 16e in the UK. The phone will start at $599 / £599 / AU$999 and comes in either 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB storage configurations. That’s a huge increase on the $429 / £419 / AU$719 starting price…
