You also miss out on the iPhone 16’s Camera Control, you get a notch instead of a Dynamic Island, and there’s one fewer core on the GPU. All of these were expected and even understandable. But Apple has also decided not to include MagSafe, which is a big disappointing surprise (and, Apple insists, unrelated to the C1 modem ).

The newest entry-level iPhone 16e adopts a 48MP Fusion camera, which sounds like a dependable, but somewhat limited setup that lacks the broader versatility a dual-camera normally brings around. At the same time, we get a 12MP FaceTime camera.

The entry-level iPhone starts at $600 and offers access to the same AI smarts as the rest of the iPhone lineup.