Apple iPhone 16e sells like hot cakes, early data shows

16 March 2025
It beats the iPhone SE from 2022 by a landslide.

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  • 17 Mar 2025

Minu, 17 Mar 2025The bill of materials for the iPhone 16 Pro Max is averaged... moreSource for all that? I know youre a nokia fan but what even is this absurd stuff?

    Feend, 17 Mar 2025why are these people bothered by iphone sales. It is like ... moreWe are bothered about the sheer amount of people buying this worthless, overpriced phone.

      Anonymous, 17 Mar 2025I think the 16E does out compete the base iPhone 16. So mig... moreBecause both are very mediocre for the price, but some people only care about price and having that shiny Apple logo. So, the 16e wins that battle

        G.Dumas, 17 Mar 2025The avrage user iOS or android simply do not bother with ... moreConsistently disappointing with new updates at the moment, reliably underdelivering. Apple devices have benefits, but right now, I would say the negatives outshine those. This phone is barely delivering the basics, yet costs way too much. Even the absolutely boring S25 is a better buy for this (especially since you can often get it for the same price if not less)

          xPandamon, 17 Mar 2025Apple buyers really proof once again that they make bad dec... moreThe avrage user iOS or android simply do not bother with hardware or software side of things end off . I value Apple echo system and hardware for it's consistency and reliabilty . Despit the fact i know they are a few area like hardware the tecknology may have better.

          Apple is best at Consistency & Reliability. simple realy

            There might be a very good reason for that - the corporate contracts most probably are simply being renewed and they order iPhone 16es in bulk as the cheapest possible current option for company approved work phone with iOS.
            No personal user in his right mind would buy this crap at this MSRP, even those coming from older SEs...

              Apple buyers really proof once again that they make bad decisions and either don't care or don't know..

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                  • 17 Mar 2025

                  All of you, again, fail to see your mistake. You’re interested in tech/phones. 90 percent or more of people aren’t. iPhones have the reputation to work well, people are used to them, sure, there’s also some brand allure, etc. This is more affordable than other iPhones, plus, to former SE users, it has all new design that basically looks exactly like the iPhone 16, people rarely use ultra wide cameras, despite what the reviewers say - some people would pay for a telephoto, but for ultrawide? No chance. Yes, I know that you use it all the time. But most people don’t. They also have no idea about the difference between optical and digital zoom. The see a less expensive iPhone that takes nice photos compared to their previous phone and has all screen design like modern iPhones. Of course it’s going to sell great. And those same people would fail to see any advantage that they would get for the same price with other brands. That additional cameras would go unnoticed. That high refresh screen would go unnoticed. People don’t even know that’s a thing.

                  So stop expecting the general user base to know about all of that, because they never will. This is the cheapest iPhone. It’s brand new. It looks nice. It works well. It takes nice photos. It’s a good phone. Overpriced? Sure. But it was obvious that it would sell well.

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                    • 17 Mar 2025

                    Minu, 17 Mar 2025That's completely understandable, but the target audie... moreUnfortunately, the parents of trendy "teenagers" or "students" forced to buy one so their kids could conform to their circles would say otherwise.

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                      • 17 Mar 2025

                      Well it's a phone. And if you get it with a pricey plan anyway, it may just as well be 600 dollars I guess (but here in Europe it's about 700 euros so more like 800 dollars), it's probably kinda hidden in the price of the plan?

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                        • 17 Mar 2025

                        told yas, make a 'budget' iphone look current and boom..the apple logo alure is mind boggling

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                          • 17 Mar 2025

                          Feend, 17 Mar 2025why are these people bothered by iphone sales. It is like ... moreBecause the same shit trickle down to android realm after some time and android guys don't want that.

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                            • 17 Mar 2025

                            TheSnowWinterR7, 16 Mar 2025Just saying it again, people, there are some target demogra... moreThat's completely understandable, but the target audience isn't forced to purchase Apple devices, when they can look elsewhere for exceptional value. It's their narrow mindset being the bigger problem.

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                              • 17 Mar 2025

                              Snapdragon 695 hater, 16 Mar 2025You shall surrender to the ecosystem!And use decade-old technology for future's inflated prices. Lol.

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                                • 17 Mar 2025

                                Azu10157, 16 Mar 2025Do you have any idea how nonsensical this comment is Wh... moreIt's not cannibalising, but castrating older devices via planned obsolescence to force sales of the latest iteration of that product. Simple.

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                                  • 17 Mar 2025

                                  Darth Caesium, 16 Mar 2025Well your Motorola is significantly cheaper than Apples $60... moreThe bill of materials for the iPhone 16 Pro Max is averaged to a sum of $130 (due to industrial-grade materials with bare minimum labour charges), so this likely wouldn't cost that much to make. For reference, phones with aluminium unibodies had higher bill of materials, notably $230 for the HTC 10 Evo and $380 for the Nokia 8.

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                                    • 17 Mar 2025

                                    Feend, 17 Mar 2025why are these people bothered by iphone sales. It is like ... moreIt's the most less value for money iPhone in the entire catalogue but lots of people are buying it instead of the other less value for money iPhones.

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                                      • 17 Mar 2025

                                      PorkataUK, 16 Mar 2025So... The lack of features is becoming a "feature&quo... moreThe battle was already lost as early as 2007.

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                                        • 17 Mar 2025

                                        potato4k, 17 Mar 2025There's an obvious out of touch with reality mindset w... moreI think the 16E does out compete the base iPhone 16. So might tank the sales of those.

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