Apple iPhone 16e pre-orders are now open

2025-02-21

On Wednesday Apple introduced the iPhone 16e, which is its new entry level smartphone. Two days after the launch, the smartphone goes on pre-order in 59 countries and regions, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Türkiye, the UAE, the UK, and the US.

Apple iPhone 16e pre-orders are now live

The iPhone 16e has a binned A18 chip, where the CPU is the same as the regular version, but the GPU has one fewer cores. It also comes with Apple"s first in-house modem, the C1, and the phone supports satellite connectivity, Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance, Messages, and Find My via Satellite.

Apple iPhone 14

There might be flagship-level internals, but on the outside the iPhone 16e looks like the iPhone 14 at the front with its wide notch, and the iPhone XR with its single camera at the back (it is actually closer to the previous SE, the design of which is inspired by the eight-year-old iPhone 8).

United StatesUnited KingdomGermanyIndiaChinaJapan
128 GB$599£599€699INR 59,900CNY 4,499JPY 99,800
256 GB$699£699€829INR 69,900CNY 5,499JPY 114,800
512 GB$899£899€1,029INR 89,900CNY 7,499JPY 144,800

Shipments and in-store sales will begin in exactly seven days – on February 28. You can read our iPhone 16e coverage here to learn more about the phone.