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iPhone 16e review: Apple’s $599 iPhone tested and reviewed for my parents
Who is this for? My mom and dad, who don't want to spend more than $500 on a new iPhone after their $100 trade-in. Here's what they like.
Apple and Corning’s durable and scratch-resistant glass is marketed as “tougher than any smartphone glass.” According to our four years of tests, first conducted when the iPhone 12 launched, this is true. My parents, Verizon users, won’t get the bonus of mmWave 5G (the radio isn’t in the iPhone 16e) for faster, short-range speed boosts, but they don’t hang out in airports or at stadiums as much as someone like myself. The iPhone 16e, which lacks MagSafe, just slides off of our favorite charger, the mophie snap+juice pack with stand (Image credit: Matt Swider / The Shortcut)
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