The iPhone 16e costs $200 less than the iPhone 16 — naturally, it’s missing a few features. There is a single 48-megapixel rear camera with two-times zoom but no ultra-wide or

The iPhone 16e and iPhone 16 both feature a 48MP main wide camera, but there are some notable differences. On the plus side, the iPhone 16e gives you the equivalent of a 2x optical zoom, just like the regular iPhone 16. But while the iPhone 16e has a portrait mode, you can’t tweak the focus as you can with the iPhone 16.

First, the company shifted away from the “SE” branding after nearly a decade. Then it priced the budget phone higher than expected at $599 – a notable jump from the $429 iPhone SE.